If you’ve been wanting more Yakuza games, don’t worry, you’ll be getting plenty of them in the years to come. Sega has revealed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon 8 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC (via Steam) in 2024. While it’s still early days, developers have confirmed Those two like a dragon‘s Ichiban and series veteran Kiryu will star. You’ll see an RPG-style combat system once again, and Kiryu will have her own party.
You won’t have to wait as long if you need an additional solution. another spinoff, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The man who erased his nameis coming in 2023. The medium-sized (bigger than a DLC, smaller than a full game) action-adventure will shed light on Kiryu’s life between Yakuza 6 Y like a dragon 8. Think of it as a way to fill in the backstory and help newcomers catch up if they’ve missed previous games in the franchise.
The games unite a Redo from the samurai era Like a dragon: they were Release February 2023. Sega is clearly capitalizing on the growing success of Yakuza games beyond Japan (including offshoots like the Judgment Serie). Not that you necessarily care if you’re a fan. like a dragon it was generally well received when it arrived in 2020, and these follow-ups promise more of that successful formula.
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