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A new Yakuza spin-off following Yoshitaka Mine, who falls into the underworld after losing his startup and searches for true bonds. It blends a dramatic story, boxing-based brawling and plenty of quirky side activities.
What defines Dark Ties:
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The closest matches for Dark Ties are Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Yakuza 3. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dark Ties special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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Best match
Kazuma Kiryu's emotional farewell: a dramatic crime story about his daughter, paired with heavy-hitting brawls and wonderfully absurd side activities across the streets of Kamurocho and Onomichi.
96 % 49.99 €
Lavish presentation
Kazuma Kiryu returns as a secret agent in Osaka, brawling with switchable fighting styles in an action adventure that blends serious yakuza drama with absurd side activities.
96 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
Yakuza 3 pairs a serious crime drama about Kazuma Kiryu with hard-hitting street brawls and absurd side stories. An Okinawa orphanage and the neon streets of Tokyo offer plenty of minigames and distractions.
95 % free
Lots of humour
A gripping yakuza crime drama set in bubble-era Japan, where brutal street brawls with switchable fighting styles sit alongside hilariously absurd side stories, karaoke and business management. Kiryu's and Majima's intertwined tales are among the series' finest.
95 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
The series opener follows Kazuma Kiryu, freshly out of a ten-year prison term and dragged into a power struggle over 10 billion missing yen. Street brawls, side stories and minigames in the Kamurocho nightlife district blend serious gangster drama with offbeat humor.
94 % 19.99 €
Lots of humour
The remake of the first Yakuza follows Kazuma Kiryu through the red-light district of Kamurocho: a serious crime drama contrasted by absurd side activities and heavy-hitting brawls.
93 % 59.99 €
Lots of humour
This remake of Yakuza 3 mixes beat 'em up brawling with an emotional crime drama about Kazuma Kiryu, plus wacky side activities in Japanese city districts. Dark Ties adds a new story told from Yoshitaka Mine's perspective.
93 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
Four protagonists tell an interwoven yakuza crime story in the nightlife district of Kamurocho, mixing heavy brawler combat with quirky side stories. It swings between serious drama and absurd humor, with countless minigames to discover.
93 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
Kazuma Kiryu fights through Tokyo and Osaka in a gripping crime drama to stop an all-out gang war. Heavy brawling meets quirky side activities, offbeat substories and a serious yakuza saga.
92 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A detective thriller set in the Yakuza district of Kamurocho: as private investigator Yagami you hunt a serial killer, brawl through gangs with two fighting styles, and dive into a dense world of serious drama and quirky side stories.