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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life cover art

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2021-03-25

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ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Dec 08, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Mar 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 25, 2021 (Xbox One)

Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is an Action and Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 8348 reviews).

63
playing now
93%
positive of 8.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (87 ratings)
256
Nexus mods (222k downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (9,356 ratings)
40h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 49h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for PlayStation 4. The game is the seventh main installment in the Yakuza series and the final main game to feature Kazuma Kiryu as the primary protagonist, and was released in Japan in December 2016. The English version was released in Southeast Asia in March 2018, and worldwide the following month. Versions for Windows and Xbox One were released in March 2021. The game was followed up by Yakuza Kiwami 2, a remake of the second game, and by Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the next chronological installment, released in 2020.

Trailer

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life trailer thumbnail

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈387,002 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 520 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~65/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 167k–376k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,348 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-01-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 71 of 141 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39939920212026Week of 2021-03-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

174452026-09-15 13:00 — 104 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 66 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 64 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 140 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 86 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 66 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 67 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 73 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 61 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 108 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 84 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 60 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 60 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 98 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 74 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 76 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 107 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 69 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 61 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 174 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 96 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 60 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 98 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
99792Mar 2021Aug 2026Mar 2021 — avg 997 · peak 1,607May 2021 — avg 244 · peak 541Jul 2021 — avg 262 · peak 587Sep 2021 — avg 162 · peak 376Nov 2021 — avg 125 · peak 274Jan 2022 — avg 164 · peak 309Mar 2022 — avg 127 · peak 290May 2022 — avg 100 · peak 162Jul 2022 — avg 150 · peak 279Sep 2022 — avg 121 · peak 258Nov 2022 — avg 136 · peak 317Jan 2023 — avg 192 · peak 344Mar 2023 — avg 148 · peak 314May 2023 — avg 109 · peak 206Jul 2023 — avg 130 · peak 211Sep 2023 — avg 147 · peak 358Nov 2023 — avg 184 · peak 344Jan 2024 — avg 208 · peak 328Mar 2024 — avg 186 · peak 382May 2024 — avg 159 · peak 359Jul 2024 — avg 151 · peak 281Sep 2024 — avg 150 · peak 358Nov 2024 — avg 178 · peak 350Jan 2025 — avg 181 · peak 306Mar 2025 — avg 149 · peak 255May 2025 — avg 130 · peak 236Jul 2025 — avg 116 · peak 200Sep 2025 — avg 111 · peak 221Nov 2025 — avg 114 · peak 205Jan 2026 — avg 126 · peak 217Mar 2026 — avg 102 · peak 189May 2026 — avg 99 · peak 189Jul 2026 — avg 97 · peak 188Aug 2026 — avg 92 · peak 178
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.752021-03-252026-10-152021-03-25 — best price $15.792021-04-21 — best price $15.592021-05-19 — best price $19.992021-06-06 — best price $17.882021-08-06 — best price $11.992021-11-03 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $12.382022-04-14 — best price $10.592022-07-15 — best price $10.992022-09-16 — best price $10.992022-11-22 — best price $5.492023-01-06 — best price $15.582023-03-24 — best price $15.582023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-09-30 — best price $17.992024-01-16 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-05-14 — best price $19.992024-07-08 — best price $17.992024-08-10 — best price $18.392024-09-17 — best price $17.992024-10-30 — best price $6.292024-12-06 — best price $17.542025-01-30 — best price $5.352025-03-20 — best price $10.492025-05-05 — best price $17.992025-07-14 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $10.992025-11-17 — best price $17.992026-01-03 — best price $19.992026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $17.752026-05-07 — best price $9.992026-06-10 — best price $9.192026-07-23 — best price $17.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3201282026-06-03 — 156 pageviews2026-06-07 — 320 pageviews2026-06-11 — 243 pageviews2026-06-15 — 203 pageviews2026-06-19 — 220 pageviews2026-06-23 — 208 pageviews2026-06-27 — 189 pageviews2026-07-01 — 181 pageviews2026-07-05 — 202 pageviews2026-07-09 — 162 pageviews2026-07-13 — 214 pageviews2026-07-17 — 162 pageviews2026-07-21 — 159 pageviews2026-07-25 — 160 pageviews2026-07-29 — 136 pageviews2026-08-02 — 185 pageviews2026-08-06 — 167 pageviews2026-08-10 — 162 pageviews2026-08-14 — 173 pageviews2026-08-18 — 189 pageviews2026-08-22 — 203 pageviews2026-08-26 — 234 pageviews2026-08-30 — 227 pageviews2026-09-03 — 167 pageviews2026-09-07 — 197 pageviews2026-09-11 — 152 pageviews2026-09-15 — 190 pageviews2026-09-19 — 174 pageviews2026-09-23 — 195 pageviews2026-09-27 — 181 pageviews2026-10-01 — 172 pageviews2026-10-05 — 180 pageviews2026-10-09 — 146 pageviews2026-10-13 — 182 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
85.7%
earned "Welcome Back"
40.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-03-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)20,02025%59
Steam (Steam)7,11315%59
Xbox One (Xbox)5,9718%59
Windows (Xbox)1,21111%59

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

RPGJRPGCrimeDramaActionComedyViolentAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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