Remake

Yakuza Kiwami 2

RPGAdventure

Steam

Released

Aug 28, 2018

2,975 days ago

Platforms

PC
PS5
Xbox Series X|S
Switch 2
PS4
+1

Ratings

Popularity

#103of 3,301

By IGDB popularity

Release dates

North America dates

Dec 8, 2025316 days ago
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
Nov 13, 2025341 days ago
- Switch 2
Jul 30, 20202,273 days ago
- Xbox One
Jul 29, 20202,274 days ago
- Xbox One
May 9, 20192,721 days ago
- PC
Aug 28, 20182,975 days ago
- PS4

About

Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of Yakuza 2, and is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. Combat is based on that previously seen in Yakuza 6. A new "Majima Saga" story scenario features recurring series anti-hero Goro Majima as a playable character.

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 2,703 players

Main story: 19 h
Main + extras: 36 h
Completionist: 80 h

Reviews

Critic scores from OpenCritic ↗

OpenCritic86/10091% recommend · Mighty130 critic reviews Steam61%Mixed · 355 reviews

Critics (IGDB)85/10013 reviews

IGDB players85/100180 ratings

Game info

Released: 2017 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Engine: Dragon Engine

Editions, DLC & expansions

DLC 1

Yakuza Kiwami 2: Clan Creator Bundle2018 · DLC

Editions & bundles 5

Other versions

Remake of 1

Yakuza 22006

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBMBlood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Sexual Themes, Simulated Gambling, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
PEGI18Bad Language, Online Gameplay, Violence
CERODGambling, Sexual Content, Violence
USK18No content descriptors
GRAC19+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Gambling, Language, Sexuality, Violence
CLASS IND16Drogas Lícitas (Legal Drugs), Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language), Violência (Violence)
ACBR 18+No content descriptors

Languages

12 languages

Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian and 6 more

Language	Audio	Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文	–
Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文	–
EnglishEnglish (US)	–
FrenchFrançais	–
GermanDeutsch	–
ItalianItaliano	–
Japanese日本語
Korean한국어	–
Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil)	–
RussianРусский	–
Spanish (Mexico)Español (Mexico)	–	–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)	–

Themes & tags

Story & names

A year after leaving his former life in the Tojo Clan behind, ex-yakuza Kazuma Kiryu is called back into action when the clan's Fifth Chairman, Yukio Terada, is murdered by assassins from a rival organization, the Omi Alliance. Returning to Kamurocho, Kiryu must find a new chairman for the Tojo Clan and prevent an all-out war between the Tojo and the Omi, bringing him into conflict with Ryuji Goda, the legendary "Dragon Of Kansai" of the Omi Alliance.

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