Emotional, funny story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The story is damn good. There are a lot plot twists that I didn't see it coming”
Steam review · 34.1 h played ↗
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%RGG Studio2020RPG · Adventure · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A charming turn-based JRPG take on Yakuza with a great story, lovable cast and tons of side content. Skip it if you dislike turn-based combat, long cutscenes or mandatory late-game grinding.
Great for
Fans of story-driven JRPGs who enjoy humor, heartfelt drama, side quests and minigames
Main risk
Repetitive turn-based combat and a mandatory grind wall after chapter 12
What players love
Fun turn-based combat and job system
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“it is genuinely fantastic at times and has one of the best turn based combat systems in any recent JRPG”
Steam review · 83.7 h played ↗
Lovable party and great characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Party members are interesting and very engaging in everything that you do.”
Steam review · 155.6 h played ↗
Ichiban is a lovable protagonist
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Ichiban is so likable that he makes you want to join him and root for him.”
Steam review · 81.3 h played ↗
Huge amount of side content and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There's also a ton of fun mini games to experience, even mini games that don't sound fun, like running several businesses and having management meetings.”
Steam review · 129.5 h played ↗
Great entry point for newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I think this is a great starting point for anyone wanting to dip thier toe into the Like a Dragon series.”
Steam review · 130.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, repetitive turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“In 99% of fights, I used the same 3 attacks to either end the fight in the first round or knock the enemy down by 90% and just mop up the rest.”
Steam review · 180.5 h played ↗
Mandatory late-game grind wall
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This will be the easiest JRPG you've ever played for MANY hours, then you will fight Majima and the game will suddenly difficulty spike to an insane extent and expect you to grind for hours to continue.”
Steam review · 77 h played ↗
Too many long cutscenes, little gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Out of 10 hours "played," 9.8 were spent watching cut scenes.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Too many random encounters and slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Boring RPG combat where you can't walk down a street without getting into at least 4 fights in a row.”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
Not a real Yakuza game for series fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I played every Yakuza game, I don't know why the devs decided to switch this game to turn based combat, it ruined the fun for me”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and Denuvo issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Denuvo included. Prevents you from playing your game if you're messing around with Proton versions trying to fix the enormous amount of crashes.”
Steam review · 37.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6700 | AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage40 GB available space
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