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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name cover art

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2023-11-08

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ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Nov 09, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Nov 09, 2023 (Xbox One), Nov 09, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 09, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

ERASE YOUR PAST TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE Once a legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu faked his own death and abandoned his name for the sake of protecting his family. Now, he is thrust into conflict by a mysterious figure attempting to drive him out of hiding.

207
playing now
95%
positive of 13k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 37h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.49
steam price (US)

207 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Having faked his own death to protect his foster children, the legendary former yakuza Kazuma Kiryu now lives in the shadows, his identity erased. Bound by a pact with the secretive Daidoji faction, he operates as one of their covert agents under the codename "Joryu", carrying out assignments in exchange for anonymous support of the orphanage he holds dear. Between jobs, he seeks quiet moments of meditation, trying to leave his violent past behind. But that fragile peace cannot last. When Kiryu is tasked with providing security for a smuggling operation in Yokohama, the job turns out to be a t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 207 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 751 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~94/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,213 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 10,796 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 252k–567k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,608 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$11.22-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.22-78%
GreenManGaming$11.25-77%
Gamesplanet$12.09-76%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.22 at GameBillet (2026-08-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 49 of 87 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.1k4.1k20232026Week of 2023-11-01: 4,101 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

403712026-08-07 00:00 — 71 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 104 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 113 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 142 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 141 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 90 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 170 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 144 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 94 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 105 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 96 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 75 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 127 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 119 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 273 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 153 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 146 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 259 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 117 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 236 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 403 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 153 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 177 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 235 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 176 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 207 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$11.222023-06-082026-08-262023-06-08 — best price $49.992023-11-12 — best price $42.732024-01-03 — best price $32.842024-02-06 — best price $37.492024-02-22 — best price $44.992024-04-29 — best price $26.692024-05-14 — best price $49.992024-06-27 — best price $26.742024-07-22 — best price $46.492024-08-09 — best price $45.992024-08-22 — best price $49.992024-09-23 — best price $28.792024-10-08 — best price $43.492024-11-02 — best price $49.992024-11-22 — best price $23.992024-12-16 — best price $23.992025-01-09 — best price $46.492025-01-31 — best price $20.002025-03-03 — best price $18.242025-04-04 — best price $18.992025-04-27 — best price $49.992025-05-07 — best price $49.992025-07-03 — best price $47.492025-08-08 — best price $49.992025-09-04 — best price $49.992025-10-06 — best price $49.992025-10-30 — best price $42.482025-11-27 — best price $17.492025-12-19 — best price $14.892026-02-03 — best price $46.992026-02-26 — best price $43.492026-03-24 — best price $43.492026-04-13 — best price $13.742026-05-04 — best price $49.992026-05-28 — best price $49.992026-06-10 — best price $13.992026-06-26 — best price $14.792026-08-03 — best price $13.742026-08-22 — best price $11.222026-08-26 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

9902026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 66 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
84.4%
earned "Hidden Dragon"
46.4%
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 Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)15,67455%62
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)11,35116%61
Steam (Steam)6,57529%62
PS4 (PlayStation)4,79063%62

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

GoreJRPGActionComedyViolentAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

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

Recent updates

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