Strong story and Ryuji Goda as villain
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“9.8/10 genuinely best story line arc of all time”
Steam review · 43.7 h played ↗
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio2019Beat 'em up · Action · RPG
The verdict
A story-driven Yakuza entry with a great villain, gorgeous visuals and plenty of side content, but simplified single-style combat. Skip it if Yakuza 0's combat depth matters most.
Great for
Story-focused Yakuza fans who enjoy side content, minigames and Majima, and can tolerate weaker combat
Main risk
Combat is a downgrade from Yakuza 0/Kiwami 1: one style, floaty ragdolls, and a divisive ending
What players love
Fun side content and minigames (Cabaret Club)
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Worth it for the cabaret club mini game alone.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
Gorgeous Dragon Engine visuals and seamless world
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“interiors have no loading, you can just walk right into Don Quixote and out with out having to load.”
Steam review · 53.9 h played ↗
Improvement over Kiwami 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Better then Kiwami 1 by far. On the same level as Yakuza 0.”
Steam review · 58 h played ↗
Majima Saga is a great bonus
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“UPDATE: I just played the Majima DLC. And that moment in massage parlour. "We haven't met before, have we?". My god.”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
Funny ragdoll physics and heat actions
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Characters ragdoll and fly into the air on occasion, but it's funny instead of frustrating.”
Steam review · 75.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Combat downgrade: one style, floaty and clunky
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Playing YK2 felt more like a chore than anything.”
Steam review · 38.7 h played ↗
Weak, convoluted story and bad ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the ending is such high order bs that I just cannot recommend this.”
Steam review · 35.9 h played ↗
Delisting and paid re-release of the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The "upgrade", if you can even call it that, could have just been a simple Steam Beta pipeline instead of a whole ass separate game”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
Poor PC port and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Amazing game, horrible port. The PC port of Kiwami 2 is by far the worst way to play the game in my opinion.”
Steam review · 26.8 h played ↗
Ragdoll physics ruin fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The ragdolling makes it even worse as you get ragdolled (not only you but mostly you) for a solid 3-5 seconds without it making sense.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Repetitive minigames and bouncer missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“There are also 78 bouncer missions... haha fuck you too game.”
Steam review · 79.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support42 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (64-Bit Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, 2 GB / Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage42 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-Bit Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6700, 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.7 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB / Radeon RX Vega 56, 8GB
Storage42 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (64-Bit Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, 2 GB / Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage42 GB available space
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