Choose River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
Choose River City Saga: Three Kingdoms if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. River City Saga: Three Kingdoms launched in 2022.
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms vs Neon Knights
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms and Neon Knights both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022) is 3 years older than Neon Knights (2025). Neon Knights is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Neon Knights
Choose Neon Knights if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Neon Knights launched in 2025.
Both River City Saga: Three Kingdoms and Neon Knights sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 River City Saga: Three Kingdoms |  Neon Knights | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.3% positive (38 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Arc System Works | VHornet Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022) is 3 years older than Neon Knights (2025).
- Neon Knights is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Neon Knights has no Deck rating yet.
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms vs Neon Knights — FAQ
- Should I play River City Saga: Three Kingdoms or Neon Knights first?
- If you want chronology, River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022) came out before Neon Knights (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are River City Saga: Three Kingdoms and Neon Knights similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both River City Saga: Three Kingdoms and Neon Knights have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: River City Saga: Three Kingdoms ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Neon Knights ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does River City Saga: Three Kingdoms run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Neon Knights doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.