River City: Rival Showdown

Side-scrolling beat 'em up with RPG mechanics and branching endings

Arc System Works · Released Oct 11, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 52% of 193
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Dec 14, 2023
Minimum PC: GTX 750; 4 GB RAM · 6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is River City: Rival Showdown?

You play as Kunio in a 2D beat 'em up set in River City, battling rival high school students to protect your turf. You roam town and fight with special techniques across a three-day story, where the events you complete change characters and dialogue.

For you if...

+you want to brawl with friends locally or online
+you enjoy traditional one-on-one fighting matches as an extra mode

Not for you if...

−you prefer exploring and grinding without a time limit

What players say

52% of 193 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, humor, and pixel art. Input responsiveness draws the main complaints: many say patches fix the launch problems, but a recent player still reports poor controls.

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River City: Rival Showdown system requirements

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

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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

Does River City: Rival Showdown have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen; PvP 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: Rival Showdown 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, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Does River City: Rival Showdown 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