River City Girls
River City Girls
Game
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River City Girls 2
Developer WayForward
River City Girls 2 is a 2022 beat 'em up video game developed by WayForward and co-published by them and Arc System Works. It is the sequel to the 2019 game River City Girls, itself a spin-off the Kunio-kun franchise. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, in December 2022. A mobile port, published by Crunchyroll Games was released on… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
405 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
149 positive · 25 negative
95% range 80–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 47 | 11 | 132 |
| Steam reviews | 149 | 25 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
771 of 900 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 150 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 174 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,736 of 2,036 positive).
Some reviewers complain about online lag and backtracking issues. [1][2][3] A few players note the game feels like a cash grab with reused assets. [4]
Liked
Representative posts
- [1]
Do you like backtracking? Do you LOVE backtracking? Do you wish to see the same rooms over and over because the game has sent you on a quest to find 22 Mcguffins in random places that the reward only goes to the Party Host and not anyone else connected? Do you like looking at a map for 3 seconds before some random enemy spawns and punches you out of the map you were looking at, as if the map with incorrect …
- [8]
Absolute cinema. More games with "slightly above indie" backing should strive to be like this. Brilliant presentation, art and music, solid movement foundation and combat, mesmerising combo system, pretty cool use of metroidvania world that doesn't overstay its welcome. The only noticeable negative is probably the lack of proper netcode, you will feel the latency in its entirety when playing online co-op. Would …
- [9]
River City girls 2 is one of the very few sequels to pull off what is (apparently) impossible. It gives you more, bigger and better without sacrificing a single thing. That's literally all gamers want from a sequel. Graphic style remains the same and so do the tight controls and excellent feel of the combat. They doubled down on the size of the world, the cameos, the excellent music (which is a whole ass vibe by …
- [7]
This game in short, is peak (River City Girls 1) but peakier. It improves on a lot of shortcomings of the original, most importantly regarding the gameplay; by adding aerial combos as well as general improvements to movesets and adding more moves to all of the preexisting movesets. They also added a online multiplayer (peer to peer) which is leagues above the game share and split screen that the original has. …
- [4]
Mid at best, more of same grindy woke nonsense of the original. Pick it up on sale. There's ton's of references in it to old school beat 'em ups... cross overs from Double Dragon and Renegade... This game doesn't know what it even is anymore because they mix both the English and Japanese names of characters in here, as if any one is going to know who the Japanese characters were... like Yamada is Slick (RCG1), Godai …
Summarised from 34 of the 375 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
86% of the 174 Steam reviewers we collected recommend River City Girls 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: online co-op has noticeable lag and input delay. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator website Metacritic, River City Girls 2 received "generally favourable reviews" for all versions. The Nintendo Switch version received a score of 78 out of 100, the PlayStation 5 received a score of 75 out of 100, and the Windows version received a score of 81 out of 100. Critics praised the animation and soundtrack. In particular the addition of new playable characters and new areas was well-received. Some criticisms reflected the lack of a mini-map and a largely similar experience to the previous game. IGN Jarret Green reviewed the game positively, giving the game a 8/10. Green praised the art direction, dense combat and sense of humour, but noted that he had…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 405 · most liked firstMarian Kelly & The Lee Bros. (and her Legendary Abs™️ River City Girls 2 Valentine’s Day artwork for @wayforward.bsky.social ♥️
neutral · AI labelView post →Marian from River City Girls 2~
neutral · AI labelView post →My gf and I played "River City Girls 2" game and I liked it so much that I decided to draw Kyoko and Misako from the game's cover, but in a style closer to the anime of the late 80s-early 90s, inspired by the designs of one of my favorite artists, David Liu @dsloogs.com #RiverCityGirls2 #art
positive · AI labelView post →Yes, you can now choose your character's color palette in River City Girls 2! Each playable character has four palettes to choose from, some of which reference past adventures! This new free content is out now on consoles, coming soon to Steam! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →The bros are back! Legendary martial artists Billy and Jimmy Lee join the playable cast of River City Girls 2 in the Double Dragon DLC, out now on consoles! A free content update with new shops, color palettes & more is also available! (Coming to PC soon!) wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Jam from River City Girls 2 #ギルティギア #GUILTYGEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow, the Double Dragons, Billy and Jimmy Lee, arrive as premium playable DLC characters in River City Girls 2, along with a free content update! We'll be streaming a preview later today at 3PM Pacific/6PM Eastern at twitch.tv/wayforwardtv!
neutral · AI labelView post →Kyoko's mom from River City Girls 2 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →Updated time! Tomorrow, director Bannon Rudis and artist @dsloogs.com hit the mean streets of River City as Billy & Jimmy Lee in a River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC developer livestream! Join us at 3:30PM Pacific/6:30PM Eastern at twitch.tv/wayforwardtv!
neutral · AI labelView post →In case you missed it, Jaiden Animations has joined the cast of River City Girls 2 as Miho the shopkeeper! She runs the Season's Beatings store, which offers an exclusive accessory every two months! This new content is out now on consoles! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →The legendary Double Dragons, Billy & Jimmy, are back in action on Tuesday, November 12 when the premium River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC hits consoles and PC! A free content update that adds new shops, character color palettes, and more arrives the same day! Let's go, bros!
