Judgment
Judgment
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Lost Judgment
Developer RGG Studio
Lost Judgment is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 24, 2021, for Amazon Luna on March 31, 2022, and for Windows on September 14, 2022. A sequel to the 2018 game Judgment (a spin-off of the Yakuza series), Lost Judgment focuses on private detective Takayuki Yagami as… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
415 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
228 positive · 32 negative
95% range 83–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 228 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 67 | 8 | 64 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
4,546 of 4,746 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 207 yes, 29 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 236 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (9,190 of 9,820 positive).
Some reviewers find the story weaker than the first game and the pacing poor. [1][2][3] A few players criticize the Denuvo DRM and high school side content. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [4]
DENUVO. I am locked out of a game I purchased for 24 hours, for no reason. Absolutely disgusting.
- [7]
As someone who remembers every single rooftop drama at the Millennium Tower, it physically hurts to admit this. This game is a prime example of how you can cook up an absolute masterpiece with top-tier combat, while simultaneously diving so deep into gray morality that the writers themselves couldn't handle a proper payoff without throwing a fit. Starting with the good stuff: the visuals and sound are pure sex. The …
- [13]
Who would've thought that my favorite Yakuza game of all time would end up not even being a Yakuza game? Lost Judgement is a fantastic addition to the RGG game series, with tight and refined combat, a ton of optional content and a story that was very close to my heart and made me cry, laugh and smile more than any other story in this series. As Yagami, Kaito and other returning characters from Judgement, the game …
- [2]
As with all RGG games, Lost Judgment's pacing is terrible. It frequently interrupts high stake action or plot development with boring tutorials or mini-games. The main story and the combat remain the two most polished aspects of the game. Everything else is there as some sort of fillers. There are a lot of non-combat gameplay sequences. All of them assume you have an IQ of 80, and none of them are engaging or fun. …
- [1]
Compared to the first game: 8.0/10 Judgment Was Driven by Its Characters. Lost Judgment Is Driven by Its Plot. Lost Judgment is still a great game. The gameplay, presentation, side content, and even its themes are all good enough to earn it a high score. But after finishing it, I still can't shake one thought: Its biggest problem is that it never feels as much like a story about people as Judgment did . What made …
Summarised from 34 of the 347 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
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 236 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Lost Judgment. The complaint that keeps coming up: story pacing is poor and drags. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Lost Judgment received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics commented on the narrative and Yagami's role in Lost Judgment. He was praised by Destructoid for revealing new parts of his personality that are developed in the narrative. The various sidequests were praised for balancing the game's narrative in delivering both light and dark stories. GameSpot felt that the sequel had Yagami struggle with the themes of whether or not the lead is able to deal justice by himself. Additionally, the subplot of Yagami working in a school attracted a positive response by the same publication due to how fun it becomes. Although he does not team up with Kaito…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 415 · most liked firstlook, the solution is simple, have young men play every single mainline game in the yakuza series (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Judgment and Lost Judgment, and then by that point they figure it out
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Lost Judgment for the first time This game so far has been nothing but that one It’s Always Sunny scene but on crack
positive · AI labelView post →A little bit farther in now and yeah, Pirate Yakuza is the best these games have felt since Lost Judgment for me. Really happy about that since the previous Gaiden game wasn't as good for me, wasn't big on most of Agent style.
positive · AI labelView post →Not Gundam! I was reminded today about a phase where I went all in on monochrome game screenshots, like Lost Judgment here..
neutral · AI labelView post →What is Lost Judgment? To the blind, it is the light. To the hungry, it is bread. To the sick, it is the cure. To the lonely, it is company. To the sad, it is joy. To the prisoner, it is freedom. To the poor, it is treasure. To me, it is everything.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who remembers every single rooftop drama at the Millennium Tower, it physically hurts to admit this. This game is a prime example of how you can cook up an absolute masterpiece with top-tier combat, while simultaneously diving so deep into gray morality that the writers themselves couldn't handle a proper payoff without throwing a fit. Starting with the good stuff: the visuals and sound are pure sex. The opening set to "Rasen" by jon-YAKITORI fits the story like a glove. Aggressive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I CAN FINALLY STOP PROCRASTINATING ON THIS GAME. Lost Judgment thread here.
