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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.

Release DateFeb 19, 2019
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.4% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.3%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.9% Top 3% / 91%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)12.7K  Top 3% / 17.6K  Top 2%
Curators301 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time35 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers43.1K  Top 3%
Owners± 1.4M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 625.8K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.1M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Yakuza Kiwami steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Yakuza Kiwami's Steam rating and reviews between February 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 93% (April 2019) to 94.7% (November 2019).

With 17.6K reviews Top 2%, Yakuza Kiwami is definitely a major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Yakuza Kiwami and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Yakuza Kiwami's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Yakuza Kiwami percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Yakuza Kiwami depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 59 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. Some Yakuza Kiwami players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 43 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great story
  • Lots of side activities and sub-stories
  • Satisfying combat
  • Good graphics
  • Good performance
  • Educational
  • Believable animations
  • Japanese voice overs
  • Mini-games
  • Music
  • Limited game world
  • Only two Yakuza games on PC so far
  • Bad boss fights
  • Annoying Majima Everywhere call
  • Some parts feel convoluted
  • Kiwami system feels like an afterthought
  • Takes time to unlock new combat options
  • Pocket tissue people are annoying
  • Combat less forgiving than Yakuza 0
  • Heat gauge system often extends fights' lengths

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 93.4%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Yakuza Kiwami's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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