Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Overview

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a spin-off of the Like a Dragon series. Taking place during the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020), Like a Dragon Gaiden focuses on the series' original protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, as he embarks on a new adventure in Osaka under the guise of a secret agent.

The game was conceived to expand further on Kiryu's backstory between the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon and its 2024 sequel, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. As such, the story of the game follows from Yakuza 6: The Song of Life then merges with the storyline of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. While the game introduces new characters, various characters from other Like a Dragon games and spin-offs appear as side characters. The spin-off also incorporates allusions to other Like a Dragon games, such as Yakuza and Yakuza 5.

Like a Dragon Gaiden was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 9, 2023 and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Official trailer

Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS4 Gameplay), Marsh Marlou. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Developer

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Publisher

Sega

Series

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Engine

Dragon Engine

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

18

CLASS IND

18

ACB

MA 15+

GRAC

19+

ESRB

M

CERO

D

USK

18

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies62

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

4

Bronze

56

Total

62

Points

1350

Platinum time

25 hours

100% time

25 hours

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC comes in

Deluxe Edition

DLC note

No DLC trophies

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

No

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish

Region note

One worldwide PS4 list. Voices in English and Japanese.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

PS4 and PS5 lists are separate; PS4 saves imported on PS5 unlock the PS5 trophies

Players with the platinum

55.47%

Grind

• The World's Strongest
• To Train Beyond
• Locked Up

Glitches and fixes

• No glitched trophies

• The Dragon of Dojima Obtained all trophies. Platinum 22.73% of players
• Hidden Dragon Completed Chapter 1. Bronze 26.2% of players
• Castle on the Water Completed Chapter 2. Bronze 25.17% of players
• The Man Who Knew Too Much Completed Chapter 3. Bronze 25.02% of players
• The Laughing Man Completed Chapter 4. Bronze 24.89% of players
• The Man Who Erased His Name Completed the Final Chapter. Gold 24.73% of players
• Fledgling Dragon Obtained 10 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. Bronze 25.4% of players
• Respectable Dragon Obtained 20 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. Bronze 25.08% of players
• Ferocious Dragon Obtained 30 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. Bronze 24.8% of players
• Legendary Dragon Obtained 50 abilities through Upgrade Abilities. Silver 24.42% of players
• Like a Bee Activated the Hornet gadget during battle 100 times. Bronze 25.07% of players
• Like a Snake Activated the Serpent gadget during battle 50 times. Bronze 24.9% of players
• Like a Spider Activated the Spider gadget during battle 50 times. Bronze 25.64% of players
• Like a Firefly Detonated the Firefly gadget during battle 50 times. Bronze 24.58% of players
• Always Prepared Obtained 10 types of equipment items. Bronze 24.83% of players
• Extremely Heated Used Extreme Heat 30 times. Bronze 25.19% of players
• Untouchable Used Ultimate Counter 5 times. Bronze 25.67% of players
• Silver Tier Earned a Silver rank at the Castle. Bronze 25.2% of players
• Gold Tier Earned a Gold rank at the Castle. Bronze 25.06% of players
• Platinum Tier Earned a Platinum rank at the Castle. Bronze 24.36% of players
• Taking Requests Completed 5 requests for Akame. Bronze 24.76% of players
• At Your Service Completed 10 requests for Akame. Bronze 24.63% of players
• Go-To Guy Completed 15 requests for Akame. Bronze 24.5% of players
• Neighborhood Watch Completed 10 Stroll n' Patrol missions. Bronze 25.41% of players
