Yakuza Kiwami 3 is official, and it’s out subsequent yr with a bonus new spinoff recreation

Following Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios the sport’s existence final week, Yakuza Kiwami 3 has been formally introduced by the developer throughout its presentation. Like Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 earlier than it, Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a full remake of an early entry within the long-running collection, on this case 2009’s Yakuza 3, which initially launched on the PlayStation 3.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 is one other ground-up remake from RGG, that includes fashionable graphics, enhanced gameplay and new cutscenes. The sport continues the adventures of the (at this level within the story) middle-aged Kazuma Kiryu, who quickly places his prison profession on maintain to assist run an orphanage that may grow to be essential in later entries within the collection. Yakuza Kiwami 3 can be bundled with a free spinoff recreation known as Darkish Ties, which focuses on Kiryu’s adversary, Yoshitaka Mine.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Darkish Ties will likely be launched on February 12, 2026, for PS4 and PS5, Xbox and PC (Steam), in addition to the Swap 2. Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 are each coming to Swap 2 later this yr, and RGG has additionally introduced that Yakuza 0: Director’s Lower is coming to PS5, Xbox and PC on December 8. The expanded model of what many contemplate to be the very best Yakuza recreation of all time has been a Swap 2 unique till now.

This week’s RGG Summit additionally gave us a short replace on the studio’s subsequent recreation, , which we nonetheless know little or no about, apart from that it’s separate from the Like a Dragon and Judgement collection and is ready throughout a number of time intervals within the twentieth century. The sport continues to be a number of years away from launch, however a brand new exhibits off snippets of in-game footage and movement seize classes with actors.

On the time of writing, we’re nonetheless ready for an announcement of the subsequent Like a Dragon recreation, with the newest entry being this yr’s splendidly titled Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.