Single-player games like River City Girls
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to River City Girls, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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River City Girls 2
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!
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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
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River City Girls Zero
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
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!
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Fight'N Rage
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay features that makes this genre one of the best from its time!
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.
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Scott Pilgrim EX
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Join Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers in a brand-new brawling adventure across space, time, and the streets of Toronto!
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Mayhem Brawler
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Mayhem Brawler is an urban fantasy themed beat 'em up that brings back the 90s arcade vibe to present day. With comic book style art and kick-ass soundtracks, it offers a unique experience that you can tackle solo or as co-op with friends while defining the next step in the story with your choices.
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Street Fighter V
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Experience the intensity of head-to-head battles with Street Fighter® V! Choose from 16 iconic characters, then battle against friends online or offline with a robust variety of match options.
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Double Dragon Trilogy
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
A groundbreaking, uber-popular game upon its arcade debut in 1987. Double Dragon is the undisputed godfather of co-op beat ‘em up.
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
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River City Ransom: Underground
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
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TEKKEN 7
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Discover the epic conclusion of the long-time clan warfare between members of the Mishima family. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, the legendary fighting game franchise fights back with stunning story-driven cinematic battles and intense duels that can be enjoyed with friends and rivals.
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DuckTales: Remastered
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to River City Girls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City Girls.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!