Adventure Mode allows players to explore different areas and participate in side activities including mini-games and retro games such as Virtua Fighter 2 and Taiko No Tatsujin. Similar to past games, gameplay is divided into two components: Adventure Mode and Combat Mode. The gameplay is relatively similar to previous games in the series, with a few changes. A direct sequel titled Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was released in 2016. Yakuza 5 was followed up by the spinoff Like a Dragon: Ishin! and the prequel installment Yakuza 0 in 20 respectively. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. The game features a new game engine, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!.

Versions for Windows and Xbox One were released in January 2021. A remaster with improved resolution and frame rate was released for the PlayStation 4 on Jin Japan, and worldwide on Februas part of The Yakuza Remastered Collection. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan, and localized for North America, Europe and Australia as a PlayStation Network download in December 2015. The game is the fifth main entry in the Yakuza series.

Yakuza 5 ( Japanese: 龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者, Hepburn: Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono, 'Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams') is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3.

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