Choose Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
Choose Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) if you want a RPG game with Multi-player. 10,500 Steam reviews back the pick.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) vs Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) (2019) is 2 years older than Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2021). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy): 10,500 reviews, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life: 3,711). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Choose Yakuza 6: The Song of Life if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 3,711 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.5% vs 95.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) |  Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (10,500 reviews) | 95.4% positive (3,711 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) (2019) is 2 years older than Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2021).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy): 10,500 reviews, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life: 3,711).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) vs Yakuza 6: The Song of Life — FAQ
- Which is better, Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) or Yakuza 6: The Song of Life?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) sits at 94.5% positive (10,500 reviews), Yakuza 6: The Song of Life at 95.4% (3,711). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) or Yakuza 6: The Song of Life first?
- If you want chronology, Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) (2019) came out before Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Yakuza 6: The Song of Life have multiplayer like Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)?
- No. Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is listed as single-player only.
- Do Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy) and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.