Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties DIRECT Showcases Bad Boy Dragon and Hell's Arena fight club
New gameplay footage and screenshots available for two-in-one title releasing in February
SEGA and RGG Studio’sYakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties DIRECT showed off all-new gameplay of Yakuza Kiwami 3’s new Bad Boy Dragon, Dark Ties’ brutal Hell's Arena underground fight club modes and more from the upcoming two-in-one title, releasing on February 12 next year.
The Direct offers a glimpse at the new seemingly balanced life of Kazuma Kiryu in Yakuza Kiwami 3, as his pristine tropical paradise at Okinawa’s Morning Glory Orphanage is disrupted by those looking to force him and the children out of their home.
Adopting the blistering Okinawa-inspired Ryukyu Style of fighting, Kiryu reluctantly takes up arms to protect the peace in his newfound home. In addition to upgraded combat and new minigames, the Direct also touched on the game’s new Bad Boy Dragon mode.
- (New) In Bad Boy Dragon, Kiryu must assemble a motley crew of delinquents and rule the streets to protect Okinawa. As Kiryu, players will join the small-time Haisai Girls gang, stepping forth as the gang’s new leader and training them into the leading girl gang in Japan. Fight alongside allies in Baddies Battles, gear up 20 of your gang members for massive Rumbles or hop on your motorcycle and charge the enemy base in strategic skirmishes.
- Further details on crew building, weapon upgrades, and uniform and bike customisations are available on the official Kiwami 3 website.
In Dark Ties, protagonist Yoshitaka Mine must assist his lieutenant Tsuyoshi Kanda as he seeks to bolster his reputation and rise in the ranks by resolving a series of dramatic substories, local disputes, tasks and missions around town in the Kanda Damage Control segment.
- (New) In the Hell's Arena underground fight club, Mine must use brains and brawn to come out on top in a series of death-defying battles, all to bring down Hell’s Arena’s organisers who pose a threat to the Nishikiyama Family's business operations. As Mine, players must survive Hellish Brawls, traditional one-on-one fights that push participants to the brink, and Survival Hell, dangerous races where competitors are relentlessly chased by hunters through a treasure-filled dungeon.
- Further details on the underground fight club, including what awaits at the end of every Survival Hell dungeon, are available on the official Kiwami 3 website.
Players can look forward to jumping into the action and experiencing both epic stories when Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties launches on February 12, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam. For more information on pre-orders, please visit the official game website.
