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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for PlayStation 4. The game is the seventh main installment in the Yakuza series and the final main game to feature Kazuma Kiryu as the primary protagonist, and was released in Japan in December 2016. The English version was released in Southeast Asia in March 2018, and worldwide the following month.… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
370 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
201 positive · 12 negative
95% range 90–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 201 | 12 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 44 | 10 | 92 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
4,425 of 4,640 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
94% recommend · 194 yes, 12 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 206 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (7,766 of 8,378 positive).
Many players find the story emotional and a satisfying conclusion to Kiryu's saga. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the Dragon Engine combat as sluggish or a downgrade. [4][5][6] Several players note the game is shorter and easier than previous entries. [1][7][8]
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- [6]
Dragon engine combat is monumental ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Easily a downgrade compared to Y5 or Y0. Super heat mode removing the entire field of view is frustrating. Enemies blocking stops the entire flow of combat for no apparent reason (and yet people whine about Y3 for having blocking enemies but you can still chain after it in that game. Not here!). Changing Kiryu's entire moveset is inane and senseless. Different finishers …
- [1]
Yakuza 6 is a fantastic conclusion to Kiryu's saga, wrapping up his story in a way that feels both emotional and satisfying, even though Kiryu returns in later titles. The new minigames and fresh location in Onomichi are a blast, and the graphics look stunning, really bringing the world to life. It's noticeably shorter than previous entries, making it much easier to 100%, but that doesn’t take away from the overall …
- [2]
Actual masterpiece cried genuine tears at the end and i dont cry, the only other game to make me cry was Infinite Wealth. Highly recommend.
- [4]
Kiryu's emotional and stoic side finally tie up together. This game is definitely my second favorite Yakuza game after Yakuza 0. Since this is the first game in their Dragon Engine, the combat and the bosses feel sluggish, though it felt good to play. The story is not too complex like Yakuza 4 and 5. This is definitely the most emotional Yakuza game I've played thus far. I recommend!
- [3]
Without any spoilers, this game is emotional as ♥♥♥♥ if you are playing this in order, everything was done super well with it's music, plot and characters, speaking of characters theres some that are REALLY enjoyable (actually one in particular) Either way this game was absolutetly amazing, we really were the Yakuza 6: The Song of Life............... also Today is a Diamond is the best song in the franchise fight me
Summarised from 34 of the 329 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
Players who liked Yakuza 6: The Song of Life talk about emotional and satisfying story conclusion; those who didn't talk about dragon Engine combat feels sluggish or downgraded. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game received a score of 39/40 from the video game magazine Famitsu. The German magazine 4Players gave it 85 out of 100 points. Some questioned the inclusion of the chat room mini game where real world AV models strip on successful button prompts. Though acknowledging their presence does truthfully reflect prominent parts of the real-world Japanese nightlife and adult industries, they felt they were inconsistent with the character of Kiryu. In its first week of release in Japan, it sold 218,168 copies. Combined with the rest of Asia, the game shipped over 500,000…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 370 · most liked firstYakuza 6: The Song of Life (Steam) is $5.49 on Fanatical buff.ly/40HhjMj #ad Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →The funniest game selfie mode is Yakuza 6 where there's multiple options to change Kiryu's facial expression but they are all roughly the same.
positive · AI labelView post →day #1 of posting my favourite video game music DESTINY (YAKUZA 6: THE SONG OF LIFE) one of the most tragic fights in the series. i love how tortured the violin sounds. this fight alone is what makes yakuza 6 one of my favourites in the whole series www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uG...
positive · AI labelView post →Top 10 Video Game Series 1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Kirby 3. Persona 4. Fire Emblem 5. Yakuza 6. Mario 7. Final Fantasy 8. Klonoa 9. Sonic 10. Ace Attorney
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw that Yakuza 5/6 are leaving Game Pass in a month and was hit with a feeling of "I could stream Yakuza 6 this month" I won't but it almost hit.
neutral · AI labelView post →Time to play my EIGHTH Yakuza game, Yakuza 6, the math checks out I swear www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzbx...
