Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has logged the Yakuza sequence’ greatest ever launch on Steam, with greater than 4 occasions the participant rely of earlier mainline entry Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Infinite Wealth, which arrived January 26 because the eight mainline Yakuza sport, achieved a peak concurrent participant rely of 46,161 throughout its launch weekend, in comparison with the seventh mainline entry’s peak of 9,535 concurrent gamers, in response to SteamDB.
The earlier file was held by spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title, which launched in November 2023, however even this was at simply 13,737 peak concurrents and subsequently blown out of the water by Infinite Wealth.
These are the one comparable numbers for the Yakuza sequence, nevertheless, as all earlier video games solely launched on Steam after their preliminary releases on console. However the development from Yakuza: Like a Dragon to Infinite Wealth definitely suggests an enormous increase in recognition of the sequence total.
Infinite Wealth takes the sequence exterior of Japan for the primary time as protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma arrive in Hawaii and, naturally, quickly change into concerned in a posh net of legal underworld shenanigans.
It options the Yakuza sequence’ greatest map thus far and lets gamers change into a samurai, surfer, and housekeeper because it continues the distinctive mix of dramatic crime thriller and fully wacky facet content material, this time together with what’s principally a complete Pokémon sport.
Writer Sega has brought on some frustration, nevertheless, as Infinite Wealth’s New Recreation Plus mode is unique to the Deluxe and Final variations of the sport, which are available in at $15 and $40 dearer respectfully.
In our 9/10 assessment, IGN mentioned: “Sprawling, enthralling, and filled with dynamic brawling, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t simply the very best turn-based Like a Dragon sport, it’s one of many biggest video games in all the sequence.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
