Choose River City Ransom: Underground
Choose River City Ransom: Underground if you want an Indie game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. 1,115 Steam reviews back the pick.
River City Ransom: Underground vs River City Girls 2
River City Ransom: Underground and River City Girls 2 both land in Action, RPG 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 share Action, RPG on Steam. River City Ransom: Underground (2017) is 5 years older than River City Girls 2 (2022). River City Girls 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than River City Ransom: Underground (74.7% positive). 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 River City Girls 2
Choose River City Girls 2 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.8% positive across 619 reviews.
Both River City Ransom: Underground and River City Girls 2 sit in Action and RPG 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 Ransom: Underground |  River City Girls 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (1,115 reviews) | 85.8% positive (619 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Conatus Creative Inc. | WayForward |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- River City Ransom: Underground (2017) is 5 years older than River City Girls 2 (2022).
- River City Girls 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than River City Ransom: Underground (74.7% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- River City Girls 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; River City Ransom: Underground has no Deck rating yet.
River City Ransom: Underground vs River City Girls 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, River City Ransom: Underground or River City Girls 2?
- On Steam reviews River City Girls 2 scores higher (85.8% positive) than River City Ransom: Underground (74.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, River City Girls 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play River City Ransom: Underground or River City Girls 2 first?
- If you want chronology, River City Ransom: Underground (2017) came out before River City Girls 2 (2022). 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 Ransom: Underground and River City Girls 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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 Ransom: Underground and River City Girls 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: River City Ransom: Underground ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; River City Girls 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.