Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!
DeveloperRyu Ga Gotoku Studio
PublisherSega
DirectorHiroyuki Sakamoto
ProducerMasayoshi Yokoyama
ProgrammerKoji Tokieda
ArtistNobuaki Mitake
WriterMasayoshi Yokoyama
Composers
SeriesLike a Dragon
Platforms
Release
  • JP: February 22, 2014
GenresAction-adventure, hack and slash
ModeSingle-player

Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! is a 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is a spin-off of the Like a Dragon series, formerly and commonly known in English localization as Yakuza. It was released on February 22, 2014, exclusively in Japan, serving as a launch title for the PlayStation 4. A remake, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, was released in February 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It was developed using Unreal Engine 4, and received a worldwide release unlike the original game.

Set in the chaotic Bakumatsu (1853–1867) phase of the Late Edo period, players take on the role of Sakamoto Ryōma, who is distressed resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and role in the society. Being embroiled in the middle of a Tosa coup d'état and bent on finding the murderer who assassinated his father figure, Ryōma burrows himself with a hidden identity in the streets of Kyo and joins the grim Shinsengumi.