neutral · AI labelView post →Spell your username with video game titles! Cyberpunk 2077 Elden Ring NieR Replicant The Last of Us Red Dead Redemption Alan Wake 2 Lost Judgment Sekiro Shadows Die Twice Crash Team Racing Returnal Uncharted 4 A Thief's End The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Yakuza: Like A Dragon
neutral · AI labelView post →speeding through Lost Judgment now that I have decided I really don't really care for school stories' minigames schtick which kinda sucks because best NPC Saotome Yosuke's appearance in the game is behind some school stories progression oh well, i guess i'll have to settle for pretty boy Sugiura
neutral · AI labelView post →I picked a SMAP performance at random to make this skeet, but it's actually super wild to see Takuya Kimura this young and realize he'd go on to be the lead character in Judgment and Lost Judgment, and I'm sad knowing we'll never get another Judgment game.
neutral · AI labelView post →DENUVO. I am locked out of a game I purchased for 24 hours, for no reason. Absolutely disgusting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →finished Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files i wasn't sure if Kaito could carry a game by himself, but he did fine. more than fine perhaps. it was a stellar DLC.
positive · AI labelView post →OG RGG Studio's Final Game This is the final game the original RGG team put out before key members left to follow their own path. If you're an RGG fan it's a must-buy/must-play. It's a clear-cut technical improvement over the original game in every way. You may find the story a bit childish at the start but I promise...it gets pretty exciting. I only have one bad thing to say about this game. There's a courtroom scene late in the game, and the writing there is extremely weak. 100% not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Compared to the first game: 8.0/10 Judgment Was Driven by Its Characters. Lost Judgment Is Driven by Its Plot. Lost Judgment is still a great game. The gameplay, presentation, side content, and even its themes are all good enough to earn it a high score. But after finishing it, I still can't shake one thought: Its biggest problem is that it never feels as much like a story about people as Judgment did . What made Judgment so good was that Yagami, Kaito, Sugiura, Higashi, and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best Yakuza game. RGG will never reach a peak this high again, especially with Nagoshi gone
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When playing Judgment or Lost Judgment, sometimes you can be laughing, and just a few seconds later you find yourself on the verge of tears. That’s the most wonderful thing about them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Waaaaaaaaayyy better than the first game, had me hooked from start to finish. The story is gripping and has plenty of twists that I didn't see coming. The combat, while similar to the first game's (as well as the latter mainline Yakuza titles) is really fun thanks mostly to Yagami's new moveset. The only complaint I can think of is that some of the additional 'investigation' mechanics are kind of a snore to engage with, and the stealth 'mechanics' are really just a long, scripted sequence…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →L.A. Noire is the most recent game I played with that feature, but Lost Judgment for example also had a dialog history and it was awesome.
neutral · AI labelView post →Who would've thought that my favorite Yakuza game of all time would end up not even being a Yakuza game? Lost Judgement is a fantastic addition to the RGG game series, with tight and refined combat, a ton of optional content and a story that was very close to my heart and made me cry, laugh and smile more than any other story in this series. As Yagami, Kaito and other returning characters from Judgement, the game starts off a lot more grounded - investigate instances of bullying at a school in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you buy Yakuza Kiwami 3, you're part of the problem. RGG hasn't made a great game since Lost Judgment in 2021, and now they're actively allowing sex pests. Holy shit man, what are they doing??
negative · AI labelView post →Peach is sick, so no Tabletop. Instead, we're going to Japan, and dusting off a game we never finished, Lost Judgment! Come hang out, y'all! www.twitch.tv/heckitszed
neutral · AI labelView post →coming with a scenebuild recreation of mikiko's apartment from the game lost judgment #sfm #sourcefilmmaker #lostjudgment #rgg #3d
neutral · AI labelView post →Lost Judgment is on sale on PSN but not the first game
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 5th anniversary Lost Judgment This game still has the best gameplay RGG has ever done I dont think they will ever surpass it anytime soon. I miss playing as Yagami and Kaito and I wish we get another Judgment game but alas.
positive · AI labelView post →#Combotober Day 25: Combo in an non-fighting game (Lost Judgment) Did someone say juggleslop? In all seriousness tho I really like Lost Judgment. I may not be a master when it comes to combos in Yakuza games but Boxing style makes me feel really cool just by pressing two buttons.