neutral · AI labelView post →Games leaving Game Pass on March 15th: - Solar Ash - Yakuza 5 - Yakuza 6 - No More Heroes 3 - Lies of P - Evil West - MLB The Show 24 - SpongeBob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom
neutral · AI labelView post →So that's how you ended the journey. Well at least as it should. I didn't want to spoil it for people, but if you are new to Yakuza, you would probably think the same. Later installments are clearly money milking. Summary Review: About Description Gᴀᴍᴇᴘʟᴀʏ Well at least if you come from Yakuza 0 like me, I wouldn't call the gameplay as fun as Yakuza 0 did. Maybe because it was prime Kiryu that made RGGS make Y0 combat fun, or Kiwami series and 6 were meant to follow its story.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yakuza 6 is a fantastic conclusion to Kiryu's saga, wrapping up his story in a way that feels both emotional and satisfying, even though Kiryu returns in later titles. The new minigames and fresh location in Onomichi are a blast, and the graphics look stunning, really bringing the world to life. It's noticeably shorter than previous entries, making it much easier to 100%, but that doesn’t take away from the overall experience. It's a great entry in the series, even if it feels like the end of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →QTP with your favorite Main Protagonist in a video game that's NOT Mario nor Sonic. Kazuma Kiryu, what else did you expect from your soft old man lover? Reminds me i still need to play Yakuza 6
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night I was playing Super Mario Galaxy next to my husband while he was playing Yakuza 6 and he was having a chill time with his adult game for adults while I was screaming at this children's game for babies beating my fucking ass
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't expect Yakuza 6 to take me all day to complete. What a tense ending tho! Man, just wow I really enjoyed this game. Up there with Zero for me. Need to purchase The Man Who Erased His Name at some point now!
positive · AI labelView post →You gotta be fucking kidding me. How do I PB in Fist of the North Star in my first run in two years. God this game LMAO. Thank you for watching, see you tonight for Yakuza 6
neutral · AI labelView post →Old game, same old Kiryu, and somehow still ridiculously fun. Great story, peak Yakuza nonsense, hilarious side quests, and street fights that feel more like stress relief than actual combat. Probably the easiest Yakuza I’ve played, but watching Kiryu turn every thug into a walking punching bag never gets old.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the start of 2025 I thought I'd play this whole series in order. Managed to finish them all from 0-6 and thought the story was absolutely incredible. Kiryu is such a great well made character and it feels like I've pretty much played through most of his life. I played Gaiden first over a year ago which then made me want to see the story in order. Glad I finally got through them all, 3, 4 and 5 do show their age though and were a bit of a slog but overall a solid 9/10 game series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yakuza 6 is a great game, but honestly? If you put the Stone Cold Stunner and the Rainmaker in a video game and the main character can't do EITHER of them, you've hecked up pretty bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →I occasionally remember when I 100%ed that sexy live chat minigame in Yakuza 6 just to find out you don't get anything else in game for doing it I do like to think there's a specific kind of person who discovered who Anri Okita is through it though
neutral · AI labelView post →Actual masterpiece cried genuine tears at the end and i dont cry, the only other game to make me cry was Infinite Wealth. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably gotta be Snack New Gaudi in Yakuza 6 for me There's a whole-ass mini game about making pub-friends, and what a small bar means to a community AND there's karaoke and food! (although the music in Bar Serena is better)
positive · AI labelView post →I finally watched the new Virtua Fighter footage and instantly recognized a heat action from Yakuza 6 we are so fucking back RGG Studios making a fighting game means they have to create some things from scratch that they will reuse for the next 8 yakuza games
neutral · AI labelView post →Yakuza 6 is doing that thing where you're near the end of finishing the game and it throws a load of side quests at you 😂😭
neutral · AI labelView post →Verdict ✅ Strongly Recommended I finished Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on Steam in 16.3 hours, and I enjoyed it immensely. For me, this feels like the ending of a fantastic series. I first played Yakuza Kiwami 1 back in 2020. Even then, the world around Kamurocho and the story of Kazuma Kiryu completely caught me. I already knew it would probably take years before I finished all the main entries from 1 to 6. It took 6 years — and I’m really glad I went through this journey. My history…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Without any spoilers, this game is emotional as ♥♥♥♥ if you are playing this in order, everything was done super well with it's music, plot and characters, speaking of characters theres some that are REALLY enjoyable (actually one in particular) Either way this game was absolutetly amazing, we really were the Yakuza 6: The Song of Life............... also Today is a Diamond is the best song in the franchise fight me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After finishing Yakuza 6, I finally caught up with all mainline games in the franchise. Top tier game series out there; truly life changing.
