Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Yakuza: Like a Dragon on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Yakuza Kiwami, which both open world, crime and story-rich.
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon is tagged RPG, Adventure, Action, Turn-Based Combat, JRPG, Story Rich, Turn-Based, Open World by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Yakuza Kiwami
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 13 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and Crime; released around the same time (2019).
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.
Yakuza Kiwami at a glance Released 2019 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 23,315 Price Not listed Story RichRPGCrimeGreat SoundtrackViolentMinigamesDramaComedy
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Yakuza 0
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 12 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Crime; released around the same time (2018).
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 0 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 77,742 Price Not listed Story RichGreat SoundtrackCrimeMinigamesFunnyRPGViolentComedy
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Yakuza 5 Remastered
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 12 player tags including Crime, RPG and Drama; released around the same time (2021).
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 5 Remastered at a glance Released 2021 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 89% positive of 7,372 Price $19.99 CrimeRPGDramaStory RichThird PersonComedyFunnyViolent
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Yakuza 3 Remastered
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 12 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and Third Person; released around the same time (2021).
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.
Yakuza 3 Remastered at a glance Released 2021 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,239 Price Not listed Story RichRPGThird PersonCrimeJRPGViolentDramaComedy
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Persona 5 Royal
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2022).
Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!
Persona 5 Royal at a glance Released 2022 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,589 Price $59.99 JRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based CombatAnimeRPGSexual ContentViolent
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FINAL FANTASY IX
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2016).
Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC !
FINAL FANTASY IX at a glance Released 2016 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 95% positive of 14,266 Price $20.99 JRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackRPGTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedFunnyAnime
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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 83% positive of 57,999 Price $34.99 RPGJRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackThird PersonAnimeViolentNudity
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Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2020).
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,558 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentNudityViolentThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Assassin's Creed Origins
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
Assassin's Creed Origins at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 86% positive of 128,629 Price $59.99 RPGThird PersonStory RichGreat SoundtrackNuditySexual Content
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Mafia II
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content.
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,540 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentNudityViolentThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Tales of Berseria
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Anime, JRPG and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
Tales of Berseria at a glance Released 2017 Studio BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,906 Price $49.99 AnimeJRPGRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackSexual ContentNudity
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FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE - This revered classic returns, now fully remastered for the first time for PC, featuring all new and enhanced gameplay.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,211 Price $49.99 RPGJRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackThird PersonAnimeTurn-Based
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FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including JRPG, Turn-Based Combat and Story Rich; released around the same time (2016).
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster at a glance Released 2016 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 88% positive of 23,525 Price $29.99 JRPGTurn-Based CombatStory RichRPGGreat SoundtrackTurn-BasedAnime
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NieR:Automata
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR:Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,100 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichRPGJRPGAnimeNudityViolent
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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2020).
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 CrimeStory RichSexual ContentViolentThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Octopath Traveler
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2018).
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
Octopath Traveler at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,150 Price $59.99 RPGJRPGTurn-BasedStory RichTurn-Based CombatGreat SoundtrackAnime
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Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2018).
Gujian 3 is a mass 3D single-person RPG developed by Aurogon Info & Tech (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Wangyuan Shengtang. As the latest hit of the Gujian series, it boasts more free and smooth combat experience with its full real-time combat system. This generation expands the world of Gujian based on previous works.
Gujian3(古剑奇谭三) at a glance Released 2018 Studio 上海烛龙信息科技有限公司 Player sentiment 86% positive of 48,972 Price $29.99 RPGStory RichThird PersonDramaGreat SoundtrackAnimeSexual Content
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Comedy and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft San Francisco Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,487 Price $29.99 RPGComedyFunnyTurn-BasedStory RichNuditySexual Content
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Sexual Content, Crime and Nudity; released around the same time (2023).
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,017 Price $59.99 Sexual ContentCrimeNudityViolentThird PersonStory Rich
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FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
The mega-hit RPG, FINAL FANTASY VIII returns! This Steam® version features new graphical enhancements and a whole host of options to customise your gameplay experience.
FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 76% positive of 5,605 Price $19.99 RPGJRPGStory RichTurn-BasedGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based CombatAnime
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MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Anime and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2017).
A team of veteran developers of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, headed by venerated producer Yoshinori Kitase, brings you MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY, a mobile RPG of unprecedented quality. The PC version comes 4K visuals and 60 FPS gameplay.
MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 73% positive of 4,380 Price Not listed RPGAnimeTurn-BasedJRPGStory RichTurn-Based CombatGreat Soundtrack
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Sword and Fairy 7
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2021).
An action RPG based on Chinese art style, as the 7th lineal sequel of this series, it earns a lot of anicipations. Better gaming experience than any of its previous episode will be brought to all the players.
Sword and Fairy 7 at a glance Released 2021 Studio 软星科技(SoftStarlight) Player sentiment 72% positive of 19,189 Price $11.99 RPGStory RichSexual ContentThird PersonGreat SoundtrackAnimeNudity
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Mafia III
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III at a glance Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentGreat SoundtrackNudity
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2020).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentGreat SoundtrackNudity
Common questions
What game is most like Yakuza: Like a Dragon?
Yakuza Kiwami, on the evidence we have. It both open world, crime and story-rich. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Yakuza: Like a Dragon" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.