• Neighborhood Defender Completed 30 Stroll n' Patrol missions. Bronze 25.13% of players
• Neighborhood Hero Completed 50 Stroll n' Patrol missions. Bronze 24.61% of players
• Drinkin' and Linkin' Bonded completely with Akame. Bronze 24.6% of players
• Rookie Fighter Reached 1,000 fans. Bronze 24.71% of players
• Up-and-Coming Fighter Reached 3,000 fans. Bronze 24.32% of players
• Favored Fighter Reached 10,000 fans. Bronze 23.8% of players
• Prizefighter Reached 30,000 fans. Silver 23.4% of players
• Hell's Keeper Completed all matches with a Silver rank. Bronze 23.9% of players
• Hell's Patron Completed all matches with a Gold rank. Bronze 23.68% of players
• Hell's Champion Completed all matches with a Platinum rank. Bronze 23.03% of players
• Welcome to the Family Recruited 10 members to the Joryu Clan. Bronze 24.69% of players
• Strength in Numbers Recruited 20 members to the Joryu Clan. Bronze 24.13% of players
• They Can't Stop Us All Recruited 30 members to the Joryu Clan. Bronze 23.43% of players
• To Train in Life Bonded completely with a Joryu Clan member. Bronze 23.52% of players
• To Train in Death Bonded completely with 5 Joryu Clan members. Bronze 23.34% of players
• To Train Beyond Bonded completely with 10 Joryu Clan members. Bronze 23.27% of players
• First King Dethroned Defeated the first of the Four Kings. Bronze 23.56% of players
• Second King Dethroned Defeated the second of the Four Kings. Bronze 23.49% of players
• Third King Dethroned Defeated the third of the Four Kings. Bronze 23.08% of players
• Fourth King Dethroned Defeated the fourth of the Four Kings. Silver 23.08% of players
• The World's Strongest Defeated Amon. Silver 22.9% of players
• Fashion Scrub Obtained 15 types of outfit items. Bronze 24.34% of players
• Fashionista Obtained 30 types of outfit items. Bronze 23.89% of players
• Trendsetter Obtained 50 types of outfit items. Bronze 23.59% of players
• The Man Who Had Too Many Hobbies Played 10 minigames. Bronze 24.1% of players
• Heavenly VIP Completed all hostess missions at Club Heavenly. Bronze 23.45% of players
• Castle VIP Completed all hostess missions at Castle Cabaret. Bronze 23.31% of players
• Retro Gamer Played 5 different games on the SEGA Master System. Bronze 24.15% of players
• Arcade Dweller Played 6 different games at the arcade. Bronze 24.35% of players
• Pocket Circuit Pro Unlocked the Masters Circuit in Pocket Circuit. Bronze 23.23% of players
• Left in the Dust Won 3 Rival Matches in Pocket Circuit. Bronze 23.55% of players
• Bullseye Won a game of darts. Bronze 24.62% of players
• Royal Gambler Played at the casino and gambling hall in the Castle. Bronze 24.01% of players
• Rising Superstar Went to karaoke with Akame and sang a duet. Bronze 24.17% of players
• Surgical Precision Completed a 1-Shot Challenge on normal difficulty. Bronze 23.53% of players
• Locked Up Obtained 30 items from coin lockers. Bronze 23.92% of players
• Whip-Splash Threw an enemy into the river with the Spider gadget. Bronze 24.27% of players
• Gotta Catch Some Balls! Obtained some Balls. Bronze 24.99% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 57.9 GB

Update patch01.22

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

One add-on, the Legendary Fighter Pack, which adds three playable fighters to the Coliseum. Still sold.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
Legendary Fighter Pack	2023-11-09	Goro Majima, Taiga Saejima and Daigo Dojima in the Coliseum	US$7.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

Like a Dragon Gaiden is single-player only and has no online play.

Services

Service	Status
Online play	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Ryosuke Horii
Producer	Hiroyuki Sakamoto
Producer	Makoto Suzuki
Designer	Jun Orihara
Designer	Daisuke Takahashi
Programmer	Yutaka Ito
Artist	Daishi Kanaya
Artist	Nobuaki Mitake
Writer	Tsuyoshi Furuta
Writer	Masayoshi Yokoyama
Composer	Chihiro Aoki
Composer	Yuri Fukuda
Composer	Keitarou Hanada
Composer	Saori Yoshida
Composer	Hideaki Kobayashi
Composer	Shunsuke Minami

Credits

Publisher

Sega

Developer

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Director

Ryosuke Horii

Released

2023-11-09

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

CUSA43229

Region

US

Time to beat

about 17 hours