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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.

Melee combat with weapons or fists
Strong, story-driven narrative
Lavish presentation
Dark, serious atmosphere

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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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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

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Melee combat with weapons or fists
Strong, story-driven narrative
Lavish presentation

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.

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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

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.

Yakuza 3

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Yakuza 3 Remastered

Melee combat with weapons or fists

As Kazuma Kiryu you run an orphanage in Okinawa while being pulled back into yakuza conflicts. It blends serious crime drama with street brawling in neon-lit districts and gloriously absurd side activities.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

Melee combat with weapons or fists

This remake of a Yakuza classic tells a serious crime drama about Kiryu and the Tojo clan across the nightlife districts of Kamurocho and Sotenbori. Heavy brawling is balanced by absurd side activities, and the Majima Saga adds a second playable character.

Yakuza 0

Lavish presentation

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.

Yakuza 4

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Yakuza

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.

Yakuza Kiwami

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Yakuza 4 Remastered

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Four protagonists, each with a distinct fighting style, tell a dense crime drama in the Kamurocho nightlife district. Its charm lies in mixing a serious yakuza plot and brawling with wildly quirky side activities.