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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

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!

12
playing now
84%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (67 ratings)
7h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 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 19% of 10,830 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 95k–228k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,797 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 109 of 165 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

1612026-08-07 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$9.332019-09-052026-08-302019-09-05 — 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 $14.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

666642026-05-31 — 136 pageviews2026-06-03 — 103 pageviews2026-06-06 — 99 pageviews2026-06-09 — 102 pageviews2026-06-12 — 64 pageviews2026-06-15 — 88 pageviews2026-06-18 — 95 pageviews2026-06-21 — 101 pageviews2026-06-24 — 106 pageviews2026-06-27 — 170 pageviews2026-06-30 — 124 pageviews2026-07-03 — 583 pageviews2026-07-06 — 288 pageviews2026-07-09 — 220 pageviews2026-07-12 — 151 pageviews2026-07-15 — 115 pageviews2026-07-18 — 119 pageviews2026-07-21 — 148 pageviews2026-07-24 — 148 pageviews2026-07-27 — 159 pageviews2026-07-30 — 170 pageviews2026-08-02 — 134 pageviews2026-08-05 — 74 pageviews2026-08-08 — 95 pageviews2026-08-11 — 110 pageviews2026-08-14 — 110 pageviews2026-08-17 — 104 pageviews2026-08-20 — 129 pageviews2026-08-23 — 106 pageviews2026-08-26 — 105 pageviews2026-08-27 — 131 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.

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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