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One of the best beat'em ups of the NES era is back in River City Ransom: Underground.
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About River City Ransom: Underground
About this game
One of the best beat'em ups of the NES era is back!
Many years after vanquishing Slick on the school rooftop, Alex and Ryan must take to the streets again. Help a new crop of fighters defeat the hordes of River City, and clear their name in a sinister kidnapping plot. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city on the brink of total chaos. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, secrets galore, and a bonus arena fighting mode.
Features:
- Online co-op and arena death match for up to 4 players
- A new chapter in the River City universe
- Unlock 10 playable heroes in the story campaign, each with their own fighting style
- 140 levels to explore, complete with hazards and secrets
- 22 shops to upgrade your characters
- Arena multiplayer combat mode features team selection, modifier modes, and CPU partners
- Play as hero or villain in intense arena combat: can you unlock all 44 fighters?
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- February 27, 2017
- Developer:
- Conatus Creative Inc.
- Publisher:
- Conatus Creative Inc.
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- River City
- Link:
- Genres:
- Beat 'em up
Action
- Themes:
- Retro
Pixel Graphics
Cartoon
- Play Styles:
- 2D
PvE
Local Co-Op
Online Co-Op
Co-op
Open World
- Features:
- Online MultiPlayer
Local MultiPlayer
Online Coop
Local Coop
SharedSplit Screen
CrossPlatform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB GPU, DirectX 9, Shader Model 2.0 (XNA 4.0 Reach Profile)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. XInput devices supported.
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Latest macOS version
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB GPU, OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. SDL_GameController devices supported.
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB GPU, OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. SDL_GameController devices supported.
River City Ransom: Underground Statistics
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7.69% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
7.69% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Easy
2.5%
Just Right
45%
Tough
37.5%
Unforgiving
15%
Relax & enjoy! 45% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
6.12%
Played It
26.53%
Halfway
10.2%
Beat It
48.98%
Conquered It
8.16%
Completionist! 8.16% of players have Conquered It
River City Ransom: Underground User Reviews
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Fanatical User
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Fantastic. Feels like an old school brawler. Great fighting mechanism and it has a nice variety of characters.
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Fanatical User
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Ugly game. Controls feel really stiff. There is no direction for where you are to go. You start off naming a customized character, then after a level, you can't play as them anymore but have to play from a selection of premade characters. What's up with that? At least it has a co-op multiplayer campaign. That's the only reason I may go back to this one later.
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Fanatical User
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A dang good beat em' up for fans of old and new beat em' ups alike. Great controls, fun combat, cool moves to use. Very good time.
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Fanatical User
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Excellent fighting game. Pick it up if you like that genre.
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now
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What an awesome game. Simple, classic gameplay but with modern features and up to 4 players simultaneously.
Great fun!
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Fanatical User
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A real retro side scrollin beat em up. I was enjoying the first bit until it went open world. Huge levels with virtually no indication of what you need to do, how to start events or even what things do (like what to do in the classroom). I just kept getting into random fights. I ended up unlocking a few characters by pure luck and finding a dojo to learn new skills. I think Scott Pilgrim just does it better.
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User
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Fun retro game for its price, online mode seems to not work anymore, but again, worth it if you consider the price.
If anything the game could do better maybe the mission instruction, sometimes it's not too clear.
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DaveWaz
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9/10 Overall good classic Beat Em Up. Solid character variety, excellent soundtrack. Has a few shortfalls towards the very late game of a single solo play-thru on story difficulty (AI starts to heavily read user inputs for its movement and attacks) but can be mostly overlooked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are you ready for a challenge? 45% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 53% of GameFAQs users said River City Ransom: Underground is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, River City Ransom: Underground is suitable for players aged 10 and above.
Yes, River City Ransom: Underground is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that River City Ransom: Underground is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Minimum:
- OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB GPU, DirectX 9, Shader Model 2.0 (XNA 4.0 Reach Profile)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. XInput devices supported.
Minimum:
- OS: Latest macOS version
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB GPU, OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. SDL_GameController devices supported.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 22 hours. 81% of users played River City Ransom: Underground for over 12 hours.
73% of Fanatical users recommend River City Ransom: Underground. The average review score is 4.1/5
River City Ransom: Underground was released on February 27, 2017
Yes, River City Ransom: Underground supports MacOS.
Yes, River City Ransom: Underground supports Linux.
River City Ransom: Underground is published by Conatus Creative Inc.
River City Ransom: Underground was developed by Conatus Creative Inc.
Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as Retro, Pixel Graphics, and Cartoon
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as having PvE
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as having Local Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as having Online Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as having Co-op
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as Beat 'em up
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Ransom: Underground as Retro
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