85
Yakuza 0 is a lot of Yakuza, showing a great deal of excess, brilliance and occasional frustration in equal fashion. There's lots and lots to do, a great story to breathe in, and wonderful characters who play well off each other. At the same time, 0 lacks some of the innovations and gameplay conceits that came with later titles, and it's also just as frustrating in places as some of the franchise's more egregious offenders.
90
Yakuza Zero is a fantastic game. Spectacular main story combined with great diversity of sub-stories and solid gameplay create a rather unique game.
90
A fantastically bonkers open-world gem that finally opens up the magic of the series to everyone. [March 2017, p.64]
9
The story, soundtrack, and the whole vibe makes this game so good and enjoyable. Might be a little tedious towards the end especially the real estate and the hostess side quests. The intro of the game both version is so good.
8
SCORE: Mid 8, 8,5/10 Cool game, the story is good, good/memorable moments, characters are interesting and diverse with motivations their own personality, the story has interesting twists, the music and themes are good, the substories are funny as fk i laughed my ass off at some of them almost never happened in videogames to me, i find the substories even more entertaining than the main story, the environments/cutsenes are high quality and very diverse, the story is good and intense in the first 4 chapters, thenn slows down after chapter 5 to 6 and goes faster again thats why many people drop this game, at chapter 11/12 only 35% finished the trophy on ps4 which means most people quit the game. and i understand that, the pacing sometimes ****, the game has its weak spots, i also think the game is a little bit overrated and definitely not a masterpiece but its worth playing if youre the right guy. for some it could be too dialouge heavy or too akward weird substories. but it fits my personal taste. and chapter 5/6 were so boring that i almost quit the game, i stopped for 6 months playing the game then returned to it. but then again after seeing the slow pacing and sometimes low budget of the game you see the high quality animations/cutsenes/animation effects and understand how much heart and blood/sweat went into this game, like a poor development studio tried their best to develop a good game. not everyones type of game but for me it def. is. the game also has lots of sideactivities and interesting lore/dynamics but sometimes complex.
9
Absolute gem ****. Only thing that holds it back for me is I’m not too in tune with the beatem up gameplay of yakuza. Still fun to play but eh. Everything else though is master class
Yakuza 0
Released On:
Jan 24, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
85
User score
Generally Favorable
8.8
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Generally Favorable
85
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Mar 18, 2017
100
Mood, pathos, emotion, humor ... and helluva fights. This is a combination that makes Yakuza zero the one of the most entertaining game in the whole series. For lovers of Japan Y0 is a must-have. [Issue#272]
Oct 12, 2017
90
Yakuza Zero is a fantastic game. Spectacular main story combined with great diversity of sub-stories and solid gameplay create a rather unique game.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.8
89% Positive
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Mar 2, 2026
10
Yakuza 0 is a very good game to start the Yakuza franchise with. The mechanics are great, story is good, and the sub-stories are goofy.
Mar 2, 2026
10
the way the game starts to how it ends and all that happens in between makes the game really nice
Jan 19, 2017
90
Despite the shallowness of the combat, you’re always being pulled towards something new, and you can’t help but be carried along by it. Whenever you tire of one thing, the next distraction or big set-piece is just a few minutes away – just be prepared to be offered pocket tissues, have a few scraps, and become someone’s agony aunt.
Jan 19, 2017
88
Yakuza 0 is probably the best episode of the series. A gaming experience which you should try once in your lifetime. A great crime-story which will not disappoint you.
Jan 26, 2017
83
There’s a lot to do in Yakuza 0, but it may take you some time to get through the game. While the story is very compelling, there are so many side activities that are equally entertaining, it may be difficult to pull yourself away to continue with the main story. If you have a history with the Yakuza series, there are even moments when you see where these characters began that will make you feel even closer to the grouping of polygons on your TV screen. Almost everything about Yakuza 0 is well-done and exceeds expectations.
Jan 19, 2017
80
While a bit disappointing on the mini-game front, Yakuza 0 remains as strange and charming as ever, with the best story and combat the series has seen in years.
Jan 19, 2017
50
Yakuza 0 takes it back to where it all began, but a mildly interesting setting and story don’t quite make up for the game’s more tedious elements.
Feb 19, 2026
10
One of my favourite games of all time, with top of class storytelling, characters, cinematography, voice acting and dialogue, combined with some very fun beat em up combat, entertaining and expansive side content and top tier soundtrack make for the definitive way to get into the Yakuza/Like a Dragon franchise, showing the origin story off series mainstays Kiryu Kazama and Goro Majima
Mar 17, 2026
7
Yakuza 0 is a good game with a strong story and characters though I didn't fell in love with it.
Jan 23, 2026
7
เป็นภาคที่จัดว่าเนื้อเรื่องดีที่สุดในซีรี่โดยเฉพาะเนื้อเรื่องของมาจิมะกับโมโคโตะโดยเฉพาะตอนจบนี่กินใจมาก แต่รู้สึกว่า Gameplay ภาคนี้ศัตรูจะขัดง่ายไปหน่อยออกแนวไปทางหน้ารำคาญทำให้ moveset ดูเก้ๆกังแปลก แต่ก็ยังเป็นอีกภาคที่สนุกอยู
Oct 15, 2025
4
Ehh I don't know about this one, I really want to like this series but the story isn't interesting enough for me to care about it. I wouldn't mind the long dialogue and cutscenes if it was. The combat is very flashy but extremely unsatisfying since it's really slow, it's no wonder they made a turn-based version, that's probably what it should've been from the start. The minigames are down right horrible. SEGA has many great arcade games but they picked the worst ones possible. Generic racing game, generic shoot em up, karaoke, claw machines, etc. instead of their more influential ones like Virtua Cop, Crazy Taxi, Virtua Fighter, Die Hard, The House of the Dead, Panzer Dragoon, etc. Might give it another shot sometime down the road.
SummaryThe story follows Kazuma Kiryu as a junior yakuza member who finds himself in a heap of trouble when a simple debt collection goes upside down and his mark ends up murdered. Meanwhile, Goro Majima is living a "normal" life as the proprieter of a cabaret club, but is doing whatever it takes to rejoin the yakuza. What that entails isn't ex... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
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- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation 4
- PC
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date:Jan 24, 2017
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