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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a spin-off of the Like a Dragon series. Taking place during the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020), Like a Dragon Gaiden focuses on the series' original protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, as he embarks on a new adventure in Osaka under the guise of a secret agent. The game was… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
446 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
249 positive · 32 negative
95% range 84–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 249 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 47 | 1 | 89 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
6,525 of 6,798 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 225 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 256 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (12,191 of 12,807 positive).
Players praise the emotional story and impactful ending, often calling it the most moving in the series. [1][2][3] Many appreciate the return to beat 'em up combat and the focused, shorter narrative that bridges main entries. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note technical issues like stuttering and crashes, or find the game too short. [7][8][9]
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- [7]
I cannot, in good faith, recommend this. It's not a bad game in any sense of the word. But it's so spaghetti coded to the extent it won't work. Major stuttering issues, crashing extremely often, upwards of 5 times a day. I tried to go back for Amon fights and I just can't even get it to work long enough to play for any length of time. I've tried every fix online I could find. Maybe modders will make a stability …
- [14]
Ah yes, the man who never killed anyone is back (clearly shooting goons with a shotgun at a point blank range causes no harm). For being a spinoff this game has so much important lore that fans of the franchise shouldn't skip this one. It explains what happened between yakuza 6 and like a dragon, and even a bit more. Don't really have any complaints, it's a solid title from the beginning to the end. The story might …
- [1]
What a game! Feels like a spin-off until it doesn't... - Story is freaking PEAK; - Gameplay is incredible (top 3 combat systems for me together with Yakuza 0 & K2); - Visuals are beautiful; - Kiryu is a badass; Probably the most emotional ending in the series if you played all the previous games! Must-play for all the Yakuza fans!!!
- [5]
Gameplaywise it's the most coherent and straight to the point game in the series. Almost no filler, just meat and potatos. Story was so good that i cried at the end. Playing it after yakuza 7 makes the most sense. Don't even listen to people who might tell you to skip it. Same as yakuza 3 is not skippable. I'd say playing yakuza 3 adds A LOT to the experience, especially last scenes. Yakuza 0 also adds to the …
- [3]
While it is definitely the shortest in the whole series, it is the most emotionally impactful of the lot. I ugly cried like Joryu.
Summarised from 34 of the 388 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name sits at 89% positive across 281 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 35 out of 40. VG247 gave praise to the improvement in narrative approach, the shorter but more focused story, as well as the introduction of the Agent combat style that shakes up the gameplay formula. In a mixed review, Digital Trends praised the character writing but criticized the use of repetitive plot points. They also criticized the tedious nature of the game's side mission system, compared to previous Like a Dragon titles. The game won the Award for Excellence at the…
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Reactions
60 of 446 · most liked firstThe PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January includes: ❄️ God of War Ragnarök 💴 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name 🏜️ Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand 🤖 SD Gundam Battle Alliance 💜 Sayonara Wild Hearts …and more. The full lineup: play.st/42eVioH
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf (Note: Pretty decent) ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma (Note: So much dirty talk and gore/violent scene) ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never had a video game hit me as hard as Death Stranding 2, not even the ending of Like a Dragon Gaiden. I'm not entirely sure why this is, but I'd love to have the media analysis tools to understand and explain why. And despite it depicting tragedy at times, I find DS2 incredibly uplifting.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah yes, the man who never killed anyone is back (clearly shooting goons with a shotgun at a point blank range causes no harm). For being a spinoff this game has so much important lore that fans of the franchise shouldn't skip this one. It explains what happened between yakuza 6 and like a dragon, and even a bit more. Don't really have any complaints, it's a solid title from the beginning to the end. The story might be a little shorter (which is to be expected) but I still racked up 25 hours…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January: God of War Ragnarök, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand, and more. ow.ly/Eios50UH0GN
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros - This game returns to Beat 'em up gameplay mechanics. - Even though this game is just a "gaiden" it has a lot of content and minigames. - the easiest yakuza series to collect all achievements cons - Kiryu's disguise is terrible and makes no sense
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →new byline! my latest for gamesradar+ --- I reviewed Like a Dragon: Gaiden The Man Who Erased His Name. while it's a return to form for Kiryu, and lots of fun, the game cheapens every send off for Kiryu by the merit of existing and RGG needs to let him go. www.gamesradar.com/like-a-drago...
