Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We are talking about turn-based battles. The new protagonist of the game is a low-ranking yakuza, Ichiban Kasuga, who accepted responsibility for a crime he did not commit in order to protect the head of the clan, Masumi Arakawa. After 18 years in prison, he returns to the world to find that his clan has been destroyed and the few surviving members are being hunted on the streets. Moreover, the former head of the clan may be responsible for this. Experiencing an indescribable feeling of loss and misunderstanding, Ichiban Kasuga strives to get to the truth at all costs.