neutral · AI labelView post →A big thank you to the voice cast of the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC! Returning to their roles of Billy and Jimmy Lee are the inimitable Game Grumps, Dan Avidan and Arin Hanson, providing full, unique VO for story mode plus an epic rap song! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Last day to get I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream & River City Girls 2 for free on Epic Games Store buff.ly/XeznDc4
neutral · AI labelView post →Reposting as @gamegrumps.bsky.social finally uploaded their River City Girls 2 letsplay today! youtu.be/gisOwNxQ_wo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →In two weeks on Dec. 7, it's WayForward Day at Game Realms in Burbank, CA! Meet the creators of River City Girls 2, Contra: Operation Galuga, Yars Rising, and Clock Tower: Rewind, purchase a signed Yars Rising comic, get game-inspired food from Okamoto Kitchen, and more!
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you like backtracking? Do you LOVE backtracking? Do you wish to see the same rooms over and over because the game has sent you on a quest to find 22 Mcguffins in random places that the reward only goes to the Party Host and not anyone else connected? Do you like looking at a map for 3 seconds before some random enemy spawns and punches you out of the map you were looking at, as if the map with incorrect information is any help in the first place? Do you like enemies that do an invincible…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An epic beat-'em-up adventure deserves to be on the Epic Games Store! River City Girls 2 and the Double Dragon DLC are available now, complete with online crossplay. RCG2: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rive... DLC: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rive...
neutral · AI labelView post →I can now do this in River City Girls 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Hats off to REM and Bikkuri, whose characters Pandora & Kazu from the Devil's Candy web comic are not only shopkeepers in River City Girls 2, but they also perform their voices! This new content is out now on consoles! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →When Billy Lee's not breaking faces, he's adopting cats! Meet the fabulous felines of the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC trailer! (The Double Dragon DLC is available now on consoles, coming soon to PC!) youtu.be/-wFN3lwU3fs
neutral · AI labelView post →Quick Fun Fact because of River City Girls 2's 2nd anniversary recently: It is possible to recruit both Jam Kuradoberi & Sol Badguy as summonable assists in the game as a New Game Plus bonus. The game is also noticeably the first time that Jam Kuradoberi has been fully voiced in English as well.
neutral · AI labelView post →In celebration of the recent console release (and upcoming Steam release) of the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC, we're holding a Twitch viewing party of the Double Dragon live-action movie tomorrow at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern! Be there! twitch.tv/wayforwardtv
neutral · AI labelView post →Martial arts master Billy "Don't Call Me Bimmy" Lee is back in action as a playable character in the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC, armed with trademark moves like the Dragon Kick and Rising Hurricane! It's out now and there's even a discounted game+DLC bundle! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's go, bros! It's time to watch the "classic" Double Dragon live-action movie with River City Girls 2 director Bannon Rudis! You will say wow! twitch.tv/wayforwardtv
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm streaming RIVER CITY GIRLS 2 Let's be bad at beat-em-ups! Join me and AJ as we beat up everybody for reasons. twitch.tv/demilypyro #vtuber #rivercitygirls
neutral · AI labelView post →Played a little River City Girls 2. That fucking soundtrack rules.
positive · AI labelView post →River City Girls 2 'Double Dragon DLC' launches November 12 www.gematsu.com/2024/11/rive...
neutral · AI labelView post →River City Girls Complete Edition (Switch) first print physical release import is up for pre-order at VGP, PNP Games, and Play-Asia: bit.ly/3TBrHR8 $49.99 USD Includes - River City Girls Zero - River City Girls - River City Girls 2 - River City Girls 2: Double Dragon DLC
neutral · AI labelView post →Legendary warrior Jimmy Lee is back on the streets as a playable character in the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC, kicking ass with moves like the Broduken & Dragon Hurricane! The DLC is out now on all major platforms and there's even a discounted game+DLC bundle! wayforward.com/games/RCG2-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh, oh, I finally get to do this! [Disclosure: game provided by publisher] I just added River City Girls 2 to my curator page. This sequel to the shoujo bubble-gum punk reimagining of River City Ransom delivers more of everything that made the first one fun. store.steampowered.com/app/1920480/...
positive · AI labelView post →IT'S HERE THE VIDEO YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR MY VIDEO ON RIVER CITY GIRLS 2 CHECK IT OUT NOWWW >>>>> youtu.be/xHPlmFaG9bc
neutral · AI labelView post →The perfect River City Girls 2 cover song for a rockin' New Year's Eve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNdX...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm streaming RIVER CITY GIRLS 2 Join me and @inkieheart.bsky.social as we go another round. We're best friends and we beat everybody up! Happy women wednesday! twitch.tv/demilypyro #vtuber #rivercitygirls
neutral · AI labelView post →Blaire's from River City Girls 2 (2022), gender is stated to be open to interpretation, and also has very little Rule34.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think River City Girls 2 manages to check every box for 'shit I don't think you should do in a beatemup'. Absolutely unbelievable game (negative).
