Games like Yakuza 2 · Find similar →
More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Yakuza 2 down to the 40 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Yakuza 4, Shenmue and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Yakuza 2.
Did you find what you were looking for?
Quick answer
Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Yakuza 2 is Yakuza 4 — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Shenmue and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor follow close behind.
Help us build the best rankings
Community poweredVote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Yakuza 2. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sports simulation
≠ Stands apart with melee combat
Same studio: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation
Released 8 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping sports simulation
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Released 3 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping sports simulation
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Released 3 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic, while skipping sports simulation
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation, while skipping sports simulation
The fifth game in the series, Skyrim takes us on a journey through the coldest region of Cyrodiil. Once again player can traverse the open world RPG armed with various medieval weapons and magic, to become a hero of Nordic legends –Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn.
Released 5 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation
Released 5 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic, while skipping sports simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Yakuza 2: progression.
Released 6 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation
You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.
Released 14 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom
≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping action RPG combat
Released 3 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation
In Darksiders, you play as War - one of the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse. Two kingdoms, Heaven and Hell, could never solve their disagreements and battled each other from the beginning of time.
Released 4 years after Yakuza 2.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping sports simulation
Released 6 years after Yakuza 2.
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Yakuza 2, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
Arcania: Gothic 4
RPG · Action RPG
Hogwarts Legacy
RPG · Action RPG
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
RPG · Action RPG
Risen 3: Titan Lords
RPG · Action RPG
Immortals Fenyx Rising
RPG · Action RPG
GreedFall
RPG · Action RPG
Vampyr
RPG · Action RPG
God of War Ragnarök
RPG · Action RPG
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
RPG · Action RPG
Assassin's Creed Mirage
RPG · Action RPG
The Sinking City
RPG · Action RPG
Marvel's Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
Ghost of Tsushima
RPG · Action RPG
Infamous 2
RPG · Action RPG
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
RPG · Action RPG
Cloudpunk
RPG · Adventure
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
RPG · Action RPG
The Amazing Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
Styx: Master of Shadows
RPG · Adventure
Elex
RPG · Adventure
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
RPG · Adventure
Death Stranding
RPG · Adventure
Persona 4
RPG · Adventure
The Pathless
RPG · Adventure
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
RPG · Adventure