Franchise file / Toshihiro Nagoshi
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Drama, karaoke and flying fists
Sega's crime saga began in 2005 under Toshihiro Nagoshi. Called Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan, it pairs underworld drama in Kamurocho with street brawls, side stories and plenty of karaoke.
- 2005
- First game
- 2
- Series
- Toshihiro Nagoshi
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
The Kiryu saga. The early numbered games follow Kazuma Kiryu through Kamurocho's clan wars, up to Yakuza 6 in 2016. Yakuza 0 rewound the clock, and the Kiwami remakes rebuilt the first two games.
Start with Yakuza 0Your next late night
The essentials
Chapters
Series (2)
JudgmentDetective spin-off from the Yakuza team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Judgment came in 2018 and Lost Judgment in 2021, with lawyer-turned-private-eye Takayuki Yagami in the lead.
Kamurocho never really sleepsYakuza: Like a DragonSega's core line, from 2005's Yakuza through the Kiryu saga, the Kasuga games and the samurai-era spin-offs, with crime drama, street brawls and absurd side stories throughout.
Kamurocho never really sleepsYakuza: Like a DragonSega's core line, from 2005's Yakuza through the Kiryu saga, the Kasuga games and the samurai-era spin-offs, with crime drama, street brawls and absurd side stories throughout.
A legacy worth revisiting
Serious crime, ridiculous side jobs.
Few series swing so hard between tones. One moment you are unpicking a clan betrayal, the next you are helping a stranger with something absurd. That clash is the hook, from Kazuma Kiryu's brawls to Ichiban Kasuga's turn-based party battles.
- 2005 to 2017
- The Kiryu saga
- 2020 to 2025
- The Kasuga era
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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