Yakuza 0 is a brawler and crime drama developed by RGG Studio, set in 1988. Players control two characters: yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and cabaret club manager Goro Majima, across Tokyo and Osaka entertainment districts. Their stories interlock. The Director's Cut edition adds never-before-seen cutscenes covering key incidents and character backstories. Each protagonist carries three distinct fighting styles that can be switched mid-fight, letting players use fists, makeshift weapons, and other objects against enemies. Combat runs on easy-to-pick-up controls with a high skill ceiling. The game also includes the Red Light Raid online multiplayer mode, where 60 playable characters are available to fight hordes of enemies alongside friends. Save data does not carry over between Yakuza 0 and this Director's Cut version.

Three Fighting Styles per Protagonist

Kiryu and Majima each have three unique fighting styles, and both can switch between them dynamically during a fight. Attacks use fists, makeshift weapons found in the environment, and other improvised tools. RGG Studio designed the brawling around easy-to-pick-up controls and a high skill ceiling, so the same style-switching system supports straightforward brawling and deeper play at once. Encounters take place in the entertainment districts of Tokyo and Osaka.

1988 Tokyo and Osaka Side Activities

Beyond fighting, the 1988 Japan setting includes discos, darts, classic SEGA arcades, and cabaret clubs across the Tokyo and Osaka entertainment districts. These activities sit inside the same neon-lit city environments used by the main crime drama, presented as optional diversions rather than required story content. Kiryu and Majima both move through these districts, and Majima's role as a cabaret club manager places him inside one of the named venues.

Director's Cut Content and Red Light Raid

The Director's Cut adds never-before-seen cutscenes that give deeper insight into key incidents and character backstories from the original Yakuza 0. It also introduces Red Light Raid, an online multiplayer mode where players join forces with friends and choose from 60 playable characters to take down hordes of enemies. Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 0 Director's Cut have differing specifications and cannot carry over save data, so progress does not transfer. Owners of the digital download version of Yakuza 0 can get the digital version of Director's Cut at a discounted price.