River City Girls 2

2D beat 'em up with co-op and recruitable enemies

WayForward · Published by WayForward, Arc System Works · Released Dec 14, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 2,028
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 7; peak 24h 9
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jan 15, 2025

What is River City Girls 2?

A 2D beat 'em up set in River City, where an old foe returns for revenge. Choose among six fighters to explore areas along multiple routes, battle enemies with combos, level up for new moves, buy items, and recruit defeated opponents. You can play solo or in local or online co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with combos and upgrading fighters
+you want local or online cooperative brawling
+you like finding shops and secrets while exploring

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear stages over exploring multiple city routes
−you dislike leveling up and shopping for combat upgrades

What players say

85% of 2,028 reviews are positive

Players praise the varied combos, co-op, pixel art, and music. The most common complaints concern backtracking and confusing navigation; some players also find blocking and enemy attacks frustrating.

Screenshots and trailer

River City Girls 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 62
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.