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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

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.

Released Nov 8, 2023 Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher SEGA Platforms Windows ActionBeat 'em upAction RPGAction-AdventureSexual Content
View on Steam ↗ $49.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.5%positive10,331 reviews
Recommended · 53 found this helpful

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name completely surprised me. This is actually my first Yakuza/Like a Dragon game, and I didn’t expect to get this attached to the story so quickly. There’s something about the way it blends drama, humour, and character moments that…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I wasnt sure that Joryu was going to be able to fill in the void that Kiryu left but man did he deliver, sometimes i even forget that im playing as Joryu, their moveset is pretty identical except Joryu can switch to an agent style which have an ability to throw cigarettes on the…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

103playing at last check
16224-hour peak
13,737all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2024 2025 2026 3.8k avg · Nov 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

62achievements
45.9%median completion
10.5%rarest: The Dragon of Dojima
84.6% of players 80.0% of players 78.1% of players 76.7% of players 74.1% of players 72.3% of players 71.9% of players 71.1% of players 68.9% of players 68.8% of players 67.4% of players 67.2% of players 66.4% of players 65.4% of players 63.4% of players 63.1% of players 62.9% of players 62.7% of players 61.7% of players 61.0% of players 59.2% of players 58.2% of players 57.5% of players 56.9% of players 55.0% of players 53.7% of players 52.9% of players 52.4% of players 52.3% of players 49.7% of players 46.5% of players 45.9% of players 45.1% of players 42.8% of players 42.6% of players 41.1% of players 37.8% of players 36.8% of players 36.1% of players 35.4% of players 34.2% of players 33.1% of players 33.0% of players 31.4% of players 31.2% of players 30.2% of players 29.0% of players 27.4% of players 25.7% of players 24.8% of players 24.2% of players 22.5% of players 22.0% of players 22.0% of players 21.4% of players 20.4% of players 20.2% of players 19.7% of players 17.5% of players 15.1% of players 84.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.6%Hidden Dragon — Hidden achievement
80.0%Untouchable — Used Ultimate Counter 5 times.
78.1%Fledgling Dragon — Obtained 10 abilities through Upgrade Abilities.
Rarest badges of honor
10.5%The Dragon of Dojima — Obtained all achievements.
12.8%Arcade Dweller — Played 6 different games at the arcade.
15.1%Retro Gamer — Played 5 different games on the SEGA Master System.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$49.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$49.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US49.99 USD
EU49.99 EUR
UK44.99 GBP
Australia82.95 AUD
Canada64.99 CAD
Japan5,940 JPY
Brazil249.00 BRL
China229.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$34 Japan Canada Brazil US EU Australia UK≈$60

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 05, 2026
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Feb 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 2025
Check Out Everything Revealed from the Newest RGG Direct

Check out all the exciting game reveals and announcements from the newest RGG Direct. Watch it now! Keep an eye on our social channels for more Like a Dragon content. -The Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Team

Jan 11, 2025
Check Out Everything Shown During the Newest Like a Dragon Direct

Get details on the latest news from RGG Studio, just revealed during the Like a Dragon Direct. WATCH THE NEWEST LIKE A DRAGON DIRECT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2375550/Like_a_Dragon_Gaiden

Oct 24, 2024
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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsAction · Beat 'em up · Action RPG · Action-Adventure · Sexual Content · Story Rich · Violent · Singleplayer · Open World · Martial Arts · JRPG · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * , Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements62
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://gaiden.sega.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 1903 (OS Build 18362) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 4 GB or Intel Arc A380, 6 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 98 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device Additional Notes: 1080p Low @ 30 FPS w/ Balanced FSR 1.0, requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.