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River City: Rival Showdown

River City: Rival Showdown

River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!

Released Oct 11, 2023 Developer Arc System Works Platforms Windows ActionBeat 'em upPixel Graphics2DSide Scroller
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

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

54.8%positive188 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I give this my *wholehearted* recommendation as an entry point to the Kunio-kun franchise, if one isn't opting for the much more modern and sensible River City Girls. Heck I ESPECIALLY recommend this one if River City Girls was your entry point but you'd like to see everything…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Merits: ▪ A decent story, good humour and good localisation ▪ RPG mechanics with various stats to improve and a ton of moves to unlock ▪ High quality pixelated 3D backgrounds that work well with the original sprites ▪ Extra traditional 1v1 fighting game mode, Double Dragon Duel…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

35achievements
14.5%median completion
1.6%rarest: River City - Complete
59.2% of players 49.0% of players 42.2% of players 41.1% of players 39.7% of players 36.4% of players 35.9% of players 32.1% of players 26.3% of players 26.2% of players 25.7% of players 23.1% of players 23.0% of players 20.2% of players 17.1% of players 16.6% of players 15.0% of players 14.5% of players 14.3% of players 14.2% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 10.2% of players 9.4% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.0% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.6% of players 1.6% of players 59.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.2%Can't Stop, Won't Stop — Reached Level 10
49.0%The First Step — Learned 5 special moves!
42.2%River City Brute — Learned 10 special moves!
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%River City - Complete — River City Completionist Collected all Achievements!
3.6%Tough as Nails - Complete — Hidden achievement
4.1%King of the Urban Jungle — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia39.20 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,740 JPY
Brazil122.99 BRL
China179.49 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$24 Japan Canada US UK China Australia EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

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 14, 2023
River City: Rival Showdown Patch 1.0.2 Patch Notes

We have applied a hot-fix patch today for “River City: Rival Showdown” to address several issues with the game. 【Steam】ver1.0.2 Fixed an issue where the game does not register for the save data of “Ri

Oct 20, 2023
River City: Rival Showdown Patch 1.0.1 Patch Notes

The update patch to Ver 1.01 releases today with the following changes. This patch addresses various in-game issues. 1. Turned vertical synching off, framerate locked at 60 FPS →The framerate no longe

Oct 12, 2023
[To resolve controller connectivity issue] Please disable Steam Input

Dear customers, We noticed users are experiencing difficulty in accessing the game with their controllers. While we are working immediately to resolve the issue, in the meanwhile we have found that di

Sep 20, 2023
[New Trailer] Rev up for more "River City: Rival Showdown" ruckus!

A brand new trailer is here to show off more of what River City has to offer! If you're eager to learn more about this ruffian refuge, be sure to check it out. ▼ Game Introduction Trailer ▼

Jul 06, 2023
RIVER CITY: RIVAL SHOWDOWN REMAKE ARRIVING OCTOBER 12

River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story! ▼Announcement Trailer

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsAction · Beat 'em up · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Side Scroller · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · Action-Adventure · Old School · 1980s · 2D Platformer · Hack and Slash (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, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Achievements35
Official sitehttps://www.kuniokun.jp/nekketsusp/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card