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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Beat 'em up action with gadgets and a former yakuza in hiding

RGG Studio · Published by SEGA · Released Nov 8, 2023

ActionAdventure

DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 9,651
Recent reviews
Very Positive
98% of 65 in 30 days
Players
102
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 24, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 960
8 GB RAM · 98 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name?

A single-player action-adventure set in Sotenbori, Yokohama, and the Castle, a container ship with a battle arena. As Kazuma Kiryu, who has faked his death and adopted the codename Joryu, you explore city areas, complete missions and minigames, and fight using Yakuza and gadget-based Agent styles.

For you if...

  • +you like real-time brawling with switchable combat styles
  • +you enjoy crime drama, comedy, and varied side activities
  • +you follow Kazuma Kiryu's continuing story

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike required side content between story missions
  • −you want to avoid sexual content and violence

What players say

95% of 9,651 reviews are positive · 98% of 65 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the emotional story and ending, along with the real-time brawler combat. Common complaints target the short campaign's required side-content padding and combat that some find weaker than earlier entries. Several recent players also report crashes and stuttering, including problems when using DLSS or frame generation.

Players over time

▼ -27% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 160 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026102
Nov 6, 202667
Nov 5, 202670
Nov 4, 202665
Nov 3, 202676
Nov 2, 202673
Nov 1, 2026120
Oct 31, 202699
Oct 30, 202659
Oct 29, 202665
Oct 28, 202681
Oct 27, 202679
Oct 26, 202677
Oct 25, 2026126
Oct 24, 2026116
Oct 23, 202687
Oct 22, 202689
Oct 21, 202686
Oct 20, 202685
Oct 18, 2026160
Oct 17, 2026143
Oct 16, 2026110
Oct 15, 2026100
Oct 14, 202698
Oct 13, 2026117
Oct 11, 2026151
Oct 10, 2026109
Oct 9, 2026109
Oct 8, 2026104
Oct 7, 2026105
Oct 6, 2026121
Oct 4, 2026150
Oct 3, 2026136
Oct 2, 202685
Oct 1, 202684
Sep 30, 202686
Sep 29, 202675
Sep 27, 2026130
Sep 26, 2026102
Sep 25, 202676
Sep 24, 202696
Sep 23, 2026113
Sep 23, 202678
Sep 22, 202678
Sep 21, 202683

How many players finish Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name?

63% of Steam players have unlocked «The Man Who Erased His Name», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 98 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 1903 (OS Build 18362)
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 4 GB or Intel Arc A380, 6 GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
98 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
1080p Low @ 30 FPS w/ Balanced FSR 1.0, requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 1903 (OS Build 18362)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4790, 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 3.2 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5700, 8 GB or Intel Arc A750, 8 GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
98 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
1080p High @ 60 FPS w/o FSR, requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

Does Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
Denuvo
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
62
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.

Does Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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