Action · February 27, 2017

River City Ransom: Underground (2017)

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One of the best beat'em ups of the NES era is back! Many years after vanquishing Slick on the school rooftop, Alex and Ryan must take to the streets again. Help a new crop of fighters defeat the hordes of River City, and clear their name in a sinister kidnapping plot. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city on the brink of total chaos. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, secrets galore, and a bonus arena fighting mode. Features: Online co-op and arena death match for up to 4 players A new chapter in the River City universe Unlock 10 playable heroes in the story campaign, each with their own fighting style 140 levels to explore, complete with hazards and secrets 22 shops to upgrade your characters Arena multiplayer combat mode features team selection, modifier modes, and CPU partners Play as hero or villain in intense arena combat: can you unlock all 44 fighters?

Action releases from 2017

180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Beat 'em up · 68
  • Action · 68
  • Retro · 56
  • Indie · 53
  • RPG · 47
  • Pixel Graphics · 42
  • PvE · 29
  • Action RPG · 28
  • PvP · 22
  • Local Co-Op · 21
  • Online Co-Op · 21
  • 2D · 19
  • Co-op · 19
  • Competitive · 18
  • Open World · 18

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Action
Positive rating76% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 77%
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 49% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Press Quotes

“River City Ransom: Underground is not only the sequel RCR fans have been waiting for but one of the greatest beat 'em ups of all time.” 8.5 – Destructoid

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 27, 2017
DeveloperConatus Creative Inc.
Base price$2.99 -85%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

48

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

76%Mostly Positive · 2.5k reviews

1.9k positive · 588 negative

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese

Editions & Packages

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