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Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
32 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pretty solid remake, new port doesn't seem that interesting or worth even two dollars. Majima Everywhere loses its charm after a bit and you just want to get more moves or continue with the story. But, its ultimately a…”
“this game has good plot, yakuza 0 combat, and overall just pretty fun 9.4/10”
“(LEGACY) fun game great story that make a white tear ome out hate it got delested wanna contenue the story there is not kiwami 2 legacy lested me cant play laptop weak :(”
30 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pretty solid remake, new port doesn't seem that interesting or worth even two dollars. Majima Everywhere loses its charm after a bit and you just want to get more moves or continue with the story. But, its ultimately a…”
“this game has good plot, yakuza 0 combat, and overall just pretty fun 9.4/10”
“(LEGACY) fun game great story that make a white tear ome out hate it got delested wanna contenue the story there is not kiwami 2 legacy lested me cant play laptop weak :(”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pretty solid remake, new port doesn't seem that interesting or worth even two dollars. Majima Everywhere loses its charm after a bit and you just want to get more moves or continue with the story. But, its ultimately a…”
“A solid remake of the first game with its fair share of problems. Short and sweet. Wish the OG ps2 version would get ported, though. That game sucks, but its so, so special.”
“I LOVE Yakuza! So well written- both main story campaign and sub stories, so much side content- and so much attention to detail and quality. The combat is fun and engaging, the balance between silly and serious is…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game, Yakuza Kiwami, continues the story from Yakuza 0, set several years later. And yeah, just like a typical Yakuza game, it dives deep into conflicts between yakuza clans, internal struggles, and different…”
“Yakuza Kiwami is a fine example of how a remaster should be done. Graphical changes and fixing some story plot holes are pretty well done. Majima everywhere is sometimes a nuisance, but all in all, it's a solid addition…”
“not my favorite but it's still pretty decent it just feels a bit jarring coming into this one plot-wise, since it was the starting point of the franchise and Yakuza 0 has much higher quality writing the gameplay is…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is less laggy than the replacement game, and I can just download mods for it to be just about the same”
“Kiwami means [strike]no legend checkpoint after the triad fight[/strike] extreme! It's a great follow up to 0 and it's from a time when RGG could actually write decent stories. This is better than the non-legacy version…”
“dope ass game and runs on ♥♥♥♥♥♥ pc”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“The core system with the new styles from Yakuza 0 could make for pretty fun combat, but even your base tools are strong enough to make normal encounters a complete joke. The way the game creates tough encounters is…”
“To be clear, this negative review isn't about the recent delisting of the older titles; it’s about the game itself failing to hold up. While I understand this is a remake of the original 2006 entry, it feels incredibly…”
“Good game if you enjoy yakuza, i do find it gets a little repetitive after a while but still fun. Once you unlock tiger drop for dragon stance every fight becomes trivial. I do not like the Majima everywhere system…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“To be clear, this negative review isn't about the recent delisting of the older titles; it’s about the game itself failing to hold up. While I understand this is a remake of the original 2006 entry, it feels incredibly…”
“Not much point in reviewing this specific version since it's no longer available for purchase, but whatever, I have some feelings on this game. And those feeling are mostly that this game is like the mostly excellent…”
“Me before starting Kiwami: "Ok, I've played Yakuza 0 for almost 80 hours, let's just get done with the story here". *Procedes to spend hours dating Majima around Kamurocho* Coming from a Yakuza 0 run the writing here…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The core system with the new styles from Yakuza 0 could make for pretty fun combat, but even your base tools are strong enough to make normal encounters a complete joke. The way the game creates tough encounters is…”
“Great game. The story is well written. The bosses are a bit annoying tho”
“Me before starting Kiwami: "Ok, I've played Yakuza 0 for almost 80 hours, let's just get done with the story here". *Procedes to spend hours dating Majima around Kamurocho* Coming from a Yakuza 0 run the writing here…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty solid remake, new port doesn't seem that interesting or worth even two dollars. Majima Everywhere loses its charm after a bit and you just want to get more moves or continue with the story. But, its ultimately a…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Ten years in the joint made you a ♥♥♥♥♥♥' ♥♥♥♥♥!”
— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played“Greetings from Kazakhstan. After completing Yakuza Kiwami in 94.8 hours, I feel so satisfied. It's all started March 2023. I completed main story. After finishing story, I immediately started playing Kiwami 2, bacause I'm addicted story than mini games, collectables in 2023.…”
— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played“The game itself is fantastic, the de-listing is not. Charging owners of this version any amount of money to play the new version is even worse, especially when no new content is added. Beyond that, this one isn't as fun as the rest of the games gameplay-wise, and the story is…”
— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Story Rich · Adventure · Beat 'em up · RPG · Open World · Crime · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Violent · Minigames · Drama (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 55 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://yakuza.sega.com/kiwami/home.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6870 Additional Notes: PU with a gpumark of : 2600 to 3100, CPU with a cpumark of 4500 to 6300. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions