Yakuza Kiwami 3 remake due Feb 12, 2026 with Dark Ties

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and publisher Sega confirmed at the RGG Summit that Yakuza Kiwami 3, a full remake of the third game in the franchise, will be released on February 12, 2026 across multiple platforms, and will include a new companion spinoff titled Dark Ties. The announcement, which briefly leaked via the studio's website before the summit, was revealed during the event's livestream and accompanies fresh trailers showing the updated game running on the studio's Dragon Engine.

The remake rebuilds Yakuza 3 from the ground up, officials said, with updated graphics, more realistic textures, improved facial animation and expanded environments. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio said the title will add cutscenes and new content to deepen the story of protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, who is shown running an Okinawa orphanage that becomes the focus of a land grab and ensuing conspiracy involving the Ryudo Family. The original game debuted on PlayStation 3, with sources differing on whether that was in 2009 or 2010.

Dark Ties is a newly revealed separate campaign included with the Kiwami 3 package that follows Yoshitaka Mine, a prominent antagonist from the original story, in events leading up to Yakuza...