Games like Yakuza: Like a Dragon
If Yakuza: Like a Dragon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exceptional character writing, challenging and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a turn-based RPG developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA, released in 2020 at $19.99 USD. Players take on the role of Ichiban Kasuga, who rises from the bottom of the yakuza ranks through party-based combat, dungeon exploration, and a deep job system with class mixing. The game features extensive minigame systems, equipment upgrading, and the grinding-leveling loop typical of the genre. Players describe the experience as both challenging and immersive, with emotional and epic storytelling alongside comedic elements. Reviewers highlight Ichiban as an inspiring protagonist, while the substories and party-members feel like real companions to many players. The business-management minigame has been called addictive by players who sink hours into that system. The game is verified on Steam Deck and holds a 95% positive rating from over 14,000 Steam reviews.
About Yakuza: Like a Dragon: Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Players who liked Yakuza: Like a Dragon also play
Steam players who put hours into Yakuza: Like a Dragon also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Top pick for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Second-strongest match for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must face the ambitious Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, in an all-out war between two rival yakuza clans. An extreme recreation of one of Yakuza’s most beloved entries, now in stunning 4K and unlocked framerates. There can be only one dragon.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Ranked #5 for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Ranked #6 for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
When a dark secret brings a loan shark, a death-row inmate, a corrupt cop and the legendary yakuza Kazuma Kiryu together the resulting war in Kamurocho might level the district to the ground.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Ranked #7 for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
Yakuza 5 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Ranked #8 for Yakuza: Like a Dragon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Yakuza: Like a Dragon
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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Persona 5 Royal
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
The pioneer 3D fighting series continues to evolve as Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage arrives on Steam! Featuring: Crossplay and Rollback Netcode support, a brand new single player mode: "World Stage", and more!
Megadimension Neptunia VII
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune's nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles and multi-worlds in this JRPG!
FINAL FANTASY VII
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Reviewers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Yakuza: Like a Dragon at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must face the ambitious Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, in an all-out war between two rival yakuza clans. An extreme recreation of one of Yakuza’s most beloved entries, now in stunning 4K and unlocked framerates. There can be only one dragon.
Judgment
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
ERASE YOUR PAST TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE Once a legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu faked his own death and abandoned his name for the sake of protecting his family. Now, he is thrust into conflict by a mysterious figure attempting to drive him out of hiding.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
Lost Judgment
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
When a police officer discloses the murder of the student teacher who bullied his son to suicide, the twisted secrets of a Yokohama, high school bleed out. Nothing, in this case, is black and white.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must face the ambitious Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, in an all-out war between two rival yakuza clans. An extreme recreation of one of Yakuza’s most beloved entries, now in stunning 4K and unlocked framerates. There can be only one dragon.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
When a dark secret brings a loan shark, a death-row inmate, a corrupt cop and the legendary yakuza Kazuma Kiryu together the resulting war in Kamurocho might level the district to the ground.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
Yakuza 5 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.
Frequently asked about Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Is Yakuza: Like a Dragon verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Yakuza: Like a Dragon is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Yakuza: Like a Dragon cost?
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Yakuza: Like a Dragon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon are Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy).
- Who developed Yakuza: Like a Dragon?
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon was developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
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