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Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

Release DateNov 10, 2020
Price$ 59.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.1% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.3%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.8% Top 2% / 93.2%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)19.2K  Top 2% / 24.8K  Top 2%
Curators328 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time70.6 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers63.8K  Top 2%
Owners± 791.9K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 571.5K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.5M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Yakuza: Like a Dragon steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Steam rating and reviews between November 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98.2% (November 2020) and 95.3% (December 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 24.8K reviews Top 2%, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an undeniable major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Yakuza: Like a Dragon and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Yakuza: Like a Dragon's reviewers. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Simplified Chinese (16%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Yakuza: Like a Dragon percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 107 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (73 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Yakuza: Like a Dragon's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fantastic story
  • well-written characters
  • fun exploration
  • solid port
  • full English voice cast
  • diverse gameplay
  • audio-visual feast
  • engaging combat system
  • tons of mini-games
  • great party dynamic
  • horrendous level grinding
  • slow combat
  • no turbo mode
  • missing basic features
  • forced to engage low-level enemies
  • game over if main character knocked out
  • unbalanced boss fights
  • tonal whiplash
  • sloppy turn-based system
  • not enough dungeons

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 95.1%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Yakuza: Like a Dragon's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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