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FranchiseYakuza: Like a DragonSeriesYakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza 0

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First release
Mar 12, 2015
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Simulator · Drama, Open world, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era. The game follows two protagonists: Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo's Kamurocho district and Goro Majima in Osaka's Sotenbori district. Players alternate between their stories as they navigate the criminal underworld, engaging in street fights using multiple switchable combat styles, managing businesses, and participating in a wide variety of side activities and minigames. The game is largely credited with bringing the long-running franchise to mainstream Western attention.

Also known as Y0, Yakuza Zero, Yakuza0.exe, Ryu ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho
… See more, Like a Dragon 0: The Place of Oath

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Storyline
In December 1988, young yakuza Kazuma Kiryu finds himself framed for a murder that took place on a small, seemingly insignificant plot of empty land in Tokyo's Kamurocho district. The lot turns out to be the final piece needed for a powerful crime family's redevelopment scheme, making it the most valuable piece of real estate in the city. To protect those closest to him, Kiryu abandons his clan and sets out to uncover who set him up and why. Meanwhile in Osaka, disgraced former yakuza Goro Majima operates a cabaret club under constant surveillance, desperate to earn his way back into the organization that cast him out. When he is offered a chance at redemption in exchange for carrying out an assassination, Majima must decide how far he is willing to go. Both men are drawn inexorably toward the same conspiracy, where the fates of the powerful and the powerless hinge on a single piece of ground.Read more

In December 1988, young yakuza Kazuma Kiryu finds himself framed for a murder that took place on a small, seemingly insignificant plot of empty land in Tokyo's Kamurocho district. The lot turns out to be the final piece needed for a powerful crime family's redevelopment scheme, making it the most valuable piece of real estate in the city. To protect those closest to him, Kiryu abandons his clan and sets out to uncover who set him up and why. Meanwhile in Osaka, disgraced former yakuza Goro Majima operates a cabaret club under constant surveillance, desperate to earn his way back into the organization that cast him out. When he is offered a chance at redemption in exchange for carrying out an assassination, Majima must decide how far he is willing to go. Both men are drawn inexorably toward the same conspiracy, where the fates of the powerful and the powerless hinge on a single piece of ground.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Mar 12, 2015
PlayStation 4
Mar 12, 2015
PlayStation 3
May 14, 2015
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 4
May 14, 2015
PlayStation 4
Jan 24, 2017
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 01, 2018
Xbox One
Feb 26, 2020
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
30h
Main + Extras
50h
Completionist
115h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
pool, martial arts, 1980s, murder, minigames
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At a Glance

Critic Score
86
Main Story (IGDB)
30h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
50h
Completionist (IGDB)
115h
How it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • 한국어interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026
Also in 2 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026

Features

Input and devices

  • Full controller support
  • Steam Remote Play on phone
  • Steam Remote Play on tablet
  • Steam Remote Play on TV
Steam · recorded 11 Oct 2026

Steam features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud saves
  • Steam Family Sharing
Steam · recorded 11 Oct 2026

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Steam Deck

Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 11 Oct 2026

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