negative · AI labelView post →Um guys..? I think there's something wrong with my copy of River City Girls 2... 0_o
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the River City Girls 2 loading animation
positive · AI labelView post →After that, Kebako made a speaking appearance as a secret jump-in character in River City Girls 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →Good morning patrons! It's my birthday, and in about half an hour, @itsnoellenow.bsky.social and I are going live for some River City Girls 2! Stop by to celebrate with me! #Vtubers #BirthdayStream #Twitch #RiverCityGirls
neutral · AI labelView post →Congratulations to today's #WayForwardFCF winner, @bujiaiyoku.bsky.social, who has received codes for River City Girls 2, the Double Dragon DLC, and LUNARK! Thank you again to everyone who entered!
neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic] River City Girls 2. I have played the first one, great series
neutral · AI labelView post →Fight your way through River City Girls 2, Young Souls, Final Vendetta, and more in the Badass Brawlers bundle supporting @specialeffect.org.uk | bit.ly/4mSLEQT
neutral · AI labelView post →River City Girls 2 DLC characters Billy and Jimmy Lee delayed to fall www.gematsu.com/2024/09/rive...
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolute cinema. More games with "slightly above indie" backing should strive to be like this. Brilliant presentation, art and music, solid movement foundation and combat, mesmerising combo system, pretty cool use of metroidvania world that doesn't overstay its welcome. The only noticeable negative is probably the lack of proper netcode, you will feel the latency in its entirety when playing online co-op. Would absolutely recommend you play both games, they were hands down the best…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In more positive media news, a girlfriend and I have been playing River City Girls 2 and I'm happy to announce: women
positive · AI labelView post →[EGS] River City Girls 2 | 100% off/Giveaway.
neutral · AI labelView post →We've rounded up the latest Nintendo Switch eShop deals, including lowest prices ever for River City Girls 2, Sea of Stars, and more nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-swi...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is broken, it doesn't play according to the rules. I get hit even though I shouldn't get hit, I give a special attack but it is blocked by a light attack, but when the enemy does it, it can't be interrupted or blocked, the enemy's hitboxes don't have to be completely accurate, but my hitboxes have to be pixel perfect. For example, I threw an object at an enemy who was running at me, the game showed that he got hit but his attack continued and I got full fire. When I want to lift a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This reminded me that at some point in the next month or so we should get either concrete info or a full drop of River City Girls 2 DLC with likely far superior (visually) Billy & Jimmy as playable characters.
neutral · AI labelView post →This Sunday 8/2 I'll be playing River City Girls 2 with @thatdruidgalmolly.bsky.social ! Tune in to either of our Twitch channels at 1PM PDT/4PM EDT for some fun! www.twitch.tv/evayart | www.twitch.tv/thedruidgame...
neutral · AI labelView post →fix your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game EDIT (for people who wanna buy it, please read): I’ve been experiencing significant lag while using remote play, even though both of us have excellent internet connections and selected the most suitable region. Despite having strong network speeds, the game was constantly lagging To eliminate any doubts about remote play being the issue, we decided to purchase the game separately so we could play directly instead of relying on remote play. However, even then ( while…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 332: River City Girls 2 Bringing even more of the excellent combat, engaging exploration, and irreverent dialogue featured in the first game, this one is the definition of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." sequel, but with even more fun scenarios and over-the-top bad guys/gals to beat up.
positive · AI labelView post →Prize pack will include Vitamin Connection, River City Girls 2, RCG2 Double Dragon DLC, Spidersaurs, and Dawn of the Monsters. Vitamin Connection is Switch only; other game codes will be on the platform of winner's choosing.
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful. This game is the reason why people dont like the beat em up genre, it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ shallow, boring, and stop-start that every second I played this game with both 2 and 4 players, i was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dreading it. Travelling across the map is like trying to figure out which subway line you need to take, its weirdly stressful and adds to the stop-start. When you're travelling in the unnecessary open world, you have to have every player go into the loading zone or wait 10…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →River City Girls 2 is massive improvement over it's predecessor with much better combat, a more involved plot and better exploration. RCG2 takes place pretty much straight after the first game and uses a lot of the same locations and music especially at the start, however this game thankfully doesn't get bogged down following the same story beats as the orginal. Straightaway you can feel that combat feels much less sluggish and actually has combos, it's still no streets of rage 4 but it's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Them Abs (CW: Vore Marian, River City Girls 2)
neutral · AI labelView post →New trailer released for the River City Girls 2 Double Dragon DLC nintendoeverything.com/river-city-g...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hit new beat-em up game featuring the Valentine sisters since River City Girls 2 already had Sol and Jam in it! #guiltygear #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s the day! Don’t forget to tune in at 1PM PDT/4PM EDT to watch @thatdruidgalmolly.bsky.social and I play River City Girls 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →Mini Fredo's Game-Os: A bit late to the party here but I've been checking out River City Girls 2, and much like the first game, it's a lot of fun! The first one came out in 2019 and this one came out in 2022, and for whatever reason I feel like it got way less attention
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