Single-player games like River City: Rival Showdown
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to River City: Rival Showdown, 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 Ransom: Underground
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with River City: Rival Showdown.
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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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
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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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 20 additional characters, each with their own special moves and playstyles. Online & Local Co-op.
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
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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Okinawa Rush
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
Take on the role of the martial arts master Hiro, Meilin, or Shin as they face off in a desperate fight for their lives against the Black Mantis clan. DOUBLE THE MAYHEM: Bring a friend and battle against ninjas, demons, and more in the 2-player local co-op mode of this action-adventure platformer.
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River City Girls Zero
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
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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You are Peter Shorts
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
You are PETER SHORTS! You have been captured and taken to a secret cloning facility. Can you escape with your newly-cloned brethren?
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
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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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with River City: Rival Showdown.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!
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BlazBlue Centralfiction
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
Combining a 2D fighting game with a visual novel, the BlazBlue series continues on with massive fan support! The latest installation, BlazBlue: Centralfiction, serves as the ending to the Azure Saga, revealing the hidden truth of the world!
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GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
Astonishing 3D cell animations and overwhelming content volume, the next-generation fighting game "GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2" is now out on Steam! Total cast of 25 unique characters, and tons of game modes, get ready to ROCK!
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Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
A new game in the Granblue Fantasy universe, available on Steam! This fantasy game blends fighting game action and RPG-style adventure. Throw yourself into matches or enjoy powering up your characters!
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
Rise to the challenge in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising! This powered up, revamped sequel to GBVS is more enjoyable and accessible than ever before. With simplified input options, even newcomers can engage in thrilling and strategic matches!
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GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
Ultimate battle action, and the epitome of the GUILTY GEAR XX series now on Steam! Bonus soundtracks included!
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Single-player alternative to River City: Rival Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with River City: Rival Showdown.
A Persona 4 Smackdown!