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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 exactly eas... Read More
Rated M
Rated Mfor Mature

Yakuza 0

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Jan 24, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
85
User score
Generally Favorable
8.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
85
89% Positive
77 Reviews
11% Mixed
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mar 18, 2017
100
LEVEL (Czech Republic)
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
PLAY! Zine
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
1882 Ratings
6% Mixed
121 Ratings
6% Negative
119 Ratings
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Mar 2, 2026
10
SteakOscar
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
Runners12
the way the game starts to how it ends and all that happens in between makes the game really nice
Jan 19, 2017
90
Trusted Reviews
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
Everyeye.it
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
GameCrate
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
GamesRadar+
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
EGM
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.
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Feb 19, 2026
10
skthoughts
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
Jackthegamer
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
TatsuyaShin
เป็นภาคที่จัดว่าเนื้อเรื่องดีที่สุดในซีรี่โดยเฉพาะเนื้อเรื่องของมาจิมะกับโมโคโตะโดยเฉพาะตอนจบนี่กินใจมาก แต่รู้สึกว่า Gameplay ภาคนี้ศัตรูจะขัดง่ายไปหน่อยออกแนวไปทางหน้ารำคาญทำให้ moveset ดูเก้ๆกังแปลก แต่ก็ยังเป็นอีกภาคที่สนุกอยู
Oct 15, 2025
4
ArcherOfSwabia
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.
Nov 3, 2023
4
Giann96
Jugabilidad mediocre e historia olvidable.
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