The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s Ichiban Kasuga.

Kiryu will also star in a spinoff game to be released in 2023 called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. And yes, it seems that the name of the series in English has officially changed from Yakuza to Like a Dragon (a direct translation of its Japanese title, Ryu Ga Gotoku).