Summary
The launch ofLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiimay currently be tracking behindLaD: Infinite Wealth, at least on PC, according to several early indicators. However,Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiistill seems to be performing well—especially on PlayStation.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiwas released on February 21, debuting simultaneously for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Two days later, Sega has yet to share any info on the game’s sales.
Until the Japanese publisher reveals some concrete figures, it’s possible to drawcomparisons betweenPirate Yakuza in HawaiiandInfinite Wealth, its immediate predecessor that just celebrated its first anniversary on January 26. According toSteamDBdata,Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiipeaked at 22,327 concurrent Steam players on February 23, thus amassing roughly half the early adopter baseInfinite Wealthdid in 2024. A similar discrepancy can be observed in the two games' historical review counts: while the Goro Majima-starring title currently sits at 2,081 Steam user reviews,Infinite Wealthhad 32% more (3,062) two days following its launch.
Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is Like a Dragon’s Second-Biggest Steam Launch
Seeing howInfinite Wealthwas the biggest Steam launch in the history of theLike a Dragonfranchise, the fact that its follow-up failed to match its user metrics doesn’t mean it’s not a success. According to an average of estimates from VG Insights, PlayTracker, and Gamalytic,Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiihas sold around 93,000 Steam copies in its first few days on the market. The same sources estimate thatInfinite Wealth’s lifetime Steam sales are presently in the ballpark of 565,000. Sega previously said thatInfinite Wealthsold 1 million copies across all platforms in its first week on the market. For context, the entireLike a Dragonfranchise surpassed 20 million lifetime sales in late 2024.
46,161
22,327
-51.63%
3,062
2,081
-32.04%
1,179
2,224
+88.63%
N/A (540 by today)
102
N/A
Looking atPirate Yakuza in Hawaiireviewson the PlayStation Store, the game actually seems to be performing better thanInfinite Wealthdid. It currently has 2,224 user scores on Sony’s storefront, compared to the 1,179Infinite Wealthhad after two days. However, it’s possible that the two games have different purchase-to-review ratios on the PS Store, making this comparison an imperfect way of judging their relative launch momentums.
Like a Dragon Franchise Concurrent Steam Player Records
Over on the Xbox Store,Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiis presently sitting at only 102 player reviews. Game Rant was unable to locate historical data that reveals how many Xbox user reviewsInfinite Wealthhad after its first few days on the market, but there are 540 of them as of this writing.
