RGG Studios held their RGG Direct last night and announced Yakuza Kiwami 3. A full remake of Yakuza 3.
If there were any game in this series that desperately needed a remake it was Yakuza 3. Personally I enjoyed the story of 3 where you had Kiryu opening up his own orphanage and spending a lot of time with him bonding with those kids. What I didn't enjoy at all about Yakuza 3 was the gameplay.
Pro tip, if anyone is planning on playing the original Yakuza 3, play on the easiest difficulty. Not because the game is too hard, but because enemies in the game are programmed to do nothing but block EVERYTHING that you do. Every punch, every kick, every weapon attack, everything will just get blocked over and over again to the point where the game becomes an absolute slog to get through. That is why I am so excited for this remake because it will be nice to play this game with the modern Dragon Engine fighting system. Kiwami 3 will also get a ton of brand new mini games such building and leading a biker gang to protect the streets of Okinawa.
In addition, RGG also announced Yakuza Kiwami 3: Dark Tides. A prequel story where you play as Yoshitaka Mine, the main antagonist from Yakuza 3 in a full fledged Yakuza game complete in Kamurocho with side quests and minigames.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Tides will be released on February 12th 2026 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X, PC and Switch 2.
