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Yakuza (series)
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For the first video game in the series, see Yakuza (video game).
Yakuza
Yakuza franchise logo.png
Genre(s)
Action-adventure
Beat 'em up
Role-playing
Developer(s) New Entertainment R&D Dept.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Syn Sophia
Publisher(s) Sega
Deep Silver (PAL)
Creator(s) Toshihiro Nagoshi
Platform(s)
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Wii U
PlayStation 4
Android
iOS
Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
PlayStation 5
Stadia
First release Yakuza
JP: December 8, 2005
NA: September 5, 2006
EU: September 15, 2006
Latest release Yakuza: Like a Dragon
JP: January 16, 2020
WW: November 10, 2020
Yakuza, known in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku (龍が如く, lit. Like a Dragon, Japanese: [ɾʲɨᵝː ɡa̠ go̞to̞kɯ̟ᵝ]), is a Japanese video game franchise created, owned and published by Sega. The series genre is primarily beat 'em up, but elements of the action-adventure, open w...