positive · AI labelView post →Every Yakuza sequel including the number of the game in the series in the game itself will never not be funny The Yakuza 2 (dragons) The Yakuza 3 (lieutenants) The Yakuza 4 The Yakuza 5 The Yakuza 6 (squad at the end) The Yakuza 7 (party members) The Yakuza 8 (party members besides Ichi and Kiryu)
neutral · AI labelView post →HELLO HELLO! TODAY WE RETURN TO THE HERO'S QUEST OF OUR DEAR ICHIBAN! I have been looking forward to this stream. I really love this game. Have some art @alikuam.bsky.social made for my Yakuza 6 playthrough
positive · AI labelView post →“Okay fatass, how much yen does Ichiban need to run for governor?” “Three million! Where did Shinpei Ikari get his gun?” “Stole it off of a police officer! What game introduced Il Yu-Jin?” “Yakuza 2! Did Tanimura die in Yakuza 6?” “NOBODY KNOWS, ASSHOLE!”
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm not salty at all that Majima progressively gets less and less screentime for each installment; I can't wait for him to be in the next game for just a still image.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our Yakuza physical 7 game Mega Pack for the PS4 is back in stock! $119.99 CAD / 88 USD 👉 tinyurl.com/397z76u7 [Free Shipping] Yakuza 0 Yakuza Remastered Collection (3, 4 & 5) Yakuza 6 Kiwami 1 Kiwami 2 - Ltd Qty - Games also sold individually
neutral · AI labelView post →The whole saga of Yakuza 6-8 feels like a once in a lifetime video game experience. This multi arc story coalescing around a few core themes that coil around each other and culminate in a finale that answers all of them in a fell swoop, all while closing out a long journey and beginning a new one
positive · AI labelView post →Can't wait for them to announced Yakuza Kiwami 6 where it's just the exact game as Yakuza 6 because 6 is already a modern title but then they add in like three new cutscenes that completely change the story and then charge you $80 for it.
negative · AI labelView post →I just finished up Yakuza 6, and...wow!!! What an absolutely incredible game!!! I had a blast the whole way through, and the ending made me cry 😭 I think that this game is such an awesome finale to this era of the series, and I'm so glad I played it! :D
positive · AI labelView post →Made it far enough in Yakuza 6 to play mahjong, now the real game begins.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top 10 Video Game Series 1. Cyberpunk 2. Metal Gear 3. Spider-Man 4. Disgaea 5. Yakuza 6. Kingdom Hearts 7. Shin Megami Tensei / Persona 8. Digimon 9. Elder Scrolls 10. Borderlands
neutral · AI labelView post →With the hindsight of current Yakuza releases, it's painfully jarring to see what damage the plot beats of this game have done to the narratives of future games (Gaiden and ESPECIALLY Infinite Wealth). Spoilers, obviously: This game leaves me incredibly mixed. I think they damaged Haruka's character beyond repair, with her making decisions more stupid as a nearly fully grown woman than she would have as a child. Kiryu decides to take responsibility for Haruka outing him as her adoptive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm hopeful Gang of Dragon gets picked up by another publisher, but what on Earth could you possibly need $40 mil for when your game is "late in development?" Like iirc, that's the entire budget of games like Yakuza 6 and Yakuza 0.
neutral · AI labelView post →31 Day Video Game Music Challenge [Day 10] Set in the future Didn't play any game set in the future this year, so I will post a track of a game I will play in the future instead. Destiny from Yakuza 6 slaps so hard, can't wait to experience it in game!! youtu.be/GBnBZJ54Nrs?...
