River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

In River City Saga: Three Kingdoms, the characters of the Kunio-kun series run-amok in the world of Sangokushi. The game, which follows the flow of the popular Downtown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period…

70 20 July 2022

Arcade Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Action Comedy Fantasy Historical

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is an arcade developed by APLUS Co., Ltd., released 20 July 2022 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 25 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is an arcade game developed by APLUS Co., Ltd. and released in 2022. It was published by Arc System Works. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in the late Han Dynasty during the Warring States period where local warlords rivaled against each other, a nonsensical and exhilarating comedy adventure will unfold with Guan Yu (Kunio) as the protagonist living in the turbulent age. Additionally, familiar characters will also appear as warlords and tacticians, dyeing the world of Sangokushi in Kunio-kun. Experience the start of the turbulent age that is the “Yellow Turban Rebellion,” the famous “Battle of Red Cliffs,” and more in the style of comical action.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Kunio-kun series

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is the 88th of 96 entries we hold in the Kunio-kun series. The next entry was Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun Gaiden: River City Girls 1-2 in 2022. Its critic score of 70 is 2 points above the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is River City Ransom EX at 91.

See all 96 Kunio-kun games in release order →

How it was received

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms launched on 20 July 2022, within three weeks of Stray, As Dusk Falls, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Stray, As Dusk Falls, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course.

Cheats and codes

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