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In 1988 Japan, yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and cabaret manager Goro Majima navigate linked crime stories through brawls and city diversions.
Released 08 Dec 2025
Switch Brawler Styles
Run a Cabaret Club
Manage Kiryu's Business
Discover the decadence and danger of 1980's Japan as you fight like hell through its neon-lit entertainment districts in the definitive edition of the action-adventure crime drama that created yakuza legends.
Developed by RGG Studio · Published by SEGA
Set in 1988, the story follows yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and cabaret club manager Goro Majima in Tokyo and Osaka. Their separate paths unfold amid conflicts between criminal groups and become intertwined.
Both protagonists fight in real-time beat-'em-up combat, with three distinct styles each that can be switched between. Fights use hand-to-hand attacks and improvised weapons, while character abilities can be developed.
Away from the main story, players can explore entertainment districts, take on side stories, visit arcades and discos, and try activities such as darts. Kiryu can manage a business and Majima can run a cabaret club. Director's Cut also adds story scenes and the online Red Light Raid mode, where players team up against enemy waves.
Players who praise the underlying game often highlight its crime story and characters, real-time combat, and the contrast between serious plot events and the city's side activities. Several single out Majima's story. At the same time, many reviews focus on dissatisfaction with this edition's price and removal of the original release, while some also criticize the added scenes, technical performance, or localization.
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut is the definitive edition of the critically acclaimed prequel to the Yakuza series.
Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka entertainment districts as yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and cabaret club manager Goro Majima in an epic crime drama of intertwined fates that created legends.
■ CREATIVELY CRUSH ENEMIES
Kiryu and Majima each have three unique fighting styles to dynamically switch between to creatively crack skulls with your fists, makeshift weapons and more. Anyone can enjoy exhilarating brawler action with easy-to-pick-up controls and a high skill ceiling.
■ DISCOVER THE DECADENCE OF 1988 JAPAN
Fighting isn't the only way to kill time in 1988 Japan: from discos and darts to classic SEGA arcades and cabaret clubs, there's endless distractions to pursue in the immersive, neon-lit city.
■ DIVE DEEPER WITH DIRECTOR'S CUT CONTENT
Director's Cut content gives deeper insight into key incidents and character backstories with never-before-seen cutscenes. Plus, the Red Light Raid online multiplayer mode lets you join forces with friends and choose from 60 playable characters to take down hordes of enemies.
*If you have the digital download version of Yakuza 0, you can get the digital download version of Yakuza 0 Director's Cut at a discounted price.
*Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 0 Director's Cut have differing specifications and cannot carryover save data.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 55 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
