River City Girls
2D beat 'em up where girlfriends rescue their kidnapped boyfriends
WayForward · Published by WayForward , Arc System Works · Released Sep 5, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 3,184
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 7
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 27, 2025
What is River City Girls?
This 2D beat 'em up follows Kyoko and Misako as they fight across six River City regions to rescue their captured boyfriends. You punch, kick, and use weapons against enemies, learn new moves, and visit shops or take side quests, alone or with a friend in local co-op.
For you if...
- +you want to brawl through town with a friend locally
- +you like gaining skills and buying items between fights
- +you enjoy a lighthearted story told through animated scenes
Not for you if...
- −you want native online co-op instead of local play
- −you dislike repeated fights against durable enemies
What players say
84% of 3,184 reviews are positive
Players praise the soundtrack, pixel art, and humorous dialogue. The most common complaint is that frequent fights against durable enemies make combat repetitive; players also describe awkward controls and unreliable hit detection. Some report controller setup problems in local co-op or limited keyboard remapping.
How many players finish River City Girls?
27% of Steam players have unlocked «Like Father Like Daughter», 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
River City Girls system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run River City Girls?
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- OS
- Windows 7 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T @3100 MHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 3770 @3400 MHz or higher
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GTX 950 or higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does River City Girls have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP 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 Girls run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Display output not correctly scaled
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does River City Girls 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
