River City Girls

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Split or shared screen, Kind of game, About, Fighting, Rivalry in the group, Laughter and chaos, Free base co-op.

• Local co-op: Key features list Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and user tags include Local Co-Op.
• Split or shared screen: The first store screenshot shows both heroines and both health bars in one continuous view. The features list Shared/Split Screen without saying which.
• Kind of game: The text plays solo or with a friend in local co-op, and both players fight through the same city.
• About: The text has two heroines fighting gangs of thugs to get their boyfriends back and serve up payback. The vocabulary has no street brawler theme, so crime is the closest fit.
• Fighting: User tags include Beat 'em up and Action.
• Rivalry in the group: Features list Shared/Split Screen PvP beside the co-op. Rated 1.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny. The laughs come from the writing, so chaos is 1.
• Free base co-op: The page has an Add to Cart button and a price.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Local co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op, Rivalry in the group.

• Steam app ID: The returned app identity is 1049320.
• Local co-op: Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as released, with no Early Access label.
• Release date: Steam lists Sep 5, 2019, and Wikidata, Destructoid and GOG agree. WayForward's own page shows 2024-11-12, which no other source supports, so it is not used.
• Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
• Genres: Steam lists the Action genre.
• Free base co-op: is_free is false and the price is $29.99.
• Rivalry in the group: Categories include PvP and Shared/Split Screen PvP.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wayforward.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Genres, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Release date.

• Local co-op: The page says you punch your way across town solo or with a friend in local co-op.
• Most players on one screen: Key features say action for one or two players.
• Platforms: The page lists Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Epic Game Store as where the game is available.
• Genres: The page calls it beat-'em-up action.
• Exploring: The page lists six large city regions with shops and side quests.
• Unlocks and progress: The page says you gain new skills and power-ups as you play.
• Release date: The page shows a release date of 2024-11-12. Every store, Wikidata and press review give 2019-09-05, so that date is not used.

gonintendo.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op.

• Online co-op: Article of 2019-08-12 quotes a WayForward developer saying the team kept co-op local. The Steam, Xbox and Nintendo pages still list no online play.

destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players on one screen, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Getting better, Story, Exploring, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Release date.

• Online co-op: Review of 2019-09-07 says one or two players, local co-op only.
• Most players on one screen: Says one or two players.
• Kind of game: Describes one or two players fighting through a shared map of six city zones.
• Sessions: Describes chapters that end in boss fights, with New Game+ after the campaign.
• About: Describes two friends who break out of school and fight everyone in their way to find their missing boyfriends.
• Fighting: Calls combat the spine of the game.
• Unlocks and progress: Says XP raises stats and cash buys supplies, gear and new moves.
• Getting better: Says the fighting opens up slowly into deeper combos, and that you get out of it what you put in.
• Story: Calls the story spirited with laugh-out-loud dialogue, though the ending is sudden.
• Exploring: Calls it a scaled-down open-world adventure where the whole map stays open.
• Laughter and chaos: Praises the jokes in the dialogue.
• Tension and danger: Says enemies respawn constantly and some screens lock until the crowd is beaten.
• Planning ahead: Says gear can be applied tactically, and a Recruit system calls in defeated foes as assists.
• Release date: Lists the release as September 5, 2019.

worthplaying.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out, Platforms, Genres.

• Kind of game: Review of 2020-04-27 calls it a co-op beat-'em-up.
• Tension and danger: Describes fights against armies of enemies, with screens chained shut until you survive.
• Working in sync: Describes both heroines fighting through the same armies in co-op, including the chained screens that you clear together.
• Exploring: Says it adds open-world and RPG flavor to the beat-'em-up format, with a map and quests.
• Unlocks and progress: Says the girls get stronger through XP and by buying food, accessories and moves.
• Time to hang out: Describes running past enemies to the next door and shops and dojos around town, so fights are not nonstop.
• Platforms: Lists Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One.
• Genres: Lists the genre as Action.

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The product is the Switch edition. The page marks Switch 2 compatibility as Supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition.
• Local co-op: Lists a single system for 1 to 2 players.
• Most players on one screen: Single system, 1 to 2 players.
• Free base co-op: The Switch edition costs $29.99.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Split or shared screen, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Local co-op: Capabilities list Xbox local multiplayer for 2 players.
• Most players on one screen: Local multiplayer is listed as 2 to 2.
• Split or shared screen: Capabilities list Shared/split screen, without saying which.
• Free base co-op: The Xbox edition costs $29.99.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: One purchase gives both the PS4 and PS5 digital versions.
• Most players on one screen: The page shows a 2 players notice.
• Free base co-op: The PlayStation edition costs $29.99.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page lists the Windows version.
• Free base co-op: GOG sells the Windows game at a paid price.

play.google.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: The Crunchyroll Game Vault mobile edition says membership is required. It is a subscription product, so it does not make base co-op free, and it is left out of platforms.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Wikidata item: The item is River City Girls and lists Steam app id 1049320.
• Genres: P136 is beat 'em up, which our list has no id for, so only action is set from Steam and the maker.
• Release date: P577 is 2019-09-05 worldwide.