positive · AI labelView post →Thinking about my friend who kept getting annoying that I never used the sprint button while watching me play Yakuza 0 and I was like "bro the normal walking speed is fast enough though". To be fair every game Yakuza 6 onward did replace it with slow ass Rockstar game walk : /
negative · AI labelView post →I’ve been slowly working my way through the mainline Yakuza games since 2021, starting with Yakuza 0. To this day, I still believe that Y0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 form the definitive Kazuma Kiryu trilogy. The series started to get tiresome when the reluctant Kiryu kept being pulled back into more organized crime affairs in Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered. For goodness’ sake, let the man live a quiet life after leaving the Tojo Clan!…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kiryu's emotional and stoic side finally tie up together. This game is definitely my second favorite Yakuza game after Yakuza 0. Since this is the first game in their Dragon Engine, the combat and the bosses feel sluggish, though it felt good to play. The story is not too complex like Yakuza 4 and 5. This is definitely the most emotional Yakuza game I've played thus far. I recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clan creator story more interesting than main plot. Best part is K-poper that have 1% of screan time. i recommend this cuz there’s a full-fledged VF5 here, and I just can’t rate something low if it includes VF5 - but overall, the game disappointed me with its story. Weakest part in series for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today is long game streaming day and we going for it with Yakuza 6!!!!! I'm just gonna wear a maid dress for... y'know... Maid day. www.twitch.tv/zthinker #ZTream #ENVTuber
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Sunday everyone Schedule for May 5th-May 10th Trails to Azure will continue We are going to be finishing Yakuza 6 and starting a new game (Neptunia VII) Serra & I finished Sea of Stars and will now be starting the second Bokura game Tanks & Tunes with the Dragon Stardew With the wife
neutral · AI labelView post →I just realized I beat Yakuza 6 and don't even know if that game lets you equip weapons like the older games
neutral · AI labelView post →I gotta say, I'm very excited for the Pirate Yakuza game coming out tomorrow. Yakuza 6 is one of my all time favorite games and who doesn't love pirates?! The demo was a blast and kept me wanting more. Can't wait to play the full game!
positive · AI labelView post →For patrons, I think the next two shows are gonna be the game ya'll vote for, and then Yakuza 6, since I'm overdue to come back to that. For the public? Well I've got like a dozen backlogged shows to figure out what order to air now lol
neutral · AI labelView post →November 2026 Humble Choice: Mafia: The Old Country + DLC, The Outer Worlds 2, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance and more. https://www.humblebundle.com/membership/home | Game Name | Game Link | | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mafia: The Old Country + 2 DLC Packs | https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941540/ | | The Outer Worlds 2…
neutral · AI labelView post →Only 24%? But Yakuza 6 is such a beautiful game! I thought everyone will be going through it with first person mode for a good while! I'm surprised! #EriYakuza6
positive · AI labelView post →If I could pick a video game to unmake from reality it would be Yakuza 6
negative · AI labelView post →I still feel pretty strongly that this may be the best Yakuza game. It's concise, impactful, and gives a good reason for revisiting Kiryu after the end of Yakuza 6. I'd only recommend it if you played 0-6, though.
positive · AI labelView post →FUCKING FINALLY THESE TOOK SO GODDAMN MOTHER FUCKING LONG AAAAAGHHHHHHH anyway I'm on to my last achievements for the @littendraws27.bsky.social Yakuza 6 booli, which are "Beat the Game on Legend" and "Have all other achievements" so that should get done tonight.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yakuza 6 may have been a half-baked game but the music was on point 20/10 A++ no notes will listen again
neutral · AI labelView post →Much improved from Yakuza 5, this gets you back into the new engine. The pacing is much more appropriate in this game too. My only complaint is that this is the third time the game ends with a certain character's fate as a cliff hanger.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Realizing that the story of Yakuza 6 almost immediately left my head as soon as I finished that game. I’m trying to remember any of that plot and it’s all just fog
neutral · AI labelView post →plenty of prior ahaha art if you will, but how would it fare against the Yamato Mark II from game developer Ryu Ga Gotoku's hit title Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
neutral · AI labelView post →Also, today's the 9 year anniversary of the release of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life! This game rocks! Also, it's kinda fitting how the first game from the Kiryu Saga and the last game of the Kiryu Saga released on the same day :D
positive · AI labelView post →This game made me contiously cut onions, I really dont understand the hate the story gets when its significantly better than 4 and whatever 5's IDK bro lets just fight ending was
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey everyone! Today's Yakuza Friday is short and sweet. We're in the Finale chapter of Yakuza 6 already and so today we're going to finish the game before my hard out time of 4 hours from now. I look forward to spending an afternoon becoming emotionally devastated together. 🤭💜 twitch.tv/fieryashes
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Kickass Friday evening, #MutantFam! My plans for this lovely evening are to play/replay the rest of Yakuza Kiwami (2016) and after finishing that game, I am moving on to playing Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life (2016) next on the PS5. 🎮🐲👊🦵🦵🦵👊🐲🎮
neutral · AI labelView post →Nine hours later, the game is done! What a game, what a ride, will absolutely play Yakuza 6 .... somewhat soon. Thanks to @propokenoob.bsky.social for the raid, and we sent the snowstorm to @akiaspen.bsky.social to finish! See you tomorrow with Astra1Rose with spyro yapping! #vtuber ❄️🐉
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