neutral · AI labelView post →oh my god i’m playing Like A Dragon: Gaiden and they use FMV for the dating sim minigame now i did not think they could make me more embarrassed
neutral · AI labelView post →January’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics titles include God of War Ragnarök, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings and Medievil 2. vgc.news/news/january...
neutral · AI labelView post →What a game! Feels like a spin-off until it doesn't... - Story is freaking PEAK; - Gameplay is incredible (top 3 combat systems for me together with Yakuza 0 & K2); - Visuals are beautiful; - Kiryu is a badass; Probably the most emotional ending in the series if you played all the previous games! Must-play for all the Yakuza fans!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games leaving Game Pass on November 15th - Dicey Dungeons - Persona 5 Tactica - Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Like a Dragon Gaiden The Man Who Erased His Name - Goat Simulator - Dungeons 4 - Somerville
neutral · AI labelView post →Game #53: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, is done Preserving Kiryu’s immortal legacy through intense stellar combat, memorable side content that calls back to iconic moments in the franchise, and an emotional narrative, Gaiden delivers on all fronts. I loved it
positive · AI labelView post →it was alright. i liked the conclusion to the story, not a big fan of how the combat was handled but it was no Yakuza 3. that final fight was kino though. also, it was very short. should probably get this one on sale, boss.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like A Dragon Gaiden review: The shortest Yakuza game is also one of the best.
neutral · AI labelView post →Like A Dragon Gaiden Took 6 Months To Develop; Initially Considered As DLC Or Interlude For Like A Dragon 8.
neutral · AI labelView post →My boi kir-Joryu is a drfiting spidey
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stream schedule for August 5th - August 9th! 💖 We’ll be playing Voice of the Wizard, Horsey Game. Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Guild Wars 2, and Backseat Buddy Does My Makeup! ✨️
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing crime game, an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish, a perfect short game to play between 7 and infinite wealth (after the judgement games of course)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Me starting Like a Dragon Gaiden after Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was announced* Oh it's fine. that game wont be out for another half a year or something. *Me having to restart and getting distracted by so many games, still only half way through and LaDPYiH is coming out* Oh shit oh fuck oh no
neutral · AI labelView post →Like A Dragon Gaiden or whatever, I've never played the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name completely surprised me. This is actually my first Yakuza/Like a Dragon game, and I didn’t expect to get this attached to the story so quickly. There’s something about the way it blends drama, humour, and character moments that just pulled me in from the start. Kiryu’s journey hit harder than I expected, and even as someone new to the series, I never felt lost if anything, it made me want to dive into the entire franchise to see everything I’ve…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story made me cry, the gameplay made me fight, and the cabarets made me goon. Good game, only pick up on discount, dont regret the 100% would play again, agent funny gadget, dragon funny physics. 8/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might start doing some of my playthrough updates here now since I'm planning to finally start being more active here Rn I'm playing through Like a Dragon Gaiden (in chapter 2) and the game is absolutely stunning
positive · AI labelView post →Gameplaywise it's the most coherent and straight to the point game in the series. Almost no filler, just meat and potatos. Story was so good that i cried at the end. Playing it after yakuza 7 makes the most sense. Don't even listen to people who might tell you to skip it. Same as yakuza 3 is not skippable. I'd say playing yakuza 3 adds A LOT to the experience, especially last scenes. Yakuza 0 also adds to the experience. I recommend playing those two before Gaiden. OFC same as y1 y2 y4 y5 y6…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful addition to the Yakuza franchise! Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is the Yakuza 6.5, or rather 7.5, we all wished for; a game that concludes Kasuma Kiryu's story slightly better than Yakuza 6. Story and gameplay wise the title is on par with the best Yakuza, even if it smaller tham usual. If anything, I appreciated the care for the quality rather than quantity, expanding the lore without giving us more questions than answers. The new fighting stile is fun to try…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Listen to me. If you ever play Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, be sure to bring tissues for the ending of the game. I'm serious. People who ignored my advice have regretted doing so after seeing the ending.
