

Yakuza 0
March 12, 2015RPGESRB M
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Overview
About Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era. The game follows two protagonists: Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo's Kamurocho district and Goro Majima in Osaka's Sotenbori district. Players alternate between their stories as they navigate the criminal underworld, engaging in street fights using multiple switchable combat styles, managing businesses, and participating in a wide variety of side activities and minigames. The game is largely credited with bringing the long-running franchise to mainstream Western attention.
Story setup
In December 1988, young yakuza Kazuma Kiryu finds himself framed for a murder that took place on a small, seemingly insignificant plot of empty land in Tokyo's Kamurocho district. The lot turns out to be the final piece needed for a powerful crime family's redevelopment scheme, making it the most valuable piece of real estate in the city. To protect those closest to him, Kiryu abandons his clan and sets out to uncover who set him up and why.
Meanwhile in Osaka, disgraced former yakuza Goro Majima operates a cabaret club under constant surveillance, desperate to earn his way back into the organization that cast him out. When he is offered a chance at redemption in exchange for carrying out an assassination, Majima must decide how far he is willing to go. Both men are drawn inexorably toward the same conspiracy, where the fates of the powerful and the powerless hinge on a single piece of ground.
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At a glance
Media
Screenshots
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Playtime
How long to beat
Player-reported completion times for Yakuza 0.
- Rushed
- 30hoursMain story only
- Typical
- 52hoursStory plus some extras
- Completionist
- 115hoursEvery side objective too
Estimated from 7 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.
Playing together
Multiplayer & game modes
Yakuza 0 offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.
Play Modes
Single Player • Multiplayer
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Yakuza 0. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBMA 15+
Strong themes, violence and sexual references
CEROD
- Violence
- Sexual Content
- Gambling
- Crime
CLASS_IND18
- Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content)
- Violência (Violence)
- Drogas (Drugs)
ESRBM
- Sexual Content
- Blood
- Use of Alcohol
- Intense Violence
- Strong Language
GRAC19+
- Language
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
- Gambling
- Sexuality
- Violence
PEGI18
- Violence
- Bad Language
- Online Gameplay
The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 18 years and over only. It contains: Extreme violence - Violence towards defenceless people - Sexual violence - Strong language - Content that teaches or encourages gambling
USK18
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