Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Like a Dragon Gaiden:
The Man Who Erased His Name

Developers
	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Dragon Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 8, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Brawler, Mini-games, Open world
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Japan
Series	Yakuza (Like a Dragon)

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a singleplayer third-person action, brawler, mini-games and open world game in the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Includes a Special Trial Version demo for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth with exclusive scenes that won't appear in the complete version of the game. Note that the main story of Like a Dragon Gaiden must be cleared in order to access this demo.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional playable characters for the Coliseum minigame.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Legendary Fighter Pack	Pre-order bonus.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sega\LikeADragonGaiden\Steam\
Microsoft Store	%APPDATA%\Sega\LikeADragonGaiden\WindowsStore
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2375550/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sega\LikeADragonGaiden\Steam\<user-id>\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SEGAofAmericaInc.l1b05f489e_s751p9cej88mt\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2375550/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Advanced graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay with cutscenes and menus pillarboxed from 16:9. Use this mod for ultra-widescreen cutscenes.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Adjustable slider ranging from +25 to +75.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, MLAA, TAA, Custom (FSR2 Native AA), DLAA
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.4, FSR 1.0, FSR 2.2, XeSS 1.2 A sharpness slider is available for DLSS and both FSR versions.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60, 120 FPS or Unlimited (capped to 250 FPS). Mini-games are limited to 60 FPS. Cutscenes are locked to the display's refresh rate, while some cutscenes are pre-rendered at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia. Applies to the whole screen, and effect strength can be adjusted from 0 to +10.

Input

Game settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		DualSense also supported.
DualShock button prompts		DualSense button prompts also supported. (Not supported in gamepass version)
Light bar support
Connection modes	V1, Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Controller settings (exemplary for all settings)

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  Keyboard and mouse settings (exemplary for all settings)

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, Sound effects, Voices, Cutscenes
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Can be toggled with the Auto Mute option.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				English audio won't be available on launch and will be implemented in a post-launch patch.
Simplified Chinese				Simplified Chinese lyrics are displayed in Karaoke.
Traditional Chinese				Traditional Chinese lyrics are displayed in Karaoke.
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Japanese Kanji (Japanese only) or Romaji (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian only) lyrics are displayed in Karaoke. Two selectable font types are available.
Korean				Korean lyrics are displayed in Karaoke.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Fighting Vipers 2, Sonic the Fighters, Virtua Fighter 2.1
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 1903
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz	Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	98 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 460 Intel Arc A380 2 GB (Nvidia, AMD), 6 GB (Intel) of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Intel Arc A750 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD, Intel) of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Windows compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements are for 1080p 30 FPS on Low settings with FSR 1.0 set to Balanced; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on High settings without FSR.

A CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction sets is required.