positive · AI labelView post →I'm in that mood where I wanna play a new Yakuza game but I also don't wanna be insanely mean towards it so I guess I'll just play both Kurohyo games to completion and maybe hop back onto Lost Judgment
neutral · AI labelView post →I decided to stop playing Ghost of Tsushima. I loved the combat & the world was beautiful but I'm not connecting with the characters right now at all. So I'm pausing & will likely go back to it later Pivoting now onto Lost Judgment. Been craving a Yakuza game and excited to play more of Tak's story
neutral · AI labelView post →Mitsuo Yasumura @prozdishere.bsky.social Video Game: Yakuza: Like a Dragon Year: 2020 SungWon Cho was part of the English dub cast for Sega's Yakuza: Like a Dragon game. He would also voice in Lost Judgment as the English voice for Tesso. #Yakuza #LikeaDragon
neutral · AI labelView post →Show me your… 🎮 Current Game ⏭️ Next Game 🔥 Best Game you’ve played this year 🤔 Most anticipated game For my next game, either gonna be Oath in Felghana or me finally getting off my ass and starting Lost Judgment
neutral · AI labelView post →im going thru Lost Judgment very slowly entirely bc i still don't think i'm over my RGG action game burnout/exhaustion but i am enjoying a lot i just feel like i need to take a lot of breaks for some reason
neutral · AI labelView post →Lost Judgment is an open-world action game full of minigames. It is adjacent to the Yakuza series, and it's a good time. It is mostly standalone from the first game. I liked the first game a little bit more because of its story, but it had far more repetitive gameplay and annoying elements. This entry is a lot more polished. It is also humongous, although most of its side content centers around high school activities, making the rest of its world feel a bit empty compared to other games in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ts game tuff gives me the motivation to learn fighting and beat up thugs up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game #12: Judgment! It really is as peak as everyone said, and I can't wait for Lost Judgment; (especially because I know who's singing the intro track!!!!!! 🥹)
positive · AI labelView post →Physical ESRB copies of Judgment and Lost Judgment Xbox are only $9.99 / 7 USD each at VGP! Part of our $9.99 Xbox game sale! 👉 tinyurl.com/5xex2j7r - Ends Sunday June 1 - 1 Per customer, Per title (Strictly Enforced) - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 53 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →Dracula Dracula Dracula🎶 (Game: Lost Judgment) #ENVtuber thanks to @jimbanana.bsky.social for the gif!
neutral · AI labelView post →And with Lost Judgment down, that's every single Yakuza and Judgment game 100%'d. @.@ Just finished Lost Judgment a few minutes ago. This series is seriously something amazing, and I'm glad I could say I'm finally caught up entirely.
positive · AI labelView post →After finishing Judgment, it was by far the best writing that rgg has ever done. It was satisfying. However, as I begin Lost Judgment. It was difficult to go through the first half due to the stakes wasn't that high as much as the first game. After finishing it, I will never find a game like this ever. The dragon engine combat was a huge improvement from the previous and the story is a lot deeper than the plot you heard from the start. I don't know if there ever be a game like this. Man.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is plagued with Denuvo malware DRM, which will make the game unplayable in the future. Performance is excellent, at 1440p native Max settings it runs between 90 and 110 fps, and would run even better without unwanted malware inside. The OSTs are fantastic, the combat is really smooth and improved from the previous game. The main story is a bit disappointing compared to the other amazing ones from the rest of the series and compared to Judgment 1, it starts off really weak with a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite RGG Action game release. It has the most satisfying combat across in the series for me (Disclaimer: I've not played Yakuza 5,6 and Gaiden). The story is interesting, if you're a fan of the series you already know how huge and complicated things can gets in the later chapters, and this one feels pretty par for the course. ALTHOUGH this one doesn't have any random plot devices suddenly being revealed just to make the story make sense. It is not perfect though, in my opinion…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everybody! We're back to streaming tonight! Tonight we'll be talking about my two week trip to Japan and we'll be comparing the real life locations with the video game locations! Also probably a bit more Lost Judgment to round it out! 6PM EDT tonight! www.twitch.tv/cyricz42
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the best combat in the series with great music. The two maps present (3 if you count the school) in the game provide lots of content. Story is good with the usual twists and mystery. For the bad, I would say the minigames, especially Biker is very awful. It is very scripted. Girl's bar had the same tedious cutscenes to go through hundred times. Main story kind of got very dialogue heavy at one time for few chapters with zero action and only written text for like 3 hours.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Judgment and Lost Judgment PS5 are on sale at VGP! $19.99 / 14 USD each 👉 tinyurl.com/55bwjz3t All Sales: tinyurl.com/mv9cnzf8 - 1 Per Customer, Per Game - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm losing it, and by it, I mean my Judgment. I've heard this is the best game in the entire franchise so I'm a little worried but nevertheless excited. At long last, Lost Judgment starts now!! www.twitch.tv/ruby_muscaria
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight I'm actually gonna start by checking out the demo for To a T before playing more Lost Judgment! This game looks so cute
neutral · AI labelView post →Game 44: Lost Judgment 9/10 It's a really good game and I love the detective aspect of it. Looking into Judgment now ^ ^
positive · AI labelView post →As with all RGG games, Lost Judgment's pacing is terrible. It frequently interrupts high stake action or plot development with boring tutorials or mini-games. The main story and the combat remain the two most polished aspects of the game. Everything else is there as some sort of fillers. There are a lot of non-combat gameplay sequences. All of them assume you have an IQ of 80, and none of them are engaging or fun. Still, the core pillars that make the studio famous are still there. It can be a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On this day 5 years ago, it was announced that Lost Judgment was featuring Sonic the Fighters as a fully playable arcade game as part of Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary celebration. The preview trailer can be watched below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WMq...
