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Like a Dragon: Ishin!

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2023-02-21

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Yakuza: Like a Dragon · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 17, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Feb 21, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Feb 21, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 21, 2023 (Xbox One), Feb 21, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Become the samurai of legend, Sakamoto Ryoma and embark on an epic action adventure story set in a heated historical Japan. Turn the tide of battle with legendary gun and sword combat to change the course of history in search for justice.

Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a 2023 Action and Adventure game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 6425 reviews).

163
playing now
81%
positive of 6.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
72
Nexus mods (79k downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (5,750 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 24h · completionist 132h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

163 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! is a 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. A spin-off of the Like a Dragon / Yakuza series, it was released on February 22, 2014, exclusively in Japan, serving as a launch title for the PlayStation 4. A remake, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, was released in February 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It was developed using Unreal Engine 4, and received a worldwide release unlike the original game.

Trailer

Like a Dragon: Ishin! trailer thumbnail

Like a Dragon: Ishin! - State of Play Sep 2022 Announcement Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

≈322,804 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 163 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 407 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~51/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,289 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,786 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 129k–290k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,434 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.39 at Fanatical (2026-06-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 71 of 92 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20232026Week of 2023-02-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

197532026-09-15 15:00 — 133 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 70 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 83 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 170 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 102 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 90 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 144 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 53 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 99 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 144 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 64 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 77 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 72 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 88 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 95 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 92 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 97 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 70 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 100 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 197 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 110 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 96 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 163 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.8k109Mar 2023Aug 2026Mar 2023 — avg 1,822 · peak 5,205May 2023 — avg 472 · peak 1,122Jul 2023 — avg 400 · peak 827Sep 2023 — avg 237 · peak 592Nov 2023 — avg 208 · peak 676Jan 2024 — avg 241 · peak 509Mar 2024 — avg 160 · peak 368May 2024 — avg 180 · peak 494Jul 2024 — avg 164 · peak 369Sep 2024 — avg 209 · peak 708Nov 2024 — avg 254 · peak 600Jan 2025 — avg 228 · peak 429Mar 2025 — avg 181 · peak 415May 2025 — avg 171 · peak 399Jul 2025 — avg 161 · peak 354Sep 2025 — avg 150 · peak 320Nov 2025 — avg 178 · peak 430Jan 2026 — avg 187 · peak 430Mar 2026 — avg 137 · peak 314May 2026 — avg 117 · peak 253Jul 2026 — avg 110 · peak 243Aug 2026 — avg 120 · peak 292
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.002022-09-142026-10-142022-09-14 — best price $52.752022-12-01 — best price $52.672023-04-26 — best price $44.992023-05-09 — best price $39.742023-07-18 — best price $59.992023-08-22 — best price $52.792023-09-28 — best price $53.992023-11-29 — best price $28.202024-01-05 — best price $51.272024-02-15 — best price $29.992024-04-30 — best price $24.002024-05-30 — best price $53.992024-07-26 — best price $21.602024-08-15 — best price $23.992024-09-23 — best price $59.992024-10-24 — best price $16.202024-11-12 — best price $59.992024-12-12 — best price $17.992025-01-20 — best price $16.192025-02-05 — best price $52.742025-03-19 — best price $13.472025-04-24 — best price $14.992025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-07-11 — best price $52.792025-08-26 — best price $59.992025-10-06 — best price $59.992025-11-17 — best price $52.792025-12-18 — best price $10.782026-02-12 — best price $11.092026-03-19 — best price $10.762026-04-20 — best price $11.992026-05-14 — best price $35.192026-06-01 — best price $35.192026-06-26 — best price $12.002026-08-10 — best price $35.992026-08-23 — best price $8.972026-09-20 — best price $8.952026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5882062026-05-27 — 312 pageviews2026-05-31 — 264 pageviews2026-06-04 — 274 pageviews2026-06-08 — 452 pageviews2026-06-12 — 367 pageviews2026-06-16 — 299 pageviews2026-06-20 — 254 pageviews2026-06-24 — 304 pageviews2026-06-28 — 326 pageviews2026-07-02 — 234 pageviews2026-07-06 — 292 pageviews2026-07-10 — 260 pageviews2026-07-14 — 234 pageviews2026-07-18 — 257 pageviews2026-07-22 — 226 pageviews2026-07-26 — 243 pageviews2026-07-30 — 215 pageviews2026-08-03 — 242 pageviews2026-08-07 — 246 pageviews2026-08-11 — 236 pageviews2026-08-15 — 275 pageviews2026-08-19 — 335 pageviews2026-08-23 — 367 pageviews2026-08-27 — 265 pageviews2026-08-31 — 307 pageviews2026-09-04 — 254 pageviews2026-09-08 — 280 pageviews2026-09-12 — 225 pageviews2026-09-16 — 242 pageviews2026-09-20 — 262 pageviews2026-09-24 — 237 pageviews2026-09-28 — 226 pageviews2026-10-02 — 265 pageviews2026-10-06 — 271 pageviews2026-10-10 — 311 pageviews2026-10-12 — 282 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
95.4%
earned "Home, Sweet Home"
24.9%
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 Sharing5 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-02-17, latest 2023-03-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)17,3679%56
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)16,0311%55
Steam (Steam)6,6726%56
PS4 (PlayStation)5,10413%56

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

GoreJRPGActionViolentAdventureAction RPGHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

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

Recent updates

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