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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2023

Should you play it?

ERASE YOUR PAST TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE Once a legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu faked his own death and abandoned his name for the sake of protecting his family. Now, he is thrust into conflict by a mysterious figure attempting to drive him out of hiding.

What works

  • Emotional and well-crafted story
  • Improved and fun combat system
  • Extensive outfit customization
  • Engaging side content and minigames
  • High-quality graphics and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Shorter main story length
  • Some grind required for upgrades
  • Limited exploration areas
  • Some voice acting criticized
  • Feels like dlc rather than full game

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fate/EXTELLA LINK

  • Punishing: Gray Raven

  • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

  • Destiny 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name but with less competition against others

  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Yakuza 4 Remastered

  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

  • Judgment

  • Persona® 5 Strikers

  • Yakuza 0

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • Fate/Samurai Remnant

  • Tales of ARISE

  • Lost Judgment

  • AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed

  • Nioh 3

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Yakuza Kiwami 2

  • Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

  • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026