PS2 | Yakuza | 2006 | Action | Amusement Vision | Tons of minigames, ARPG combat, and a badass protagonist; lots of major Hollywood actors in the English voice cast |
PS2 | Yakuza 2 | 2008 | Action | Amusement Vision | Kazuma Kiryu's Kamurocho shenanigans continue with a JP-only voice cast |
PS3 | Yakuza 3 | 2010 | Action | Amusement Vision/Sega | Continues Kiryu's story but takes out a fair amount of content due to rushed localization (hostess clubs, for example) |
PS3 | Yakuza 4 | 2011 | Action | Amusement Vision/Sega | Adds additional protagonists in addition to furthering Kiryu's saga (with tons to do in Kamurocho as always) |
PS3 | Yakuza 5 (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Has 5 controllable protagonists total and takes place over 5 different cities, uses a more enhanced graphics engine than other PS3 games in the series |
PS3 | Yakuza: Dead Souls | 2012 | Action | Sega | Non-canonical spinoff taking place after Yakuza 4; 4 playable protagonists and reduced exploration ability (on account of there being zombies everywhere) |
PS4 | Judgment | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A Yakuza spinoff from a detective's point of view, skill points can be used to increase stats |
PS4 | Lost Judgment | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS5 |
PS4 | The Yakuza Remastered Collection | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A bundle containing the remastered versions of Yakuza 3/4/5 (first instance of a physical Yakuza 5 in the West) |
PS4 | Yakuza 0 | 2015 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Money serves as a sort of XP in this prequel to the main series, starring 80's Kiryu and Majima |
PS4 | Yakuza 3 Remastered | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Brings back a lot of content (substories/cabaret) originally cut from the western version and streamlines the localization |
PS4 | Yakuza 4 Remastered | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Cleans up the localization and has a major character recast from the original due to real-world legal proceedings, otherwise is very similar |
PS4 | Yakuza 5 Remastered | 2020 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Minimal changes from the original overall, most notably a reworked localization |
PS4 | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Final game in Kiryu's saga, only one playable protagonist and fighting style, experience is divided into multiple types to level stats |
PS4 | Yakuza Kiwami | 2017 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A retelling of the story of the first Yakuza in the Yakuza 0 engine, using Japanese dialogue rather than a dub and adding a system where Majima can ambush you anywhere |
PS4 | Yakuza Kiwami 2 | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A retelling of Yakuza 2, adding minigames seen in other series entries as well as prequel chapters (and more Majima) |
PS4 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2020 | Turn-Based | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See XBO |
PS5 | Judgment | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4, but with a smoother framerate and gradient changes that may not be preferable to the original |
PS5 | Lost Judgment | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A dark detective story follow-up to Judgment, continues the beat-em-up gameplay from its sister Yakuza series, pettable cats, a dog can join you in your crime-solving |
PS5 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2021 | Turn-Based | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See XBO |
Xbox One | Lost Judgment (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS5 |
Xbox One | The Yakuza Remastered Collection (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza 0 (DL only) | 2020 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza 3 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza 4 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza 5 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza Kiwami (DL only) | 2020 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza Kiwami 2 (DL only) | 2020 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2020 | Turn-Based | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Plays way more like a traditional turn-based JRPG, Kiryu is for once not the main character in the story, classic Yakuza shenanigans |
Xbox Series | Judgment | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS5 |
Xbox Series | Lost Judgment | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS5 |
Xbox Series | The Yakuza Remastered Collection (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Yakuza 3 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Yakuza 4 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Yakuza 5 Remastered (DL only) | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 2021 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 2020 | Turn-Based | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See XBO |