How long to beat all Yakuza games before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Souhardya Choudhury
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Are you excited about the upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth game but want to complete the entire franchise and catch up before release? Here’s how long it will take you to complete all Yakuza games before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth drops.

The launch of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is just around the corner as fans of the Yakuza series are gearing up to get their hands on the game. With a massive volume of content loaded into the title, players might be glued to it for quite a while upon release.

Many want to try out the upcoming game but have no idea about the history of the franchise and the various characters in it. Don’t worry, as you still have time to complete every Yakuza game before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s release.

Here’s how long it will take you to go through each Yakuza game before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth arrives.

How long to beat every Yakuza game before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

You will need to invest roughly 240 hours to beat every Yakuza game before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth drops on January 26, 2024. According to official game time metrics from HowLongToBeat, we have estimated this to be the ideal number.

Kiryu in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Yakuza titles have varying times to beat.

According to the website, the estimated amount of time you will need to invest in each game is mentioned below:

GameTime to beat
Yakuza 031.5 hours
Yakuza Kiwami18 hours
Yakuza Kiwami 218.5 hours
Yakuza 316.5 hours
Yakuza 421 hours
Yakuza 536 hours
Yakuza 6: Song of Life18 hours
Yakuza: Like a Dragon46 hours
Like a Dragon: Ishin!23.5 hours
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name11.5 hours

Yakuza games are generally not the shortest ones out there and have pretty varying play times. For example, it will take you roughly 46 hours to complete Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but you can easily finish Like a Dragon Gaiden within 12 hours.

However, keep in mind that the devs have already confirmed that the upcoming title will be longer than every game they have ever created before. Set in Hawaii, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is estimated to have a main story length of 70 hours.

This was everything you had to know about completing all of the Yakuza games before the release of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. For more on other popular titles of 2024, check out our guides:

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