River City Girls Zero
A 16-bit beat 'em up with fights on motorcycles
WayForward · Published by WayForward, Arc System Works · Released Sep 21, 2022
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 200
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Sep 30, 2022
What is River City Girls Zero?
This rerelease of a 1994 side-scrolling brawler follows Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko as they try to clear their names of a crime. You switch between them, using punches, kicks, grabs, and character-specific special moves through linear stages spanning a high school, the docks, and a casino.
For you if...
- +you enjoy tackling tough, old-school brawlers
- +you want to see where Misako and Kyoko debuted
Not for you if...
- −you expect city exploration, stat upgrades, or usable weapons
What players say
68% of 200 reviews are positive
Reviews include praise for co-op and nostalgia, alongside recurring complaints about sluggish controls, unfair enemy attacks, and limited modernization.
Screenshots and trailer
River City Girls Zero system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run River City Girls Zero?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-4160
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-6300
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 750Ti (VRAM 2GB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does River City Girls Zero have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op 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 Zero run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does River City Girls Zero 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam