Rivalry
Turn-based sword duels fought by moving individual ragdoll limbs
Kew McParlane · Published by My64K · Released Jan 22, 2016 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 367
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Mar 14, 2023
What is Rivalry?
Rivalry is a side-view fighting and strategy game for two players sharing one computer. You take turns using the mouse to move your fighter’s limbs and weapons until one player wins.
For you if...
- +you prefer planning your moves over testing your reflexes
Not for you if...
- −you avoid games with blood and dismemberment
What players say
91% of 367 reviews are positive
Players praise the easy-to-learn controls and humorous combat situations. Recent negative reviews report that multiplayer no longer works and describe development as inactive.
Screenshots and trailer
Rivalry system requirements
Minimum: 720p display. Any since 2…, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Rivalry?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 7 / Windows® Vista / Windows® XP SP2+
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4
- Graphics
- 720p display. Any graphics card since 2004 should work.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 7 / Windows® Vista / Windows® XP SP2+
- Processor
- 3.4 GHz Intel i7
- Graphics
- 720p+ Display. Intel HD Graphics 4000 and higher, ATI Radeon HD-Series 4650 and higher, Nvidia GeForce 2xx-Series and up
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Rivalry have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP split-screen. There is no single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Rivalry run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Rivalry 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
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Recent updates
- Mar 14, 2023 · Rivalry Status Update #112 - ARENA UPDATE LAUNCHED
- Mar 6, 2023 · Rivalry Status Update #111 - Maps Update On Open Beta + March 13th Release
- Apr 12, 2022 · Rivalry Status Update #110 - Camera Zooming
- Jan 5, 2022 · Rivalry Status Update #109 - Final Bug Fixes and Arena Tweaking
- Aug 23, 2021 · Rivalry Status Update #108 - Player Indicator And Back To Work
