This sequel to a classic NES beat 'em up is about to be delisted from Steam, but you can get it for a few bucks in the meantime: 'The delisting process is currently underway'

River City Ransom is a venerable name in the beat 'em up space, going all the way back to Nintendo Entertainment System, and there have been plenty of River City games (or Kunio-kun, by its original title) in the meantime. Underground may not have been the most popular game in the series, but if you did want to give it a shot, you should probably get on that pronto: it's about to be delisted from Steam.

The news came in a Steam Community Hub update that reads: "Due to the expiration of a licensing agreement, this game will be removed from sale on Steam. The delisting process is currently underway. If you already own the game, nothing changes—it will remain available in your Steam library, and you can continue to download and play as usual."

As for how it plays, it looks to be a pretty standard beat 'em up taking after the NES original, though the visuals are crisper and the combos lengthier. It's not clear how the delisting will affect the game's online multiplayer modes, but it still may be worth a pickup if the beat 'em up bug bit you after playing this year's heavy hitters, Absolum and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. It is a new golden age for the style, after all.

Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...

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