ActionAdventureRPG
Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 60% of players who started
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 23,328
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 20h it's 1 in 18 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised less than in 75% of games we track.
- 60% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “When You Don't Pay Your Debts...” (Collected the money owed) and “Things Will Never Be the Same” (Completed chapter 1): from 100% to 91% of starters.
- 88% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 23,403 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 34h for positive, 21.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (88.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- When You Don't Pay Your Debts... Collected the money owed. 100%
- Things Will Never Be the Same Completed chapter 1. Most players quit here 91% −9
- Turmoil In the Tojo Clan Completed chapter 2. 86% −5
- Funeral For the Old Ways Completed chapter 3. 84% −1
- Mother and Child Completed chapter 4. 79% −6
- The Price of Life Completed chapter 5. 75% −3
- Sins of the Father Completed chapter 6. 71% −4
- The Dragon and the Koi Completed chapter 7. 69% −2
- Puppet Masters Completed chapter 8. 66% −3
- A Man's Conviction Completed chapter 9. 66%
- The Dragon Roars Completed chapter 10. 65%
- Ashes to Ashes Completed chapter 11. 64% −2
- Legends Never Die Completed chapter 12. 63%
- Thank You! Completed the final chapter. 60% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (55)
story milestone ending side
- When You Don't Pay Your Debts... Collected the money owed. 100%
- Things Will Never Be the Same Completed chapter 1. 91%
- Turmoil In the Tojo Clan Completed chapter 2. 86%
- Kiryu-chan! Got chased by Majima. 85%
- Funeral For the Old Ways Completed chapter 3. 84%
- Take Back Those Ten Years! Obtained at least 10 Soul, Technique, and Body abilities. 83%
- Majima On the Beat Met Officer Majima. 81%
- Mother and Child Completed chapter 4. 79%
- The Price of Life Completed chapter 5. 75%
- You'll Only Get Burned Completed "The Price of an F-Cup." 72%
- Sins of the Father Completed chapter 6. 71%
- Tell Me a Story Completed 10 substories. 70%
- The Dragon and the Koi Completed chapter 7. 69%
- Puppet Masters Completed chapter 8. 66%
- A Man's Conviction Completed chapter 9. 66%
- The Dragon Roars Completed chapter 10. 65%
- Ashes to Ashes Completed chapter 11. 64%
- Legends Never Die Completed chapter 12. 63%
- Thank You! Completed the final chapter. 60%
- Majima of the End Met Zombie Majima. 54%
- Let's Fight! Thug Majima forced his way into a fight. 51%
- It's Not Over Yet! Reached Rank B in Majima Everywhere. 48%
- Hero of the Story Completed 30 substories. 46%
- Goromi the Hostess Met the mysterious lady, Goromi. 43%
- That's a Man! Completed "My Baby's a Showgirl." 40%
- Break it Down! Breaker Majima forced his way into a fight. 40%
- Master of Body and Soul Obtained all Soul, Technique, and Body abilities. 39%
- Swing For the Fences! Slugger Majima forced his way into a fight. 38%
- Majima From Below Assaulted by Majima from a manhole. 38%
- Kidney Stones Completed "A Doctor's Duty." 35%
- Half the Battle Completed 50% of the Completion List. 33%
- Are Ya Havin' Fun Yet? The Mad Dog of Shimano forced his way into a fight. 30%
- Komaki Style Master Completed all training for Komaki Style. 28%
- Can I Call You? Successfully asked a hostess out on a date. 26%
- The Dragon of Pocket Circuit Reborn! Won all Pocket Circuit races. 24%
- Sonic Right Hook Completed "Bet On A Champ." 24%
- Majima From Above Assaulted by Majima from above. 23%
- Rina the Hostess Spent a steamy moment with Rina. 21%
- Yui the Hostess Spent a steamy moment with Yui. 19%
- The Dragon of Dojima Returns! Upgraded all Majima Everywhere abilities. 18%
- A Bad Business Completed "The Fake Mizuki's Truth." 17%
- She's Worth It? Completed "Man On a Ledge." 16%
- Throne of the MesuKing! Won against all rivals in MesuKing. 16%
- The Strongest Fighter Won all tournaments in the underground coliseum. 16%
- An Answer Owed Completed "Wife of a Yakuza." 14%
- Story of My Life Completed all substories. 8.6%
- Amon Defeated Defeated Amon. 8.6%
- Sexy Ron Enjoyed mahjong with a hostess. 6.9%
- Hand In Hand Walked 1km during Premium Adventure while holding Haruka's hand. 5.9%
- What a Player Played all minigames. 4.6%
- Death By Climax Completed all of the Climax Battles. 4.6%
- Dragon of Legend Completed the game in Legend Mode. 4.4%
- Mister Master Obtained EX Rank on Haruka's Requests. 4.0%
- Perfectionist Completed 100% of the Completion List. 3.6%
- KIWAMI Obtain all other achievements. 3.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.