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RGG Studio · SEGA · 2022-09-14

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Yakuza: Like a Dragon · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 23, 2021 (Google Stadia), Sep 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 23, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.

468
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6
twitch viewers (latest)
84/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
28h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

468 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

A lawyer pulls off a miracle, only to have the verdict cost him everything. Now, as a string of murders casts a shroud over the city and the law begins to fail, justice cannot afford to be blind. The son of a murdered lawyer, Takayuki Yagami was raised on the streets of Kamurocho by a yakuza patriarch who paves the way for Yagami to follow in his real father's footsteps. Taking a job at the Genda Law Office, Yagami accepts a high-profile case: Proving Shinpei Okubo, a man suspected of murder, innocent. Against all odds, Yagami succeeds and is hailed as a hero, but his prolific career is shor(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 468 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 973 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~122/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 242k–544k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,088 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$8.97-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.97-78%
GreenManGaming$9.00-77%
Gamesplanet$9.69-76%
Humble Store$9.99-75%
Steam$9.99-75%
WinGameStore$9.99-75%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.97 at GameBillet (2026-08-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 53 of 85 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20222026Week of 2022-09-01: 1,211 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7991492026-08-06 21:00 — 160 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 165 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 305 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 173 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 264 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 393 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 193 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 325 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 404 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 199 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 160 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 346 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 149 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 200 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 343 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 157 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 204 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 520 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 361 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 311 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 472 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 333 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 407 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 799 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 494 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 393 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 484 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 528 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 468 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$8.972022-09-142026-08-262022-09-14 — best price $35.172022-10-20 — best price $35.992022-12-01 — best price $35.112023-01-10 — best price $35.592023-03-23 — best price $35.992023-05-06 — best price $26.992023-07-14 — best price $33.592023-08-22 — best price $35.192023-09-30 — best price $35.992023-12-21 — best price $17.092024-02-11 — best price $17.082024-03-25 — best price $35.992024-05-14 — best price $39.992024-07-16 — best price $36.792024-08-15 — best price $15.992024-09-23 — best price $39.992024-10-24 — best price $10.802024-11-21 — best price $10.662024-12-20 — best price $12.002025-02-03 — best price $35.192025-03-19 — best price $10.772025-04-27 — best price $39.992025-05-09 — best price $11.992025-07-18 — best price $35.192025-08-28 — best price $11.992025-10-15 — best price $10.432025-11-17 — best price $35.192025-12-12 — best price $37.592026-02-03 — best price $37.592026-03-04 — best price $33.982026-04-10 — best price $11.532026-05-06 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $10.952026-08-03 — best price $10.992026-08-21 — best price $8.972026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

7.3k02026-08-17 13:12 — 3,977 viewers2026-08-17 16:12 — 4,272 viewers2026-08-18 14:12 — 5,808 viewers2026-08-19 12:12 — 6,389 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 540 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 109 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 6 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
92%
earned "The Game is Afoot"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)26,3686%47
PS5 (PlayStation)13,3398%47
Steam (Steam)9,6847%47
Xbox Series (Xbox)6,1683%46
PS5 (PlayStation)3,08015%47

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DDarkCrimeDramaActionAdventureCinematicDetectiveRealistic3D Fighter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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