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Yakuza: Like a Dragon cover art

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2020-11-10

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ActionAdventureRPG

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

Releases: Jan 16, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 02, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

1,169
playing now
94%
positive of 37k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
27
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (174 ratings)
78h
to beat · completionist 120h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

1,169 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a 2020 role-playing video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4. The eighth mainline installment in the Yakuza series and the first to be developed as a turn-based RPG, it was released in Japan and Asia on January 16, 2020. The western release of the game for the PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 10, 2020 included new costumes, the returning of English audio track for the first time since the first game, and some previously paid DLC. This version was then released in Japan and Asia under the subtitle International on February 25, 2021 for Windows and Xbox platforms. The game was released worldwide for the PlayStation 5 on March 2, 2021, and a version for Amazon Luna launched on December 10, 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,169 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,824 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~228/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 748k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 37,413 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.60 at GreenManGaming (2024-07-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 51 of 108 observed days · $4.39 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20202026Week of 2020-11-01: 2,771 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,224 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 916 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 849 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 931 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k3472026-08-06 22:00 — 445 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 347 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 628 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 441 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 485 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 765 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 568 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 580 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 823 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 571 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 374 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 713 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 453 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 449 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 688 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 432 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 431 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 914 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 764 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 543 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 777 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 692 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 827 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1,176 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 931 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 766 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 756 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 914 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 893 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1,169 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$3.762020-07-222026-08-302020-07-22 — best price $59.992021-01-21 — best price $59.992021-05-02 — best price $42.062021-07-09 — best price $59.992021-11-24 — best price $29.992022-03-21 — best price $53.992022-08-14 — best price $21.992022-10-12 — best price $20.402022-12-01 — best price $53.882023-01-18 — best price $20.992023-03-31 — best price $53.882023-05-17 — best price $53.882023-08-04 — best price $59.992023-09-07 — best price $53.512023-11-16 — best price $53.882024-01-05 — best price $51.272024-03-14 — best price $11.992024-06-27 — best price $10.792024-09-10 — best price $19.992024-10-25 — best price $17.992024-12-14 — best price $17.992025-01-24 — best price $8.942025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-04-30 — best price $8.942025-07-11 — best price $17.752025-09-15 — best price $9.092025-11-05 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-04 — best price $17.752026-04-23 — best price $7.162026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-07-18 — best price $17.882026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k3462026-05-27 — 525 pageviews2026-05-30 — 494 pageviews2026-06-02 — 471 pageviews2026-06-05 — 810 pageviews2026-06-08 — 859 pageviews2026-06-11 — 630 pageviews2026-06-14 — 580 pageviews2026-06-17 — 575 pageviews2026-06-20 — 542 pageviews2026-06-23 — 552 pageviews2026-06-26 — 609 pageviews2026-06-29 — 502 pageviews2026-07-02 — 477 pageviews2026-07-05 — 544 pageviews2026-07-08 — 521 pageviews2026-07-11 — 448 pageviews2026-07-14 — 438 pageviews2026-07-17 — 439 pageviews2026-07-20 — 381 pageviews2026-07-23 — 378 pageviews2026-07-26 — 402 pageviews2026-07-29 — 392 pageviews2026-08-01 — 363 pageviews2026-08-04 — 621 pageviews2026-08-07 — 424 pageviews2026-08-10 — 438 pageviews2026-08-13 — 445 pageviews2026-08-16 — 526 pageviews2026-08-19 — 546 pageviews2026-08-22 — 603 pageviews2026-08-24 — 574 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

12302026-08-26 19:15 — 48 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 59 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 27 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
78.2%
earned "For the Family"
35.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing6 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)25,27518%63
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)23,6295%62
PS4 (PlayStation)23,06614%63
Steam (Steam)22,91210%63

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

RPGJRPGCrimeFunnyActionComedyViolentAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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