Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
North American cover art
Developer(s)Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Hiroyuki Sakamoto
Producer(s)Masayoshi Yokoyama
Designer(s)Ryosuke Horii
Programmer(s)
  • Koji Tokieda
  • Yutaka Ito
Artist(s)Nobuaki Mitake
Writer(s)
  • Tsuyoshi Furuta
  • Masayoshi Yokoyama
Composer(s)
  • Chihiro Aoki
  • Hidenori Shoji
  • Saori Yoshida
  • Yuri Fukuda
  • Kenichi Tokoi
  • Hyd Lunch
  • ZENTA
SeriesYakuza
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 4
  • JP: December 8, 2016
  • WW: April 17, 2018
Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: March 25, 2021
Genre(s)Action-adventure, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for PlayStation 4. The game is the seventh main installment in the Yakuza series and the final main game to feature Kazuma Kiryu as the primary protagonist, and was released in Japan in December 2016. The English version was released in Southeast Asia in March 2018, and worldwide the following month. Versions for Windows and Xbox One were released in March 2021. The game was followed up by Yakuza Kiwami 2, a remake of the second game, and by Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the next chronological installment, released in 2020.