# Games like River City Ransom: Underground

> The closest matches to River City Ransom: Underground: Streets of Rage 4, River City: Rival Showdown, River City Girls 2, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Streets of Rage 4](https://imho.run/games/985890/streets-of-rage-4) — Shares character customization with River City Ransom: Underground. 6,956 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/985890/)
2. [River City: Rival Showdown](https://imho.run/games/2090370/river-city-rival-showdown) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 52 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2090370/)
3. [River City Girls 2](https://imho.run/games/1920480/river-city-girls-2) — Also Beat 'em up and Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 619 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920480/)
4. [Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/2067350/phantom-breaker-battle-grounds-ultimate) — A frequent pick in River City Ransom: Underground players' libraries, and another Action. 88 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067350/)
5. [Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/2215260/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-the-game-complete-edition) — Shares side scrolling beat em up and character customization with River City Ransom: Underground. 1,653 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2215260/)
6. [Lost Castle / 失落城堡](https://imho.run/games/434650/lost-castle) — A frequent pick in River City Ransom: Underground players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,399 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434650/)
7. [Bravery and Greed](https://imho.run/games/943370/bravery-and-greed) — Also Beat 'em up and Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 260 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/943370/)
8. [Pocket Bravery](https://imho.run/games/1555150/pocket-bravery) — Also Competitive and Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 98 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555150/)
9. [Fight'N Rage](https://imho.run/games/674520/fight-n-rage) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 1,144 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/674520/)
10. [The friends of Ringo Ishikawa](https://imho.run/games/846110/the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa) — Also Beat 'em up and Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 494 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846110/)
11. [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge](https://imho.run/games/1361510/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredder-s-revenge) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 5,841 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361510/)
12. [Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition](https://imho.run/games/218820/mercenary-kings-reloaded-edition) — Same retro mood as River City Ransom: Underground. 801 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218820/)
13. [Full Metal Furies](https://imho.run/games/416600/full-metal-furies) — Also Beat 'em up and Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 986 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416600/)
14. [MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics](https://imho.run/games/2634890/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-arcade-classics) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 1,579 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2634890/)
15. [Rampage Knights](https://imho.run/games/314410/rampage-knights) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 926 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314410/)
16. [Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1](https://imho.run/games/1798010/mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection-vol-1) — Also Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 887 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798010/)
17. [Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions](https://imho.run/games/1163550/captain-tsubasa-rise-of-new-champions) — Also Competitive, like River City Ransom: Underground. 1,187 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163550/)
18. [Fist Puncher](https://imho.run/games/238630/fist-puncher) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 130 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238630/)
19. [ELDEN RING](https://imho.run/games/1245620/elden-ring) — Also Action RPG, like River City Ransom: Underground. 426,636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/)
20. [99Vidas](https://imho.run/games/557040/99vidas) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 95 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557040/)
21. [Absolver](https://imho.run/games/473690/absolver) — A frequent pick in River City Ransom: Underground players' libraries, and another Action. 7,345 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473690/)
22. [Blood: Refreshed Supply™](https://imho.run/games/3884520/blood-refreshed-supply) — Same retro mood as River City Ransom: Underground. 494 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3884520/)
23. [MultiVersus](https://imho.run/games/1818750/multiversus) — Also Competitive and Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 5,280 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818750/)
24. [Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons](https://imho.run/games/1967260/double-dragon-gaiden-rise-of-the-dragons) — Also Beat 'em up, like River City Ransom: Underground. 523 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967260/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=422810&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=422810&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=422810&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=422810
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/422810
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About River City Ransom: Underground

River City Ransom: Underground is a side-scrolling beat-em-up with RPG elements released in 2017. Players navigate a sprawling urban setting as they fight through waves of enemies, earning money and unlocking new abilities. The game features a deep combo-building system and character customization that reviewers highlight as satisfying and extensive, with over 500 unique fighting moves available across a large roster of characters, each with their own movesets. Mechanics include weapon usage and skill upgrades. The action is challenging and the campaign is long, designed for extended play sessions. It supports online cooperative multiplayer and runs as playable on Steam Deck. According to Steam reviews, it holds a 75% positive rating from over 1100 players. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and retro, appealing to fans of the classic beat-em-up genre.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 422810
- **Developer:** Conatus Creative Inc.
- **Publisher:** Conatus Creative Inc.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 27, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/422810/river-city-ransom-underground)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=422810&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/422810/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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