Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

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Item: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
Rating: 34
Author: Keepers

Ryu ga Gotoku Studios · Game · ESRB M · Feb 12, 2026

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Metacritic 74Keeper Score 34

Skip it for now. It scores 34, well short of the 85 a Keeper needs. The weakest part is the players: a user score of 6.2 on Metacritic, 42nd of the 45 games we scored.

Where the 34 comes from

Critics6/40

Critic score 74. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience1/20

Audience score 62. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record14/15

Ryu ga Gotoku has a long, strong record with the Yakuza and Like a Dragon series.

Staying power13/25

Sega has not announced sales, and it peaked at only 8,263 players at once on Steam in its launch month.

6 + 1 + 14 + 13 = 34

Image: Steam

Scores used: Metacritic 74 (61 critics), user 6.2 (169 ratings). Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.

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