Status Ganba Apr 11, 2025
This game is free this week on Epic! https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/river-city-girls-e6f608
Has anyone tried it? The retro arcade pixel art looks pretty good!
River City Girls (2019)
Android · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · iOS
3.68 from 198 ratings
1008 members have it in their collection · 41 playing now · 464 backlogged · 127 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 8h · 100% 11h (from 17 logged playthroughs)
River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki. Along the way, they'll utilize an arsenal of combos, counters, throws, and special attacks; battle an assortment of enemies; accept numerous side quests; level up with experience points; …
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River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki. Along the way, they'll utilize an arsenal of combos, counters, throws, and special attacks; battle an assortment of enemies; accept numerous side quests; level up with experience points; interact with NPCs (including guest stars from past River City games); and shop for a variety of items, food, and gear to boost stats and unlock new abilities. The girls can even wield weapons and recruit defeated foes to join them in combat!
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Details
- Developers
- Arc System Works, WayForward
- Publishers
- WayForward
- Genres
- Adventure, Arcade, Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Kunio-kun
- Series
- River City, River City Girls
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Sep 04, 2019 (Europe) Nintendo Switch
- Sep 05, 2019 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Jan 20, 2022 (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
- Nov 02, 2023 (Worldwide) Android
- TBD (Worldwide) iOS
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Rating distribution
5 stars
28
4 stars
101
3 stars
50
2 stars
16
1 star
3
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status SailorV Dec 12, 2022
Played this with Nintendo's game trials, and I had fun. I liked the presentation - reminds me of the anime powerpuff girls, only this one is more chaotic, and that was enjoyable. I died a lot though. Struggled a bit with aligning myself with enemies when I battle and with the limited (and weak?) moveset but I only managed to …
Played this with Nintendo's game trials, and I had fun. I liked the presentation - reminds me of the anime powerpuff girls, only this one is more chaotic, and that was enjoyable. I died a lot though. Struggled a bit with aligning myself with enemies when I battle and with the limited (and weak?) moveset but I only managed to play for a while and I didn't get very far so perhaps my character could have gotten stronger when I get access to dojos or whatnot. Would revisit again if ever.
Also rewatched the Sailor Moon Eternal movies recently, and I need more games in this area.
Status Sir_Laguna Dec 11, 2022
Finished one day before the Switch free trial ends!
It's not the best beat 'em up, but my wife and I had a lot of fun with it. Just simple co-op fun, with lots of laughs and screaming at the bosses.
Status Sir_Laguna Dec 7, 2022
Playing it with my wife now that is free on Nintendo Switch.
It has the same problems other WayForward games have (gameplay is really generic), but we're having lots of fun.
Let's see if we can finish it before the free test is over.
Status Sir_Laguna Dec 5, 2022
The full game will be free for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers during a whole week (december 6 - 12). This is more than enough time to finish it.
Status jonaskenazi Dec 29, 2019
Masterpiece! Really enjoyed it! Is not just nostalgia its mágic!
Status USGC Dec 20, 2019
So not even half a day since I made the last review.
I have one word/name to say; Abobo.
And that his cyclone attack is very fair and fun to play against.
edit: I ended up grinding for more cash and got a bunch of milk so I can heal when I get low. I also used dab a lot …
So not even half a day since I made the last review.
I have one word/name to say; Abobo.
And that his cyclone attack is very fair and fun to play against.
edit: I ended up grinding for more cash and got a bunch of milk so I can heal when I get low. I also used dab a lot for him.
Abobo is a likable character, but a poorly designed boss. it isn't even that he is hard. it is that he is unfun to play against due to his BS moves. Again I can't say too much for beat em ups, but I don't think this guy is healthy for this genre.
Status USGC Dec 20, 2019
I have currently reached
there are however, a few minor annoyances, nothing game killing, but one complaint I have is with the items. The consumables, considering how much they cost, and how much cash the enemy drops, are IMO too weak.
I currently also have mixed feelings on the blocking mechanic. I'm not sure if it is clunky or I'm …
I have currently reached
there are however, a few minor annoyances, nothing game killing, but one complaint I have is with the items. The consumables, considering how much they cost, and how much cash the enemy drops, are IMO too weak.
I currently also have mixed feelings on the blocking mechanic. I'm not sure if it is clunky or I'm just bad at using it. For now, I will not list it as a con.
Status USGC Dec 1, 2019
I have never played a beat em up before, so I can't say too much about the combat, although it is fairly simple, so for casual play, it is great. However, players who like developing mechanical skills may also like the DOJO to get more combos.
The art is really good, and the music is awesome. The animated cutscenes are …
I have never played a beat em up before, so I can't say too much about the combat, although it is fairly simple, so for casual play, it is great. However, players who like developing mechanical skills may also like the DOJO to get more combos.
The art is really good, and the music is awesome. The animated cutscenes are amazing too. However, the story is kind of corny. The voice acting was kind of average, although some people might find it unbearable.
I'm having fun so far, but I'm not too far into the game, so I'll add on later.
Status 2StepInMidair Sep 12, 2019
Just finished my first playthrough as Misako...
If we never get a proper port of the X360/PS3 Scott Pilgrim VS The World The Game, then this will do as a fantastic replacement. It might even be a better beat-em-up than that was. The soundtrack is amazing, the gameplay is addictive, the writing is hilarious, and the art is beautiful.
This …
Just finished my first playthrough as Misako...
If we never get a proper port of the X360/PS3 Scott Pilgrim VS The World The Game, then this will do as a fantastic replacement. It might even be a better beat-em-up than that was. The soundtrack is amazing, the gameplay is addictive, the writing is hilarious, and the art is beautiful.
This might be one of my favorites of the year so far.
P.S./Ninja Edit: This is one of the first times I've any%'d a game and felt the urge to go back and 100% it...