positive · AI labelView post →Platinum 144/145 - Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name First platinum of the year! Such a good game, on the shorter side though, but the ending was so sad I actually cried 😭 #PlaystationTrophy #PlatinumTrophy #Yakuza #LikeADragon #RGG
positive · AI labelView post →As usual the best experience ever. I already forgot what it is to play and forget the flow of time because you actually enjoy a game instead of looking at the clock thinking you waste your time. The ending is phenomenal and made me cry like many many other players, all the yakuza games are peak but this one is the first one that made me have tears on my face. Takaya Kuroda knows his stuff and I'm grateful that he is the one voicing our dragon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love me some japanese crime soap opera Turning Kiryu into Yakuza batman, I love that for him. Commitment to the bit of him not being Kiryu but then taking off the sun glasses and now hes Kiryu never stops being funny as hell. Classic Yakuza combat flaws and all, if that aint your thing its not any better here. If you hate it and want to enjoy the game just max out grapple tool and run around spamming it and youll win every fight with ease even on the hardest difficulty' The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sunday Morning Setup 🎮☕ Good morning beautiful people, I hope the weekend is treating you well. I've sadly been under quite a few anxiety attacks for reasons I won't disclose online, but I appreciate how a good game can be a distraction & take my mind off of things. Still on Like a Dragon Gaiden! 🐲
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Expands Classic Games Catalog in 2025 | Retro Gaming News 24/7. **PlayStation Plus** is set to expand its Classic Games Catalog on **January 21, 2025**, with two notable additions: **Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings** (PS4, PS5) and **MediEvil II**: a remastered version of the classic 2000 title. These games are exclusive to the Premium tier, which also includes access to hundreds of other titles such as *The Man Who Erased His Name* and *Sayonara Wild Hearts*.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Already past Chapter 1 in Like a Dragon: Gaiden. This game is peak, I already can see the greatness coming from it. I’m in for a great time
positive · AI labelView post →AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.11.1 Release Notes. New Feature Highlights New Game Support Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name The Invincible JX3 Ultimate New Radeon™ Boost Support Alan Wake 2 For more information on Radeon™ Boost click HERE. AI and Machine Learning DirectML improvements and optimizations for Stable Diffusion, Adobe Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve, UL…
neutral · AI labelView post →I will leave the cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards. ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a guy who "erased his name" Kiryu sure gets spotted by half of Japan. Peak Kiryu aura For me, it lands solidly in the top 2 Yakuza games, right after 0. Honestly, this game hit me way harder than i expected. It's short , but that s exactly why it works, no dragging just clean focused story without the usual "40 hours of random ♥♥♥♥ before the plot moves again" vibe Side quests are straight up total cinema, full of references and fanservice to older games, even Judgment (wich i somehow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →also Pirate Yakuza is actually a Like a Dragon Gaiden game like The Man Who Erased His Name but they removed that from the western title for some reason so now it looks like a mainline game
neutral · AI labelView post →2023 Game Of The Year Deathmatch: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name vs Dave The Diver: aftermath.site/dave-the-div...
neutral · AI labelView post →Babe it's 5pm, new Yakuza game just dropped! Join your maid as I play Like a Dragon Gaiden: The man who erased his name & discover to link between the last game & the upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite wealth! Live in 15 mins - www.twitch.tv/iggymaid
neutral · AI labelView post →Stream schedule for September 16th - 20th! 💖 We’ll be playing Like A Dragon Gaiden, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Bad/Weird Game Night #12, and a Crowd Control Bizhawk Shuffler! ✨️
neutral · AI labelView post →The Man Who Recommended This Game. If you played previous Yakuza games, I strongly recommend this. +Kiryu-chan is back. +Beautiful graphics. +You get to brawl instead of turn-base this. +Agent fighting style is great. -It's a side-story instead of a main game, so it's not long.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here it is: The tier list of every game (91) I played in the year 2025. The top games? Unbeatable, Death Stranding 2, Lococycle, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider, Silent Hill f, Dark Souls III Seamless Co-op, Like A Dragon Gaiden, Resident Evil 4 (and Separate Ways), and D2.
