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
- 82% of 1,650
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 27, 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
82% of 1,650 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.
Players over time
▼ -49% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 28 players on Oct 11, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 25 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 21 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 23 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 14 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6 |
How many players finish River City Girls 2?
25% of Steam players have unlocked «IMPOSSIBLE!», 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 2 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 2?
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Set up my PC →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
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
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does River City Girls 2 have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does River City Girls 2 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
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 62
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.
Does River City Girls 2 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
Tags
- Beat 'em up
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Adventure
- RPG
- Action RPG
- 2D
- Anime
- Collectathon
- Exploration
- Colorful
- Pixel Graphics
- Comic Book
- Cute
- Comedy
- Martial Arts
Recent updates
- Jan 15, 2025 · Version 1.1.3
- Dec 4, 2024 · River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC & Free Update Out Now!
- Jul 10, 2023 · River City Girls 2 Balance Patch Now Available
- Jun 13, 2023 · River City Girls 2 - Balance Update Public Beta
- Jun 2, 2023 · River City Girls 2 Performance Update Now Available
1 DLC available.