What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~37,620
(P10–P90: 15,048 – 82,764)
Gross revenue: ~$616,660
($246,664 – $1,356,651)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 86% positive across 102 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing90% positive · 78 mentions
“Good: -Ryuji Goda is probably the best Yakuza villain -Kamurocho and Shotenbory have never looked better -A very good ending. Sadly the after credits ruin it slightly :( -physics make the combat way more fun Bad: -The combat is bearbones…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 21 h played
Gameplay & mechanics85% positive · 73 mentions
“Good: -Ryuji Goda is probably the best Yakuza villain -Kamurocho and Shotenbory have never looked better -A very good ending. Sadly the after credits ruin it slightly :( -physics make the combat way more fun Bad: -The combat is bearbones…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 21 h played
Visuals & audio89% positive · 27 mentions
“Re-release wasn't necessary, but ok, it was free for Kiwami 2 owners. GOG still has old Kiwami 2 and remastered bundle. Anyway, after Kiwami 1 and Zero i won't miss style change and clunky wooden combat system from the old engine. Now we…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 42 h played
Performance & stability77% positive · 26 mentions
“honestly i have no complains since i was given this for free, the only complain is about the gb size which is a huge 20gb more than the previous kiwami 2, despite that they did fix some performance issues also with the previous og kiwami 2”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 1 h played
Content & longevity88% positive · 17 mentions
“EDIT : I finished the game and yes the ending was messy and weird, don't really know what to think about it XD I still haven’t finished Kiwami 2, but I wanted to share my thoughts about this game and this fantastic franchise anyway. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 24 h played
Price & value75% positive · 12 mentions
“Essentially it's the same Kiwami 2 but more. To be honest I don't quite understand why Sega decided to delist the original (same issue with Kiwami 1), while adding free dlc would just be easier. With Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, at least…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 105 h played
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