Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Characters, Gameplay, And Everything We Know

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With a targeted release date of January 2024, here's everything that we know about the next Like a Dragon game.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

The Like a Dragon series--formerly Yakuza--is set to make a grand return in 2024 with a new mainline entry, one that sees lovable knucklehead Ichiban Kasuga team up with the legendary Dragon of Dojima for a new adventure. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the name of the game and a direct follow-up to Yakuza: Like a Dragon. We know, this naming convention is starting to get weird.

This new chapter comes hot on the heels of the Like a Dragon: Ishin remaster and the spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name that fills in a few gaps in the LAD timeline. While Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) have been keeping most of the details on the eighth mainline entry under wraps, the recent RGG Summit lifted the lid on the game and saw plenty of new details surface. From its release to it returning cast, plot details and new minigames, here's a closer look at everything that we know so far about Infinite Wealth, from its returning cast to its tease of a new tropical location.

You won't have to wait too long for the return of Ichiban Kasuga and his motley group of friends, as the game will be released on January 26, 2024, for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

RGG has shared plenty of new gameplay footage since its last dedicated livestream, and as expected, Infinite Wealth continues to use the turn-based RPG gameplay that was introduced in the last game. This was a massive departure from previous Yakuza games that were 3D beat-em-ups, as Like a Dragon swapped real-time action for a system that was heavily inspired by classic RPGs like Dragon Quest.

This system has been