positive · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January: God of War Ragnarök, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand, and more. - God of War Ragnarök | PS4, PS5 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | PS4, PS5 - Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand | PS5 - SD Gundam Battle Alliance | PS4, PS5 - Sayonara Wild Hearts | PS4 - ANNO: Mutationem | PS4, PS5 - Orcs Must Die 3 | PS4, PS5 - Citizen Sleeper | PS4, PS5 - Poker Club | PS4 PS+ Premium: -…
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s one game that you played this year that made you absolutely ugly cry? I’ll go first Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
positive · AI labelView post →New show! The announcement of the Zelda movie inspired us to go back to the game-movie well for five adaptations that didn't have a lot to do with their games, plus Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Spirittea, BlizzCon 2023, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/game-adaptat...
neutral · AI labelView post →[Open Critic] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Reviews (79 Top Critic Average 79% Critics Recommend).
neutral · AI labelView post →The way I SOBBED, laughed and audibly cheered during Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, y’all. This game ticks all the boxes despite being a condensed experience, and has some of the most memorable characters, quests and hype AF/emotional moments.
positive · AI labelView post →Like a Dragon: Ishin & Like a Dragon Gaiden will be coming to Xbox Game Pass this year.
neutral · AI labelView post →I wasnt sure that Joryu was going to be able to fill in the void that Kiryu left but man did he deliver, sometimes i even forget that im playing as Joryu, their moveset is pretty identical except Joryu can switch to an agent style which have an ability to throw cigarettes on the ground.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finishing Like a Dragon Gaiden didn't give me post game depression, it gave me "don't talk to me I'm an inconsolable puddle of tears, pain and multiple crises" I was a shell of a man after that game...
positive · AI labelView post →It’s actually quite funny how this game labeled as a “Gaiden” - something that should be purely supplemental - ends up fulfilling its role of bridging Like a Dragon and The Song of Life so perfectly. Not only does "Gaiden" work exceptionally well as a side story by focusing heavily on the Coliseum battles, but it also complements the events of the main entries, especially Like a Dragon, in a surprisingly meaningful way. This installment also draws attention to something important: after so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While it is definitely the shortest in the whole series, it is the most emotionally impactful of the lot. I ugly cried like Joryu.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe a weird decision, but this was actually the first Yakuza title I played and finished. Sure, I might have missed a few references here and there, but even without prior knowledge, I had no issues following the story and had a great time with the game. Simply exploring Sotenbori was a ton of fun because it felt so alive and detailed. There is this in-game smartphone camera, and I took soo many pictures, I felt like some weeb tourist on their first trip to Japan, lol. Since I've never…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Video game advent calendar (posting a game I enjoyed this year each day) Day 5: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name™
positive · AI labelView post →AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.11.1 Release Notes. New Feature Highlights New Game Support Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name The Invincible JX3 Ultimate New Radeon™ Boost Support Alan Wake 2 For more information on Radeon™ Boost click HERE. AI and Machine Learning DirectML improvements and optimizations for Stable Diffusion, Adobe Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve, UL…
neutral · AI labelView post →I've never played Yakuza 0 to 6. I've only played the Judgment games and Yakuza: Like A Dragon. I did watch a summary of all the previous games though, so I knew parts of Kiryu's story up until this point. Playing through this game I found out I really like Kiryu as a protagonist. Ichiban and Yagami are very likeable in their own right, but Kiryu dominates a room like neither of them does. What I liked: * The story is short and succint. Even without deep knowledge, I easily understood what it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →side game .... sure buddy replace aizawa with shishido and Yakuza 5 is the best Yakuza game in the series
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ending had me actually sobbing. Story amazing, gameplay amazing, honestly one of the highest points of the series that gives a lot of payoff to having played all the previous games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you’ve enjoyed the previous entries in the series, this one definitely won’t disappoint you. It’s a great narrative bridge connecting parts 6 and 7, and I really appreciated how focused the story felt: no unnecessary filler or side plots slowing things down. The ending was especially satisfying. The final cutscenes were genuinely moving and will probably stay with me for a long time. My only small gripe was the hostess club segments. They were a bit too cringe. That particular minigame was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I learned my lesson from the last Like A Dragon Gaiden game. If I upgrade my attack, combined with equipment (rings in this game), it'll make the game too easy. So no upgrading attack power.
neutral · AI labelView post →Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023) is a Christmas game.
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