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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

2D beat 'em up with Kunio as a Three Kingdoms hero

Arc System Works · Released Jul 20, 2022

Action

Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 283
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Oct 28, 2022
Minimum PC
GTX 750
4 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is River City Saga: Three Kingdoms?

This pixel-art action game casts Kunio as the lead in a retelling of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Across six chapters, you fight groups of enemies with special attacks and tactics, level up, and collect equipment from defeated foes.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy brawlers with character leveling and equipment
  • +you want to play a beat 'em up cooperatively
  • +you like comedic takes on historical stories

Not for you if...

  • −you want nonstop fighting with little dialogue
  • −you prefer action games without levels or equipment

What players say

72% of 283 reviews are positive

Players complain that dialogue and fetch quests slow the fighting, and several report control problems.

How many players finish River City Saga: Three Kingdoms?

28% of Steam players have unlocked «Battle of the Burning Red Cliffs», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-6700
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060(6GB VRAM)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does River City Saga: Three Kingdoms have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does River City Saga: Three Kingdoms run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French.

Does River City Saga: Three Kingdoms use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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