River City Melee : Battle Royal Special

Sports· Adventure· Action· Retro

Released Sep 2017

52% positive · 130 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to buy

Steam Updated 10 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

River City Melee: Battle Royal Special launched on September 28, 2017. The developer's post-launch activity consists of a single patch on January 25, 2019 that added boss team selection in Free and Online Battle modes and fixed a minor bug. Beyond that patch, the only other posts from the developer have been sales and discount announcements, with no developer communications about new content, roadmaps, or future plans. There has been no developer communication of any kind regarding content development since January 25, 2019. The store description makes no mention of planned DLC or ongoing updates, and no DLC is listed. The game appears to have launched as a complete product and received one post-launch patch before going quiet. There is no indication that further content is planned or in development.

Evidence

Game launched on September 28, 2017 with its full feature set including single player story modes, free battle, and online multiplayer.

news post · Sep 29, 2017 source content shipped

high

Patch added boss team selection for Free Battle and Online Battle, and fixed a character selection bug. This is the last developer communication of any kind regarding the game's content.

news post · Jan 25, 2019 source content shipped

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Arc System Works

Publisher

H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

Action Sports Adventure Retro Anime Action-Adventure Battle Royale Fighting Pixel Graphics

About this game

This is the most recent installment of the ‘Kunio-Kun’ franchise recreated as a fun and easy fighting game with the fighting aspects taken and upgraded from River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Star Special~.

The developers of the acclaimed fighting game series, ‘Blazblue’, have participated in this game, to improve the user experience. Game is designed to enhance the mind games and overall balance, which allows more strategic approach for players.

Brand New System

Rage Super Arts : Guage will be filled as you damaged, and eventually you will get into the "Rage" mode once you have max guage! In Rage mode, your overall and Super Arts will be enhanced! For example, you can see Mach Kick II instead of Mach Kick, Bomb punch will be explosive!, and so on.
New Skills : On top of new special moves, all characters can now use the throw skill. With increased means to survive the battle, players can experience intense combat by lifting the opponent into the air and adding attacks, striking multiple opponents with the Giant Swing, etc.

New Stage

Football Stadium : Score Goals! Opponents will take damage when you make a goal to their goalpost.
Factory Stage : Random items are generated when you push switches on both sides! Feeling lucky? Try your luck!
You can find even more new stages in real game!!

Introducing Game Mode

Single Player : Enjoy each 25 team's unique story lines.
Free Battle : Set each battle condition and get into the battle with up to 4 players.
Multi-Player : Play with friends in online multi-player mode. Searching other player's online room is available.