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We filtered the 50 games similar to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii down to the 36 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Persona 5 Strikers and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

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Year 2025Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios

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Within the “Action RPG” category, the closest game to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Persona 5 Strikers and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD follow close behind.

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The best action RPG games like Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

36 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 4.7KIGDB70· 13OC60· 11
Year 2013Dev Square Enix 1st Production Department · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping visual 3d

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

It predates Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals64
#2Persona 5 Strikers
Persona 5 Strikers
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 87%· 18KIGDB81· 13OC83· 131
Year 2020Dev Omega Force · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and setting anime, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting42
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 62%· 3.1KIGDB75· 11OC72· 76
Year 2015Dev HexaDrive · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

It predates Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat67Setting58
Tales of Arise
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 36KIGDB87· 6OC87· 144
Year 2021Dev Bandai Namco Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, combat magic and setting anime, while skipping visual 3d

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Combat67Visuals64
#5Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 91%· 2.5KIGDB90· 10OC84· 151
Year 2019Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · The Walt Disney CompanyOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and combat magic, while skipping skill tree progression

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat78Tone70
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 31KIGDB89· 8OC92· 190
Year 2024Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, combat tactical and combat magic, while skipping skill tree progression

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals64Progression60
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB86· 14
Year 2018Dev LEVEL-5 · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone63Visuals63Setting51
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 90%· 8.5KIGDB82· 6OC80· 128
Year 2022Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, combat magic and setting scifi, while skipping skill tree progression

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting58Combat54
ASTLIBRA Revision
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration
Steam👍 95%· 30KOC82· 21
Year 2022Dev KEIZO · WhisperGamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, setting mythology and setting modern, while skipping skill tree progression

Join our Discord Server Travel Through Unfamiliar WorldsExplore a vast, dangerous, yet beautiful world. Broken up through multiple chapters, join the protagonist and Karon, his talking bird companion, as they confront time and fate.

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression59Setting42
Monster Hunter Rise
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasySkill TreeExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 83%· 122KIGDB88· 17OC87· 223
Year 2021Dev Capcom Development Division 2 · CapcomOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, open world exploration and setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting64
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 12KIGDB80· 5OC79· 118
Year 2023Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world

Same studio: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone64Visuals63Progression51
Final Fantasy XVI
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 79%· 31KIGDB92· 9OC87· 205
Year 2023Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit III · Square EnixOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat magic and combat tactical, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone62Combat48
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 48KIGDB78· 21OC80· 104
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping visual 3d

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: setting.

It predates Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Game mode84Combat71Visuals64Tone51
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 28KIGDB82· 12OC83· 135
Year 2021Dev Toylogic · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Combat79Visuals63Tone62Progression54
NieR:Automata™
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 151KRAWG👍 86%· 2.2KMC86IGDB86· 24OC89· 157
Year 2017Dev Platinum Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping skill tree progression

NieR: Automata is an action RPG, a sequel to Nier and a spin-off to the Drakenguard series. The story is set in the middle of the war between humans and machines where you take on the role of an android warrior called 2B.

Where it drifts furthest from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: setting and visuals.

It predates Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat75Tone65Progression56Visuals48

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