Games like Like a Dragon: Ishin!
If Like a Dragon: Ishin! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 →Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a historical action-adventure from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and SEGA, released in 2023 at $59.99. Set in Japan's Edo period, the game follows samurai Sakamoto Ryoma amid factional conflict and revolution. Players master four distinct combat styles, switching between them fluidly in challenging encounters. Reviewers highlight faction politics as the narrative driver, while players describe the samurai-era setting as feeling fresh for the series. Historical figures are reimagined in the studio's style, complemented by weapon upgrade trees, trooper mechanics, and extensive side activities. The game runs verified on Steam Deck, offers substantial length, and holds an 86% positive rating from 2543 Steam reviews.
About Like a Dragon: Ishin!: Don the clothes and weaponry of the elite to become the samurai of legend, Sakamoto Ryoma. Draw your blade and join the revolution in this heated historical adventure.
Players who liked Like a Dragon: Ishin! also play
Steam players who put hours into Like a Dragon: Ishin! 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 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Top pick for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 6: The Song of Life
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Third-strongest match for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
Yakuza 5 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Ranked #4 for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Ranked #5 for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Ranked #6 for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 4 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Ranked #8 for Like a Dragon: Ishin! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Like a Dragon: Ishin!
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Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Nioh: Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Yakuza Kiwami
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Unwind a 10 billion yen conspiracy in Tokyo's red-light district, fueled by your fists and unyielding resolve that will make you a legend.
Samurai Simulator
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Samurai Simulator is a dynamic action game set in feudal Japan. Fight in true samurai style, unlock new abilities, avoid death, and cut down your enemies using an extensive arsenal available to Asian warriors.
ActionSteam ↗Yakuza: Like a Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Like a Dragon: Ishin! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Like a Dragon: Ishin! at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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 Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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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 an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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: Like a Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 combat style switching and an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 a dark mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Another title from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
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 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 6: The Song of Life
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
Yakuza 5 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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 4 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
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.
Frequently asked about Like a Dragon: Ishin!
- Is Like a Dragon: Ishin! verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Like a Dragon: Ishin! 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 Like a Dragon: Ishin! cost?
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Like a Dragon: Ishin!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Like a Dragon: Ishin! are Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
- Who developed Like a Dragon: Ishin!?
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! was developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA.
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