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River City Girls cover art

River City Girls

WayForward · WayForward · 2019-09-05

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Action

Franchise: Kunio-kun · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 20, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 05, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Sep 04, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 05, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (iOS), Sep 05, 2019 (Xbox One)

There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

River City Girls is an Action game released in 2019, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 3802 reviews).

10
playing now
84%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (67 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (28 downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (1,829 ratings)
7h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

River City Girls is a 2019 beat 'em up video game developed and published worldwide by WayForward and published in Japan by Arc System Works. A spin-off in the Kunio-kun franchise, the game stars Misako and Kyoko, who fight their way through enemies and obstacles to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series protagonists Kunio and Riki. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in September 2019, and for Amazon Luna in October 2020. A PlayStation 5 version was released on January 18, 2022.

Trailer

River City Girls trailer thumbnail

River City Girls Official Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 125 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (416 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 95k–228k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,806 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.29 at Fanatical (2024-12-05) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 108 of 189 observed days · $20.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32932920192026Week of 2019-09-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-09-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1667Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 166 · peak 476Dec 2019 — avg 39 · peak 125Mar 2020 — avg 29 · peak 85Jun 2020 — avg 19 · peak 85Sep 2020 — avg 24 · peak 103Dec 2020 — avg 14 · peak 58Mar 2021 — avg 14 · peak 60Jun 2021 — avg 18 · peak 68Sep 2021 — avg 10 · peak 30Dec 2021 — avg 19 · peak 74Mar 2022 — avg 10 · peak 27Jun 2022 — avg 21 · peak 56Sep 2022 — avg 12 · peak 38Dec 2022 — avg 59 · peak 161Mar 2023 — avg 17 · peak 50Jun 2023 — avg 13 · peak 36Sep 2023 — avg 23 · peak 134Dec 2023 — avg 19 · peak 46Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 31Jun 2024 — avg 20 · peak 58Sep 2024 — avg 9 · peak 29Dec 2024 — avg 20 · peak 47Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 17 · peak 40Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 23Dec 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Mar 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 27Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$9.332019-09-052026-10-152019-09-05 — best price $29.992020-06-15 — best price $29.992021-03-29 — best price $29.992022-03-01 — best price $29.992022-07-09 — best price $23.612022-09-06 — best price $29.992022-11-20 — best price $11.242023-01-06 — best price $26.992023-03-14 — best price $29.992023-06-15 — best price $29.992023-08-09 — best price $14.992023-10-02 — best price $11.242023-11-30 — best price $23.612024-01-15 — best price $24.632024-03-06 — best price $14.992024-04-23 — best price $15.002024-06-20 — best price $12.002024-08-14 — best price $29.992024-10-15 — best price $14.992024-12-02 — best price $29.992025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-04-15 — best price $14.992025-06-16 — best price $29.992025-08-01 — best price $20.992025-09-15 — best price $12.292025-11-07 — best price $11.992025-12-23 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $12.592026-03-22 — best price $29.992026-05-01 — best price $29.992026-06-17 — best price $14.992026-07-28 — best price $14.992026-09-03 — best price $29.992026-09-23 — best price $29.992026-10-13 — best price $29.992026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

666642026-05-31 — 136 pageviews2026-06-04 — 111 pageviews2026-06-08 — 111 pageviews2026-06-12 — 64 pageviews2026-06-16 — 114 pageviews2026-06-20 — 127 pageviews2026-06-24 — 106 pageviews2026-06-28 — 170 pageviews2026-07-02 — 666 pageviews2026-07-06 — 288 pageviews2026-07-10 — 161 pageviews2026-07-14 — 121 pageviews2026-07-18 — 119 pageviews2026-07-22 — 115 pageviews2026-07-26 — 175 pageviews2026-07-30 — 170 pageviews2026-08-03 — 155 pageviews2026-08-07 — 106 pageviews2026-08-11 — 110 pageviews2026-08-15 — 101 pageviews2026-08-19 — 100 pageviews2026-08-23 — 106 pageviews2026-08-27 — 131 pageviews2026-08-31 — 98 pageviews2026-09-04 — 111 pageviews2026-09-08 — 105 pageviews2026-09-12 — 96 pageviews2026-09-16 — 101 pageviews2026-09-20 — 112 pageviews2026-09-24 — 105 pageviews2026-09-28 — 86 pageviews2026-10-02 — 129 pageviews2026-10-06 — 109 pageviews2026-10-09 — 92 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
74.3%
earned "Your lessons are boring!"
27.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad Recommended

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)15,2496%29
Steam (Steam)5,9829%29
PS4 (PlayStation)3,16330%30
Windows (Xbox)2,29812%29
PS5 (PlayStation)1,61827%30
PS4 (PlayStation)70349%30
Switch (Nintendo)3160%0
PS5 (PlayStation)31647%30
Switch (Nintendo)200%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeCo-opFunnyRetroActionBeat 'em upLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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