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Crunchyroll: River City Girls

Crunchyroll: River City Girls

Beat-em-up Action Adventure

19 ratings
72 reviews
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • November 16, 2023
  • October 3, 2025

Developer

Crunchyroll, LLC
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About

Embark on a beat-'em-up adventure as two heroines fight through the city to rescue their boyfriends. Utilize a variety of skills, weapons, and combos in this action-packed game featuring pixel-art graphics and anime cutscenes.

✓Beat-'em-up action for one or two players
✓Pixel-art graphics with anime cutscenes
✓Extensive weapon and item power-ups
✓Six large city regions with side quests
✓Intuitive touch screen and controller support
✓Guest character appearances
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Crunchyroll. Based on 19 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 7 positives and 8 negatives reviewers mention most about this game.

Positive things

  • 👍Great beat 'em up gameplay
  • 🤩Fun and addictive
  • 💯Good story and characters
  • 🎮Nostalgic feel (River City Ransom/Scott Pilgrim vibe)
  • ✨Nice art style and graphics
  • 👍Ad-free with membership
  • 🤩Incorporates YouTubers (Seán)

Negative things

  • 💸Requires Crunchyroll subscription
  • ❌Paywall for access
  • 😩Frustrating bugs and crashes
  • 🎮Poor mobile port
  • 📱On-screen controls are bad
  • 🚫Lack of controller support
  • 🗑️Wasted download time for non-subscribers
  • 📉High storage usage
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October 3, 2025

Minor improvements

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User reviews

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Perfect Beat’em Up

If you live beat’em ups, you need to do yourself a favor and play this. It’s great, you’ll love it. Just play it.
BbGrishnakBbGrishnak

this is so peak 🥹

the boss fights are lowk ragebait but its so fun🙂
goofygoober9202goofygoober9202

Good so far!

Just started, really liked it but the first boss was tough with my CRKD Neo S controller because double fwd to run is not reliable. Switched to PS5 controller and seems much better.
@shanemiles_@shanemiles_

3rd best Kunio-Kun game

Such a great game I absolutely love it also please make a river city ransom and double dragon crossover beat em up
Cody pennerCody penner

Performance

What is the resolution and framerate on 16 pro max? Thinking to choose ps5 version or ios version to play it.
Alastor98Alastor98
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Reported Bugs

19 issues

Crashes after boss fights (Misuzu, first boss)

Bug

Game restarts to menu after dying

Bug

Lost progress after crashes

Bug

Game deleted progress

Bug

Controls don't respond (second playthrough, after saving)

Bug

HUD disappears

Bug

Can't move after loading game

Bug

Menu unresponsive

Bug

Sign-in errors ('Something went wrong')

Bug

Game closes after beating first boss

Bug

Controls disappear after restarting game

Bug

Character can't move

Bug

Health bar not showing

Bug

Save file lost

Bug

UI buttons not customizable

Bug

Impossible button commands with touch controls

Bug

Black border around game screen

Bug

Hitbox issues (Hibari fight)

Bug

Game not working after first boss

Bug
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Requested Features

7 requests

Controller support

Feature

Backbone app support

Feature

Customizable on-screen controls

Feature

Cloud save function

Feature

Ability to buy the game outright (instead of subscription)

Feature

Fix black border on screen

Feature

Make game playable without subscription

Feature

FAQ

What is River City Girls?

River City Girls is an action-adventure beat-'em-up game where players control heroines Misako and Kyoko as they fight their way across the city. The game features a blend of punch-and-kick combat, skill acquisition, weapon usage, and special attacks, all presented in a vibrant pixel-art style with anime cutscenes.

What are the key features of this game?

Key features include wild beat-'em-up action for one or two players, glorious pixel-art graphics complemented by anime and motion-comic cutscenes, a fantastic soundtrack, six large city regions to explore with shops and side quests, and numerous weapons, items, and abilities to power up the heroines. It also includes guest appearances from classic characters.

How do I play River City Girls?

The game offers intuitive touch screen controls for solo play. For a more traditional experience or for two-player co-op, it fully supports Bluetooth game controllers. Bluetooth controllers are required for two-player co-op mode.

Is this game free to play?

This game requires a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan Membership to play. While the game itself is included with these memberships, the memberships themselves have associated costs. Crunchyroll Premium members also enjoy ad-free streaming and other benefits.

What platforms is River City Girls available on?

Based on the description, this specific version of River City Girls is available through Crunchyroll's Game Vault, accessible with specific membership tiers. It is designed for mobile devices and supports touchscreen and Bluetooth controller input.