11 Games like Yakuza 2 on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Yakuza 2 down to the 11 that fit the “PS5” category. Maneater, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Yakuza 2.

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The best games like Yakuza 2 on PS5

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1ManeaterClosest overall match

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ 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.

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#2Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 38KIGDB82· 12OC88· 206

Year 2023Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping sports simulation

Released 17 years after Yakuza 2.

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#3Immortals Fenyx RisingClosest on progression

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 4.5KIGDB74· 10OC79· 163

Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation

Released 14 years after Yakuza 2.

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Released 13 years after Yakuza 2.

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#5God of War Ragnarök

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 46KIGDB95· 13

Year 2022Dev SIE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping sports simulation

Released 16 years after Yakuza 2.

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#6Assassin's Creed Mirage

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 9OC76· 194

Year 2023Dev Ubisoft Bordeaux · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: 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

Released 17 years after Yakuza 2.

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159

Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping sports simulation

Released 13 years after Yakuza 2.

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonStealth

IGDB92· 12OC84· 198

Year 2020Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping sports simulation

Released 14 years after Yakuza 2.

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#9Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63

Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sports simulation

Released 10 years after Yakuza 2.

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#10Cloudpunk

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 88%· 15KIGDB76· 7OC68· 58

Year 2020Dev ION LANDSOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Released 14 years after Yakuza 2.

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 91%· 2.1KIGDB81· 9OC78· 87

Year 2020Dev Giant Squid · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Released 14 years after Yakuza 2.

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