Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties: Bad Boy Dragon and Underground Fight Club Detailed
SEGA Corporation has shared fresh details for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, scheduled for release on Thursday, February 12, 2026. The title will be available across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Yakuza Kiwami 3: Bad Boy Dragon
The “Bad Boy Dragon” mode introduces a team based battle system where Kiryu partners with the Haisai Girls, a small but fierce group from Okinawa. Their goal is to defend their home from the Tokyo Night Terrors, a massive delinquent gang causing chaos. Kiryu serves as the team president, helping to recruit and train members to become the strongest “Ladies” team in Japan.
Battle formats vary from Baddies Battle, featuring 5v5 skirmishes, to Rumbles, massive 20v100 encounters. These large scale battles introduce strategic elements like motorcycle maneuvers to capture bases. Players can also customize their team’s outfits, upgrade motorcycles, and purchase powerful “Baddie Weapons” such as RPGs or supercars to turn the tide.
- Key Cast: Tsubasa (Leader of Haisai Girls) and Dokubo (Leader of Bullet Boyz).
- Recruitment: Scouts are found throughout Ryukyu and Kamurocho, including returning faces like the infant enthusiast Gondawara.
- Customization: Each of the four units can have unique uniforms with custom slogans and personalized motorcycle designs.
Dark Ties: Hell’s Arena
In the companion title Dark Ties, Yoshitaka Mine enters the Hell’s Arena, an underground fight club in Kamurocho funded by wealthy VIPs. Mine competes to dismantle the organization interfering with the Nishikiyama Family’s business.
The arena features two primary modes:
- Hellish Brawl: A classic one on one arena duel where players must knock out opponents within a time limit across multiple rounds.
- Survival Hell: A dungeon crawling experience where Mine must navigate traps and waves of “Hunters.” Success grants “Gospels” (buffs) and “Survival Weapons” (skills).
At the end of these dungeons, Mine must face the Master Keepers, seven elite hunters wearing animal masks. Each boss utilizes unique themes based on their mask, such as the Monkey mask’s illusionary clones.
Gather allies
In addition to being able to roam the city to recruit members to join the High Science Girls team. You can also increase the number of members by playing sub-stories and mini-games in the game. Many familiar characters from the previous installments are returning, such as “Gondawara”. Yakuza who specializes in playing as babies, etc.
Each party member has their own ultimate move called “Kimewasa”, so let’s team up with a variety of moves to gain an advantage in battle.
Team Formation
In Bad Boy Dragon’s team battles, you’ll lead a team of Chief Guards to protect Tsubasa, with up to 4 units of Units 1, 2, and 3.
Each unit can be teamed with 1 unit leader and 4 other members. Therefore, choosing who to put as the head of the unit is very important. Consider the strengths of your allies and create the strongest unit.
Baddies Battle
Baddies Battle is a team battle where you team up with members of the High Science Girls team. To rescue the townspeople from the Tokyo Nightmare A group of thugs who are looking for trouble in the city. Challenge yourself to a duel with the Tokyo Nightmare that appears at various points in Ryukyu City to restore peace.
Also, if you successfully rescue a woman who is being bullied by Tokyo Nightmare, you will be able to save her. will also be able to invite her to become a member of the High Science Girls team. Let’s gather more allies through Baddies Battle. It’s a team battle where you cooperate with the members of the High Science Girls. To rescue the townspeople from the Tokyo Nightmare A group of thugs who are looking for trouble in the city. Challenge yourself to a duel with the Tokyo Nightmare that appears at various points in Ryukyu City to restore peace.
Also, if you successfully rescue a woman who is being bullied by Tokyo Nightmare, you will be able to save her. will also be able to invite her to become a member of the High Science Girls team. Gather more allies through Baddies Battle.
Rumbles (Boiling Blood Arena)
Rumbles is a large-scale battle content where you team up to 20 people to engage in a brawl against over 100 enemies, with two types of rules: “Total Annihilation”, where all units will engage at the same time in locations such as gyms, and “Turf War”, where each unit will raid and capture enemy bases from their own path.
In the Capture Battle, which has a huge arena, you’ll need to use motorcycle action such as drifting, roaming through different bases, and cooperating with other units to capture all of them. Making the most of the powerful “Baddie Weapons” is the key to winning the battle.
Equip your allies, motorcycles, and weapons and emerge victorious over rival teams in this bloody arena!
Customization
The combat outfits and motorcycles of the 4 units can be customized according to each unit. In addition to freely setting colors and patterns. The combat uniform can also be engraved with a variety of provocative quotes on the back. Let’s customize your battle outfit and motorcycle to create your own style of combat units.
Baddies Shop
At the Baddies Shop, you can buy a variety of items that will give you an edge in battle. If you upgrade your motorcycle or battle outfit, it will make your appearance more elegant and unlock new skills.
In addition, you can also buy Baddie Weapons for use in Rumbles, which can be used in various types of weapons, such as RPG rockets for your allies to shoot in support or supercars that can be used to break through enemy bases.
Subplot
In addition to the main story, there is also a story called a sub-story, which conveys a lot of fun connecting with the people of the city. Either helping those in trouble or helping with various tasks while improving themselves.
