Fit check
Is Yakuza Kiwami worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-RPG players who want a story set around yakuza conflict in modern Japan
- Players who prefer switching between several melee combat styles
- Story-focused players who want optional nightlife activities alongside the main plot
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused combat game may find the story and city activities interrupt the fighting
- Players wanting a short, self-contained sequence of battles may not enjoy its extended narrative and optional diversions
- Players using Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) save data cannot carry that data into this edition
Our take on Yakuza Kiwami
The broad city setting trades a purely combat-driven pace for story scenes and optional activities. Players move between fights, narrative developments, and diversions such as karaoke or arcade games, so the experience gives up constant combat focus in favor of a fuller urban setting.
What is Yakuza Kiwami?
Follow Kazuma Kiryu after a 10-year prison sentence leaves him caught between yakuza clans nearing war.
The story centers on a conspiracy in Kamurocho and themes of love, humanity, and betrayal. Combat lets players change among four styles: Brawler, Rush, Beast, and Dragon. Improvised weapons found in the streets can be used against groups of enemies. Outside the main story, Kamurocho offers activities including karaoke, a casino, a cabaret club, an arcade, and batting cages, alongside encounters with various characters. This edition includes additional text languages compared with Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy), but save data from that version does not transfer.
How Yakuza Kiwami plays
- 01Four Combat Styles
- Brawler, Rush, Beast, and Dragon provide different approaches to fighting.
- 02Street Weapons
- Objects found around Kamurocho can be used during battles against groups of enemies.
- 03Kamurocho Activities
- Optional diversions include karaoke, casino games, a cabaret club, an arcade, and batting cages.
- 04Additional Text Languages
- This edition includes more text-language options than Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy).
Yakuza Kiwami compared to similar games
Yakuza Kiwami combines a yakuza story, four switchable fighting styles, and city nightlife activities. Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG centered on immersion, exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations, while Vagante presents a dark-fantasy adventure involving monsters, demons, and crooks. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened adds cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
Yakuza Kiwami: platforms & release
Is Yakuza Kiwami worth it?
It is worth it if: action-RPG players who want a story set around yakuza conflict in modern Japan. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused combat game may find the story and city activities interrupt the fighting.
Where can I download Yakuza Kiwami?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Yakuza Kiwami's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Yakuza Kiwami on?
Windows only.
