River Towns
Fair · Strategy · 2025
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 6.8h 8.5h to 100%
- Value
- $2.20/hr
- Reviews
- 92% of 256 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $10.58 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 5 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, DirectX 11 or 12 compatible graphics card. Windows only.
The value story
14 discounts in the 2 years on record, a median of 35 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 7 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dorfromantik ($13.99, scores 97) beats it on value, while it beats Terra Nil ($24.99, scores 53).
The drop-off
93% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
I love this game but I've come up to a point that I can't pass. I'm Colorblind and some of the colors are blending together. can you try to add a colorblind mode please? still a great game though.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
River Towns offers a relaxed respite from the things in life that rile us up and leaves us ripe for some rational reassurance. As someone who is not great at puzzles or city-builders, this game is a lovely way to enjoy the feelings of both. It offers freedom to creating solutions while also having the graphical fidelity and lighting to make watching your little villagers a joy. I am thankful that this game let me...
so-so puzzle game with simple mechanics. 10 hours decent entertainment. -half the levels autowin-easy -poor achievements. no highscore incentive
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
River Towns scores 63/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2485350/river-townsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.