River City Girls Zero

Sep 13, 2022
2+players

PC
Xbox
Switch

Beat 'em up · Motorbike · Arcade

Join Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko for bone-crunching, 16-bit, co-op beat-'em-up action - newly translated and released outside of Japan after 28 years! The original 1994 graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are augmented with new motion-comic cutscenes, a new animated intro, and new music!

68%Mixed190 Steam reviewsOpenCritic 68 · 43% of critics recommendSteam Deck playable

Who can play

Store

Same-screen play on PC. Steam lists 2-player local. Xbox lists 2-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
Online play is not confirmed.
One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.

SteamPrice on SteamGet it

1 copy with Remote Play Together

How it plays

Is it good

68%

Mixed on Steam

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Steam Deck Playable

Every way to play together

Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
2+players
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
Not listed
- Xbox
Xbox Series X|SStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
2+players
Same room, own screens
Not confirmed
Online
Not listed
- Switch, not confirmed
Not confirmed: available, how it plays together is not checked yet

Play modes here come from the Steam and Xbox store listings, which give no player limits. Console play modes are not confirmed yet. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: WayForward
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Released: Sep 13, 2022 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
Sep 21, 2022 on PC
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 9 languages, voices in 2

In these lists

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Can you play River City Girls Zero on one screen?: Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.; One of 1,279 couch co-op games
Do you need two copies of River City Girls Zero?: No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
What platforms is River City Girls Zero on?: PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.; One of 3,994 co-op games
Does River City Girls Zero work on Steam Deck?: Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
Is River City Girls Zero free?: No, it's a paid game.

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