You may be the host, setting the tone for a table that isn’t yet busy in Kamurojo. In Ryukyu, you might even be able to deliver Okinawa soba to the locals. There are a variety of events waiting for you to experience. You may meet a real superstar singer with a real voice……
A superstar who is the pride of Japan, known to the whole country!
Ako-san (Played by: Akiko Wada)
Famous and immensely popular legendary artists. He has a prominent role both as an actor and a singer. She meets Kiryu during the filming of the show in Ryukyu, Okinawa. However, Instead, she has unusually strong fighting skills. Would she have done something before……?
Develop Abilities
Ancient martial arts instructor of Ryukyu and owner of a folk song izakaya. Chura Bar
Miya-san (Played by: Michitake Kikuchi)
The owner of a Shura bar folk music izakaya in Ryukyu City. He is also an expert in the ancient martial arts of the Ryukyu and is a trainer of the Miyazato Bureau, a school that uses endemic weapons. Despite his easy-going personality and not rushing, his skills are so excellent that he is even Kiryu’s teacher.
However, there are almost no disciples in the monastery, so his main income comes mainly from running izakaya.
Practice
At the Miyazato Academy, where Miyazan is a trainer, you can take training in a variety of martial arts, from Ryukyu-style martial arts to various martial arts techniques.
Challenge your training and promotion exams to the fullest, and aim to become a master of the ancient martial arts of the Ryukyu!
■Dark Ties
Underground Fighting Club: Survive the dark game with strength and cunning!
“Hell’s Arena” is a new underground fighting club in Kamurocho, where VIPs and investors can spend huge prizes to enjoy watching the fights. There are two types of competitions held every day: “Hellish Brawl”, where contestants fight each other in the ring with their lives at stake, and “Survival Hell”, where they have to traverse underground dungeons in the midst of frenzied attacks from a large number of hunters in order to survive and reach their destination.
The organization grew to the point where it affected the business of the Nishigiyama Gang, causing Mine to be dissatisfied and decided to join a tournament to take them down.
Will Mine be able to survive this fighting game that brings together so many tough fighters……?
Hellish Braw (Battle of Hell)
Hellish Braw is an arena battle event where challengers duel each other head-to-head and only win if they successfully knock out their opponent within the time limit.
In some matches, the match may be held in consecutive rounds. Win thrilling battles where life is at stake, and win huge prize money! Hellish Braw It is a battle in the ring where the challenger duels head-to-head and wins only if they successfully knock out the opponent within the time limit.
In some matches, the match may be held in consecutive rounds. Win thrilling battles with life at stake and win huge prize money!
Survival Hell
Survival Hell is a dungeon battle content where you have to dodge the crazy attacks of the hunters and aim to defeat the boss that awaits at the end. Inside the dungeon, there are many treasures hidden. These treasures include “Gospels” that grant Mine various benefits, “Survival Weapons” that Mine can use as an attack skill, and “Mercenary” that fights shoulder to shoulder with Mine when paying hire.
Make the most of the variety of items and aim to conquer the dungeon that no one has ever completed before!
Fight Bosses
At the end of the dungeon in Survival Hell, there will be a boss called “Master Keeper” waiting for them. Each Master Keeper has killing skills that correspond to their masks, such as the Monkey Mask, which uses split-body magic to lure and push contestants to their deaths.
At the end of the dungeon in Survival Hell, there will be a boss called “Master Keiper” waiting for you. Each Master Keeper has killing skills that correspond to their masks, such as the Monkey Mask, which uses split-body magic to lure and push contestants to their deaths.
Make the most of the items and techniques and take down all the Master Keepers!
■Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a game created under the concept of “Changing Legends, New Chapters of History” combines two games into one set: Yakuza Kiwami 3, a remake of Yakuza 3 that was first released in 2009, and Dark Ties, a new game with an all-new original storyline.
In Yakuza Kiwami 3, the story of Kazuma Kiryu is told. The protagonist bears a lot of bonds and fights non-stop to protect his important cause. The game has evolved by leaps and bounds in all aspects, including more realistic Okinawa and Tokyo scenes. More powerful combat action Drama scenes added to expand the storyline, and challenging mini-game content.
Dark Ties is a game with Yoshitaka Mine. Kiryu’s arch-nemesis is the protagonist, telling the story of Mine’s dramatic life journey. From the former chairman of a startup company. Stepping into the world of the yakuza
In Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, players can experience the fiery drama of the two boys, Kiryu and Mine, in one game.
■ About the Yakuza Series
It was created in 2005 under the concept of “adult entertainment”. Human nature, betrayal… The story follows the lives of passionate boys living in a large entertainment district, and is a series that expresses a modern Japanese identity that has never been done in a game before.
Product Information:
| Product Name | Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties |
| Release Date | 2026.2.12 |
| Supported Platforms | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Nintendo Switch™ 2 / Xbox Series X|S / PC(Steam) *Xbox Series X|S / PC (Steam) and Deluxe Edition versions are only available in digital versions. |
| Supported Languages | Subtitle: English / Voice: Japanese |
| Official Website | https://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/kiwami3/asia_en/ |
| About copyright | ⒸSEGA |
