Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name[a] is a 2023 action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega.

In Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, players control Kazuma Kiryu as they explore the Sotenbori district of Osaka.

The Isezaki Ijincho district of Yokohama, a location prominently featured in Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Lost Judgment, is also partially available during the first chapter of the story.

[1] Similar to Lost Judgment, Like a Dragon Gaiden features several Master System games which Kiryu can play: Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alien Syndrome, Enduro Racer, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa, Galaxy Force, Global Defense, Maze Hunter 3-D, Penguin Land, Quartet and Secret Command, as well the SG-1000 version of Flicky,[2] among other arcade titles, such as Virtua Fighter 2, Sonic the Fighters, Motor Raid, Daytona USA 2 (renamed Sega Racing Classic 2 due to licensing issues) and Fighting Vipers 2.

Following the ending of Yakuza 6, Kazuma Kiryu (Takaya Kuroda/Yong Yea) has faked his death and gone into hiding, in order to protect his foster children.

[5] Several characters from previous Like a Dragon titles return in Like a Dragon Gaiden, including: Masaru Watase (Rintarō Nishi/James C. Burns), patriarch of the Watase Family and captain of the Omi Alliance; Daigo Dojima (Satoshi Tokushige/Tim Friedlander), sixth chairman of the Tojo Clan; Goro Majima (Hidenari Ugaki/Matthew Mercer) and Taiga Saejima (Rikiya Koyama/Ron Yuan), senior Tojo Clan members who accompany Daigo; Ichiban Kasuga (Kazuhiro Nakaya/Kaiji Tang), a former Tojo Clan yakuza who would eventually become acquainted with Kiryu;[2] and Haruka Sawamura (Rie Kugimiya/Xanthe Huynh), Taichi (Shunzo Miyasaka/Caleb Yen), and Ayako (Yumi Sudo/Cassandra Lee Morris), Kiryu's adopted children.

After faking his death in late 2016,[c] Kazuma Kiryu continues to live in secrecy, operating as an agent for the Daidoji faction under the codename "Joryu".

He undertakes various tasks for the Daidoji via orders from his handler Kihei Hanawa, in exchange for anonymous funding to the Morning Glory Orphanage.

The next day, Kiryu investigates the local Seiryu Clan in Isezaki Ijincho, but soon discovers that it was the Omi Alliance's Watase Family who ambushed the Daidoji agents.

A group of Watase Family members, led by their captain Yuki Tsuruno and lieutenant Kosei Shishido, corners Kiryu, then kidnaps Hanawa when he refuses to comply.

Tsuruno asks Kiryu to cooperate with the Watase Family in exchange for freeing him from the Daidoji and allowing him to re-fake his death and reunite with his foster children in Okinawa.

After helping Akame with a few of her jobs, she takes Kiryu to the Castle, a secret adult entertainment hub located on a ship outside of Sotenbori governed by the Omi Alliance's Kijin Clan.

Under Hanawa's advice, Kiryu and Tsuruno decide to mobilize the Watase Family to take over the Castle by force and leak its existence to the media.

A riot breaks out in the process, and Tsuruno and Kiryu team up with Ichiban Kasuga and his friends, as well as Tojo Clan officers Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima, to protect Watase and Daigo.

In 2020, Hanawa reveals that the Daidoji wants to reward Kiryu for his efforts in helping Watase, as well as aiding Kasuga in stopping the Tokyo Governor Ryo Aoki.

In a post-credits scene, three years later, Kiryu enters Nanala Hill Church in Honolulu, Hawaii, and leaves a ring on the altar as a parting gift to his late girlfriend, Yumi Sawamura.

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama suggested to the development team to expand further on Kazuma Kiryu's backstory in between the events of the prior titles, rather than restricting to an interlude for Infinite Wealth.

[9] The first story trailer premiered at Summer Game Fest 2023, showcasing new characters as well as gameplay footage of the new Agent fighting style, in addition to confirming the release date.

[2] In September 2023, RGG Studio revealed the main theme song for the game, "Katatoki", performed by singer Yojiro Noda and rapper JID.

[31] VG247 gave praise to the improvement in narrative approach, the shorter but more focused story, as well as the introduction of the Agent combat style that shakes up the gameplay formula.