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River City Ransom: Underground

River City Ransom: Underground

Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

Released Feb 27, 2017 Developer Conatus Creative Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Beat 'em upActionRetroIndieRPG
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

76.1%positive2,548 reviews
Recommended · 2,670 found this helpful

“It's a quite faithful sequel when it comes to game mechanics (though you can't ride on balls or skateboards anymore) with lots of interesting characters to choose from. The story, however takes a back seat this time and doesn't make much sense. Admittedly, the writing was never…”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Recommended · 139 found this helpful

“Though I never grew up playing the River City Ransom games, it had a reputation of being a fantastic beat-'em-up for NES, and its reputation carried over into other games that I did play and enjoy, not the least of which being the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World game on the 360/PS3.…”

— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played
Not recommended · 478 found this helpful

“TL;DR: Frustrating, irritating, and, tedious. The number of bugs, poor design choices, and problems present in the game are unacceptable for a released title. I first played it at patch 10 and it is still a mess. While it is playable, it is not enjoyable. There is a gem under…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

8peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 2 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

48achievements
1.0%median completion
0.5%rarest: Punch 'Em All, Joe
70.8% of players 70.7% of players 68.8% of players 34.9% of players 18.0% of players 15.3% of players 14.2% of players 12.9% of players 10.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.7% of players 8.0% of players 7.4% of players 6.0% of players 4.4% of players 3.6% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.3% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 70.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.8%Ribbon Finder — Hidden achievement
70.7%Modern Day Trophy Hunter — Hidden achievement
68.8%Hidden Talent — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Punch 'Em All, Joe — Hidden achievement
0.5%Paparazzi — Hidden achievement
0.5%Octoboss — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 30, 2025
Availability Update

Hi everyone, We wanted to share a quick update. Due to the expiration of a licensing agreement, this game will be removed from sale on Steam. The delisting process is currently underway. If you alread

May 01, 2018
Patch Notes - Update #15 - Retrosity and OST

It's hard to believe that we began working on River City Ransom: Underground five years ago, and the game released a little over a year ago. We wanted to celebrate that milestone by releasing a few "c

Dec 30, 2017
Patch Notes - Update # 14 - Happy Holidays!

We hope you're enjoying your holiday break! This latest patch just adds a little holiday fun somewhere in River City. Stay safe, have fun, and don't turn into coins. Not even bitcoins! Team RCRU

Dec 30, 2017
Patch Notes - Update # 14 - Happy Holidays!

We hope you're enjoying your holiday break! This latest patch just adds a little holiday fun somewhere in River City. Stay safe, have fun, and don't turn into coins. Not even bitcoins! Team RCRU

Dec 07, 2017
Patch Notes - Update #13 - Big Gameplay Improvements

It is my pleasure to present to you the "Big Gameplay Improvements" update. Based on your feedback this year, and feedback gathered from the forum, we put together this patch to solve the most common

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsBeat 'em up · Action · Retro · Indie · RPG · Pixel Graphics · PvE · Action RPG · PvP · Local Co-Op · Online Co-Op · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Official sitehttp://rivercityransom.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB GPU, DirectX 9, Shader Model 2.0 (XNA 4.0 Reach Profile) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 120 MB available space Additional Notes: A faster processor may be required for online multiplayer. XInput devices supported.