Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza has found its sea legs on Steam, where it launched to the series' second-biggest concurrent player haul to date. A peak of 22,327 PC players played Pirate Yakuza over the weekend, according to Steam's own stats - avast total higher than every other game in the franchise to date, save Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a bizarre new spin-off game from the mainline Like a Dragon series, but how different is its gameplay and story?

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii certainly has its fair share of strange mini-games, but the most difficult of all may very well be the exams at the Ounanara Vocational School in East Hawaii.

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The launch of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii may currently be tracking behind LaD: Infinite Wealth, at least on PC, according to several early indicators. However, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii still seems to be performing well—especially on PlayStation.

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii certainly has its fair share of strange mini-games, but the most difficult of all may very well be the exams at the Ounanara Vocational School in East Hawaii.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is considerably shorter than the last several Like a Dragon games. If you were to play the game somewhat normally, doing most of the side stories, mini-games, and other side activities as we did,

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's treasure hunting may be a worthwhile side activity, but it's much more than just an extra bit of content.

Here's how the latest game in the Yakuza series, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, sets up a sequel to Infinite Wealth.

Goro Majima returns as the protagonist in this crazy, amnesiac-fueled pirate journey, leading his crew on another adventure filled with quirky side activities.

From side quests to shops, these are the best ways to get powerful rings for Goro's lonely digits as early as possible.