As someone who has only casually engaged with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, I’m fascinated with its ability to sway in and out of different genres and subgenres while still maintaining the wacky soap-opera core that has made it so beloved.

Watching over it – in full pirate regalia – is the iconic Goro Majima, the titular character of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. As I step into his sandy boots, I'm in awe. It's been a decade since we first got to play as Majima in 2015's Yakuza 0,

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which is about.. Well, you can kind of figure it out from the name alone. Nick Maillet had a chance to go hands on, and shares some of the crazy stuff he encountered. The mainline Like a Dragon/Yakuza games are wacky enough under normal circumstances,

Now it’s Like a Dragon’s turn at the wheel with the series’ latest spinoff, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. While Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones put ship battles front and cent

Goro Majima finally ascends to the rank of main protagonist – not with a traditional Like a Dragon entry but one far more suited to his madcap sensibilities.

Game Rant spends a couple of hours exploring the seas and shores found in the upcoming release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was developed in just a few months, according to its Chief Producer, allowing a quick follow-up from 2024's Infinite Wealth

Thanks to dark magic, Like a Dragon developer RGG Studios manages to pump out a fully fledged game every six months and they are all bangers. Even Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a decent game despite being one of the lesser Like a Dragon games.

We got a generous amount of time with Goro Majima and his newest swashbuckling journey in an early build of Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.