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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 · Perspectives: First person, Third person

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.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an Action, Adventure and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 37594 reviews).

589
playing now
94%
positive of 38k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
25
twitch viewers (latest)
4.2
viewers/channel (concentration)
86/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (174 ratings)
281
Nexus mods (355k downloads)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (19,994 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 90% recommend · from 156 critics
78h
to beat · completionist 120h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

589 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Yakuza: Like a Dragon trailer thumbnail

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Official Trailer

≈409,572 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 589 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 2% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 755k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 37,740 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
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 68 of 142 observed days · $16.39 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

8973312026-09-15 12:00 — 626 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 535 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 405 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 737 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 750 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 448 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 442 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 506 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 484 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 623 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 525 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 370 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 381 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 613 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 516 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 476 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 689 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 447 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 429 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 812 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 754 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 490 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 589 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.0k396Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 5,031 · peak 9,508Jan 2021 — avg 1,924 · peak 4,397Mar 2021 — avg 1,618 · peak 3,658May 2021 — avg 1,883 · peak 4,119Jul 2021 — avg 1,559 · peak 3,597Sep 2021 — avg 694 · peak 1,985Nov 2021 — avg 555 · peak 1,764Jan 2022 — avg 1,010 · peak 2,068Mar 2022 — avg 599 · peak 1,549May 2022 — avg 396 · peak 645Jul 2022 — avg 1,229 · peak 2,612Sep 2022 — avg 529 · peak 977Nov 2022 — avg 798 · peak 2,376Jan 2023 — avg 1,447 · peak 2,476Mar 2023 — avg 889 · peak 2,124May 2023 — avg 1,199 · peak 2,808Jul 2023 — avg 1,193 · peak 2,211Sep 2023 — avg 1,170 · peak 3,798Nov 2023 — avg 1,288 · peak 3,963Jan 2024 — avg 2,112 · peak 3,752Mar 2024 — avg 1,618 · peak 3,325May 2024 — avg 1,232 · peak 2,670Jul 2024 — avg 1,031 · peak 1,890Sep 2024 — avg 895 · peak 2,280Nov 2024 — avg 1,154 · peak 2,546Jan 2025 — avg 1,226 · peak 1,990Mar 2025 — avg 974 · peak 1,738May 2025 — avg 779 · peak 1,459Jul 2025 — avg 806 · peak 1,503Sep 2025 — avg 632 · peak 1,270Nov 2025 — avg 792 · peak 1,602Jan 2026 — avg 886 · peak 1,664Mar 2026 — avg 657 · peak 1,372May 2026 — avg 615 · peak 1,146Jul 2026 — avg 655 · peak 1,310Aug 2026 — avg 685 · peak 1,411
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
18182026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 18 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 7 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 11 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new positive2026-10-04: 10 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 9 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 9 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$3.762020-07-222026-10-142020-07-22 — 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 $7.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k3602026-05-27 — 525 pageviews2026-05-31 — 494 pageviews2026-06-04 — 546 pageviews2026-06-08 — 859 pageviews2026-06-12 — 646 pageviews2026-06-16 — 542 pageviews2026-06-20 — 542 pageviews2026-06-24 — 501 pageviews2026-06-28 — 606 pageviews2026-07-02 — 477 pageviews2026-07-06 — 467 pageviews2026-07-10 — 427 pageviews2026-07-14 — 438 pageviews2026-07-18 — 426 pageviews2026-07-22 — 362 pageviews2026-07-26 — 402 pageviews2026-07-30 — 360 pageviews2026-08-03 — 374 pageviews2026-08-07 — 424 pageviews2026-08-11 — 385 pageviews2026-08-15 — 479 pageviews2026-08-19 — 546 pageviews2026-08-23 — 613 pageviews2026-08-27 — 529 pageviews2026-08-31 — 592 pageviews2026-09-04 — 501 pageviews2026-09-08 — 512 pageviews2026-09-12 — 521 pageviews2026-09-16 — 474 pageviews2026-09-20 — 489 pageviews2026-09-24 — 471 pageviews2026-09-28 — 436 pageviews2026-10-02 — 444 pageviews2026-10-06 — 451 pageviews2026-10-10 — 456 pageviews2026-10-12 — 514 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

41032026-10-01 01:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 127 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 99 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-10 19:35 — 4 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 25 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

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2020-11-10 (Steam store data)

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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