Best Games To Play If You Enjoyed Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
Compared to the mainline Like A Dragon entries, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza is a much shorter game. With the main story only taking around 15 hours to complete (or a lot longer if you're dedicated to seeing everything), you might well finish the game and still want a taste of something similar.
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PostsLuckily, with how many different genres and gameplay ideas are packed into Majima's Hawaiian adventure, there are plenty of other games that feel like a natural continuation after finishing Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza. While nothing can one-to-one match Majima's first role as the main protagonist, there are games that instead place further emphasis on some of its specific elements.
8 Dredge
A Spookier Sea-Faring Adventure
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Adventure Systems 3.0/5 8.0/10 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 89% Released March 31, 2023 ESRB E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco Developer(s) Black Salt Games Publisher(s) Team17 Engine UnityWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONWhile it's by no means the primary focus of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, sailing around and hunting for treasure on the Goromaru is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying elements of exploration throughout the game. Even though it's got a drastically more dour tone, if you want a game that has a deeper take on this same concept, then Dredge is the best option.
In Dredge, you'll be given full control over a fishing boat in a world where something is clearly amiss. While the horror is subtle, what makes Dredge a game you'll want to keep coming back to is the element of seaborne exploration and the joys of finding rare treasure and resources.
7 UFO 50
Waiter, More Minigames
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Action Adventure Platformer Puzzle Strategy Arcade Sports Racing Shooter RPG Idle Games Real-Time Strategy Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 91/100 Critics Rec: 100% Released September 18, 2024 Developer(s) Mossmouth, Eirik Suhrke, Derek Yu, Jon Perry, Tyriq Plummer, Paul Hubans, Ojiro Fumoto Publisher(s) Mossmouth Engine GameMaker Studio 2 Multiplayer Local Co-Op, Local Multiplayer Number of Players 1+WHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALA staple of the Like A Dragon, and by association Yakuza series, is the minigames. While you can easily rush through and reach credits by just focusing on the main storyline, to get a true feeling for this series, you should at least dip your toes in the vast selection of minigames each title offers, with Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza being no different.
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Posts 1If you found yourself seeing the minigames as a huge attraction, and you loved the variety they offered, then UFO 50 is the perfect step up. Featuring 50 retro-style games (some minigames, some just full games on their own merit), you'll get the same feeling of variety that you get every time Majima distracts himself with a minigame.
6 Sifu
Back To Brawling
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Roguelike Beat 'Em Up Systems 4.0/5 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 85% Released February 8, 2022 ESRB M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Strong Language, Violence Developer(s) Sloclap Publisher(s) Sloclap Engine Unreal Engine 4WHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONA mainstay of the Yakuza series that was abandoned upon transition into the Like A Dragon series was the beat 'em up combat. However, this is where Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza stands apart, with Majima diving back into direct control with fun and fluid action/beat-em-up gameplay.
One of the best and most complex beat 'em ups is Sifu, with each of its five levels taking you through detailed environments as you battle towards the intimidating boss at the end. While the controls might take a while to get used to, it's perfect if you loved taking down every group of thugs or menacing men as Majima.
5 Tchia
Wholesome Island Exploration
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Open-World Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 78/100 Critics Rec: 67% Released March 21, 2023 ESRB T For Teen Due To Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Language, Violence Developer(s) Awaceb Publisher(s) Awaceb Engine Unreal Engine 4WHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONComparing something as sweet and innocent as Tchia to the Like A Dragon series might feel wrong upon first glance, but compared to Pirate Yakuza specifically, the island-exploring adventure starts to feel more fitting.
Hopping between islands on the Goromaru is part of what keeps exploration in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza varied, and if you want a more free-form and open-world approach to exploring detailed islands, then Tchia and her possession ability are the best way to do it.
4 The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Classic For A Reason
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Action Adventure Systems Released September 20, 2013 ESRB E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine Havok Franchise The Legend of ZeldaWHERE TO PLAY
PHYSICALThe Legend of Zelda and Like A Dragon series have never felt particularly comparable, but with Pirate Yakuza and Wind Waker, they finally share a common ground. While Majima takes to the seas as a pirate, in Wind Waker Link is on a more noble, but equally enjoyable quest to save his sister, which ends up spiraling into something much deeper.
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Posts 1If you enjoyed setting sail and exploring new islands, but you wish that you got more of a chance to step away from the action and perhaps solve some puzzles, then Wind Waker is a charming classic that's aged fantastically and is worth revisiting.
3 Yakuza Kiwami
Majima Everywhere
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Action Adventure Systems 4.0/5 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 80% Released August 29, 2017 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol Developer(s) Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher(s) Sega, Deep Silver Engine Dragon EngineWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALHeading back to the beginning of the Yakuza series after finishing Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza is a good idea for two specific reasons. If you're new to the series and chose to start with Pirate Yakuza, then heading back to the start is a great place to get all the context you need.
On top of this, a change made in the remake, Yakuza Kiwami, is the addition of even more Majima. With a feature called Majima Everywhere, you'll find the Mad Dog of Shimano hiding around every corner, looking for increasingly strange ways to challenge Kiryu to a fight, making him an almost constant presence in the game.
2 Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
An Unlikely Blueprint
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Action-Adventure Open-World Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 85/100 Critics Rec: 91% Released October 29, 2013 ESRB M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence Developer(s) Ubisoft Montreal Publisher(s) Ubisoft Engine AnvilNext Multiplayer Local Multiplayer, Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONWhile the fourth Assassin's Creed title was far from the first game to feature pirates, it did set the foundations for the modern style of ship combat in gaming that is seen in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza.
Like A Dragon and Assassin's Creed don't share a particularly similar tone, but if you're looking for a potentially more serious take on pirate adventuring, going back to Black Flag is a surprisingly accessible entry point to the series.
1 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Understand The References
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RPG Systems 5.0/5 8.0/10 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 90/100 Critics Rec: 97% Released January 26, 2024 ESRB M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Simulated Gambling, Strong Language Developer(s) Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher(s) Sega Engine Dragon EngineWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALEven though it isn't explicitly stated at the beginning of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, it takes place about half a year after the events of the previous Like A Dragon game, Infinite Wealth. If you haven't played it, then you might not have even noticed all the references that are made to it in Pirate Yakuza.
The main differences between the two games are the gameplay, with Infinite Wealth using turn-based combat, and also that it's a much longer game, but aside from this, the two have plenty in common. Most notably, they share a setting in Honolulu, so if you want a more in-depth chance to explore this area, then Infinite Wealth is the best option.
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