neutral · AI labelView post →Please for the love of god buy this game. The gameplay is so smooth and it’s easily the best action game rgg has released. Also the music is incredible as always. The judgment games are masterpieces and more people need to play them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today's #Sonic #SonictheFighters fact comes from #sega and @korimaru.bsky.social Sega: "Which Like a Dragon & Yakuza series game includes Sonic the Fighters?" Kori: "Lost Judgment & Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name."
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolute Cinema. This game somewhat reminds me of Y7 (mostly because it adds Yokohama) but overall Kaito is still hot and the DLC gave him a happy ending. As for the main plot you could find yourself having fun then being of the verge of tears. Peak game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one is basically my fault as I didn't read anything about the game and have only seen a very narrow trailer that doesn't show a full picture. I liked first one a lot and basically went in blind. After the first game that's filled with mystery and cop drama, this one heavily shifts into high school setting. How Do You Do Fellow Kids Yagami is this time riding skateboard and helping high school student clubs to solve their meaningless issues. This is a huge letdown after the epicness of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sudden urge to play a Yakuza game but don't have the money for Pirate Majima right now so... Lost Judgment replay? I've missed Yagami and crew
positive · AI labelView post →Can I finish Judgment, LAD, Gaiden, Lost Judgment and IW before pirate Majima game comes out? I dunno but we'll try
neutral · AI labelView post →Lost Judgment. COMPLETE. Overall, game is ok. They last chapter is always the most hype. The rest of the game wasn't my favorite but it was decent. Hovering around a 7/10 But another game in the backlog FINALLY done. Thanks for hanging and I'll see ya'll again soon! #VTuber #ENVTuber #LostJudgment
neutral · AI labelView post →36. Lost Judgment 2021 Good game. Did not do school stories. Preferred the friendship stuff from first game. Combat felt good. I think Yagami was too invested in SY though lol sure it probably reminded him of TE but man, come on get a grip
positive · AI labelView post →Arguably THE best "yakuza" game to date. The story revolves around amazing characters, the soundtrack forces you to have eargasms, the combat has such fluidity and satisfaction to it, having been refined on top of previously released titles, IT'S JUST AMAZING. Even though the game is a spinoff title, it doesn't expect having played previous titles in the chronological order, only acknowledging certain events from the mainline series as a tiny tidbit in the story. It surpasses any other RGG…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played almost every single yakuza game, and this one might unironically be my absolute favorite in the ENTIRE series. The combat is better than ever, and overall the game is just so crisp and runs amazingly. Haven't had this much fun in a yakuza game in a loooong time. If you love the normal yakuza games, the judgement series is absolutely goated.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very solid refinement on Judgment though suffers in some unique ways. The story, while very interesting with compelling villains, is markedly lower stakes than the first game and that hangs over the story until the last few chapters when things finally start reaching a climax. The story drags a fair bit especially towards the middle, but has a pretty good conclusion. Side content I'm a little mixed on, it repeats a lot of side content from the first game, but then also introduces a lot of new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yelling into the void that I finished Lost Judgment today and it was really good. I had fun. I enjoyed it. I liked it. It was a good game. Had a good time. Enjoyed the game. Happy about it
positive · AI labelView post →While the downgrade in story writing is notable compared to JE, LJ has more fun to combat and side content which imo,almost fully pays off. If JE is a 10/10,LJ is a 9,9/10 I'd like to reccomend BOTH games of the series to anyone who DID and DIDNT play mainline Yakuza since both spin offs were generally made a LOT better
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