Summary
A newly launched Sega sale has slashed the prices of 12YakuzaandLike a Dragongames on the PlayStation Store.Yakuzafans have until mid-March 2025 to take advantage of these discounts, which reach up to 80%.
Sega’s popular franchise has averaged roughly one new game release per year since its inception in 2005. The latest series entry is thecritically acclaimedLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which debuted on February 21.
A few days later, Sega launched a massive sale that slashed the prices of mostYakuzaandLike a Dragongamesthat are currently available on the PlayStation Store. WhilePirate Yakuzain Hawaiiis unsurprisingly skipping this promotion, being less than a week old, the 2024Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealthhas been discounted by 50%. The catch with this particular offer is that it’s only available as part of theLike a Dragon Series Starter Pack, which bundlesInfinite Wealthwith the 2020 series entry—Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
2017
$10.99 (-45%)
2018
2020
2020/2024
$39.99 (-50%)
2023
$24.99 (-50%)
2019
$9.99 (-75%)
2021
$11.99 (-80%)
The first seven entries in theYakuzafranchisehave also been treated to a flat 45% discount as part of the ongoing promotion. All of them can hence be picked up for $10.99 a piece for the duration of the sale. The biggest price cuts have been reserved for the spin-offs following private detective Takayuki Yagami, withJudgmentandLost Judgmentcurrently being available at 75% and 80% off, respectively.
What’s the Best Order to Play the Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games?
The ongoing sale presents a good opportunity tojump into theYakuzafranchisewithout breaking the bank. Anyone considering doing so might find themselves debating on the order of games to play. Most of the fandom is split into two camps on this question, one of which advises playing the games in chronological story order, so starting fromYakuza 0. An alternative approach is to play them in release order, treating theKiwamiremakes as the first two games, which would meanYakuza 0would come betweenY5andY6.Yakuza 0is fairly widely regarded as the best entry in the series, so starting with it might set unrealistic expectations. TheJudgmentspin-offs can be tackled at any point afterYakuza 6.
