River City Girls

River City Girls

WayForward · September 5, 2019 · Beat 'em up, Action, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, Anime

Buy the River City Girls key for Steam from Driffle INC at $4.27 — the cheapest of 18 stores we compare.

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Where to buy River City Girls — official stores

IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
-70%
$8.99
$29.99
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Fanatical
Standard Edition · Steam
-67%
$9.89
$29.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-64%
$10.80
$29.99
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Gamesplanet
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$26.99
$29.99
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GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
$29.99
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Epic Game Store
Epic Game Store
Standard Edition · Epic Games
$29.99
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Nuuvem
Nuuvem
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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WinGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Cheapest River City Girls keys — keyshops

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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.27
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.32
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.33
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Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.74
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YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-69%
$8.71
$28.16
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Playsum
Playsum
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$26.99
$29.99
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Dreamgame
Dreamgame
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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River City Girls price by region

River City Girls costs £3.11 in the United Kingdom, €3.59 in Europe (EUR), $4.27 in the United States, $4.27 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.21 in Canada, A$12.88 in Australia, NZ$16.00 in New Zealand, zł16.67 in Poland and R$23.30 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest River City Girls offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.11 −70% £7.13 £3.11 16
Europe (EUR) €3.59 −70% €7.49 €3.59 18
United Statesyour region $4.27 −70% $8.99 $4.27 18
Georgia (USD) $4.27 −70% $8.99 $4.27 17
Canada CA$11.21 −70% CA$11.21 CA$12.14 17
Australia A$12.88 −70% A$12.88 A$38.66 14
New Zealand NZ$16.00 −70% NZ$16.00 NZ$33.29 13
Poland zł16.67 −70% zł32.91 zł16.67 16
Brazil R$23.30 −70% R$49.15 R$23.30 14

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About River City Girls

✦ AI summary

Play as Kyoko and Misako, the tough girlfriends of the captured heroes, as you punch, kick, and combo your way through six sprawling city districts filled with thugs in this lovingly retro beat-'em-up. Master dozens of weapons, skills, and devastating special attacks while soaking in pixel-perfect visuals, anime cutscenes, and an incredible synth-pop soundtrack—solo or with a friend in local co-op.

There's trouble once again on the mean streets of River City, but this time the boys are in over their heads! In this all-new entry in the legendary beat-'em-up series, hot-blooded heroes Kunio and Riki have been captured, leaving it to their hard-hitting girlfriends, Kyoko and Misako, to serve up some payback. As you punch and kick your way across town - either solo or with a friend in local co-op - you'll gain new skills, chow down on power-ups, wield an assortment of weapons, and unleash an arsenal of combos, throws, and special attacks that will leave the bad guys crying for mama - all in outrageous 16-bit style! The awesome action is punctuated by manga story panels, anime cutscenes, and an epic synth-pop soundtrack. It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

Key Features:
-Wild beat-'em-up action for one or two players!
-Glorious pixel-art graphics plus anime and manga cutscenes!
-Fantastic soundtrack featuring Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Cristina Vee, Dale North, and NateWantsToBattle!
-Six large city regions to fight through, complete with shops and side quests!
-Loads of weapons, items, and abilities to power-up your heroines!
-Guest appearances by classic River City characters!

River City Girls — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

River City Girls is a charming beat em up with fun characters, excellent music including vocal tracks, and solid pixel art presentation that mostly delivers an entertaining experience. However, players report significant technical issues including framerate problems that require manual limiting to 30-60 FPS to function properly, input lag as a result, and occasional achievement bugs.

Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Generally fun and entertaining. The Story is simple and fun enough, dialogue was at times too slow but didn't do anything bad to the presentation. The music, especially the vocal tracks, were unexpectedly excellent. So the game was largely enjoyable, understand that before you read further about some criticisms I have. Firstly, the game does not feel right or work correctly if you play with a high framerate, you'll have to find out how to limit your framerate (such as using your GPU vendor's software). Many recommend limiting the game to 60FPS, but I found that some mechanics still have a chance to not work, so I limited the game to 30FPS partway through my playthrough. This significantly increases the input lag of the game, but I found the game to feel more consistent overall. The game also didn't make it obvious (outside maybe the initial explanation) that buying and using an item for the first time at a shop will permanently increase your stats, so make sure you eat all the food from each shop. I had to learn this from a guide once I started getting annoyed at how many hits regular enemies were taking before defeating them. The opening moveset and movement is extremely limi…
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Recommended Sep 17, 2026
"oh no no no no no no no no no no" Рекомендую, но повторно на достижения проходить было душно, враги быстро не умирают и идут волнами на закрытых аренах, а боёв тут много. Это растягивает прохождение. Это основная претензия. В целом и при первом прохождении под конец уже уставал от боев. В остальном очень приятный битемап, с хорошей музыкой, понятной простой боевкой, приятной пиксельной графикой, веселыми анимациями ударов, яркими персонажами, хорошими боссами, веселыми диалогами и легким сюжетом. Играл на английском.
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Recommended Sep 30, 2026
A small fun beat em'up that doesn't overstay its welcome. A little rough in the beginning but once it you get an hour into the game the difficulty curve eases up.
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
[h2] A charming beat 'em up [/h2] I haven't played many beat 'em ups before, but this is a fun one. The characters are fun, and it features some great spritework and music. I was going to go for 100% achievements, but the statue breaking achievement didn't appear when I broke them all. It seems like achievements might be a little buggy in this game in general unfortunately. Regardless, this is a cute and fun little game.
Not recommended Sep 20, 2026
Душно
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
I love this game it is AMAZING!! Great old style 90's BEAT EM UP with plenty of extra powers, monetary system etc... will be buying the 2nd and 3rd in series if there is one for sure

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