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Substories
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Welcome to IGN's walkthrough for Yakuza: Like a Dragon. This section will provide information for all available Substories you can unlock and play through as part of the story.
Many early Substories become available naturally as part of the story, while others you'll need to seek out or meet specific requirements in order to begin them.
There are 52 Substories in total, many unlockable in different chapters throughout the game. While they don't necessarily unlock in numerical order, we've organized them from Substory 01-52 to make it easier to find help. Read below for a full list of every Substory including chapter availability and rewards.
| Substory | Availability | Location | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substory 01: A Can-Do Attitude | Chapter 3 (Mandatory) | S. Sakura River St. | Can Quest minigame |
| Substory 02: Who’s That Sujimon!? | Chapter 4 (Mandatory) | W. Central St. | Sujidex app |
| Substory 03: A Golden Opportunity | Chapter 3 | S. Sakura River St. | Binding |
| Substory 04: One Man's Trash | Chapter 3 | Misaki St. | Flame Amulet, access to Benten Pawn shop |
| Substory 05: A Trip To Pound Town | Chapter 4 (Mandatory) | N. Isezaki Rd. | Poundmates |
| Substory 06: It’s The Thought That Counts | Chapter 4 | S. Sakura River St. | Sacrifice Stone |
| Substory 07: Baby Don’t Cry | Chapter 4 | N. Isezaki Rd. | Patriarch Gondawara (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 08: Old Cinema Paradiso | Chapter 4 | Seagull Cinema (Ijin Street) | Movie theater minigame |
| Substory 09: Persimmon Premonition | Chapter 4 | Persimmon tree (near Survive Bar) | Tosanoyama (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 10: Fast Times At Ounabara | Chapter 3 (Mandatory) | Ounabara Vocational School (on Daikokuten St.) | Certification exams |
| Substory 11: Certified Underdogs | Chapter 5 | Ounabara Vocational School | Tranquil Tenugui, Ikari available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 12: How to be a Part-time Hero | Chapter 5 (Mandatory) | Ijin Street (Restaurant Row area) | Part-time Hero |
| Substory 13: Nowhere to Go But Up | Chapter 5 (Mandatory) | Central St. | Access to Romance Workshop (crafting/upgrades) |
| Substory 14: Something Worth Protecting | Chapter 5 | Romance Workshop | Sumire Sawa available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 15: Ijincho’s Safety Net | Chapter 5 (Mandatory) | Isezaki Rd. (Outside Otohime Land) | Business Management simulation minigame |
| Substory 16: The Crawfish Caper | Chapter 5 | Sunrise Bridge (Near S. Sakura St.) | Nancy-chan (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 17: A Love Worth Fighting For | Chapter 5 | S. Sakura River St. (outside the homeless camp) | Kiyoe Shirakawa (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 18: Home Run Heroism | Chapter 5 | Bar District (Just north of Tsurukame Bridge) | Old Fountain Pen, Hanayama available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 19: Bubble, Bubble Toil and Trouble | Chapter 5 | Romance St. (Near Love Magic shop) | Mysterious Blush |
| Substory 20: Table for One | Chapter 7 | Wette Kitchen - 2nd Story (on Ijin Ln.) | Maximum Mittens, Noboru available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 21: Dumpster of Demise | Chapter 7 | Central St. (Near Romance Workshop) | Intimidation Manual, Shige-san available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 22: An Act of Kindness | Chapter 7 | Jinnai Station. Square (Outside Jinnai Station) | Pearl Earrings |
| Substory 23: Warmest Wishes | Chapter 9 (must finish Substory 22 first) | Outside Akaushimaru (on Hyakkei St. near N. Isezaki Rd.) | Megumi (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 24: Fifty Shades of Play | Chapter 7 | Ohama St. (Near Otohime Land) | Ecstacy Rope, Mr. Masochist (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 25: A Fading Star | Chapter 7 | Eomeoni's Vow (Fukutokucho area in Koreatown) | Bullet of Memory, Il Yu-Jin (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 26: The Masked Murderer | Chapter 9 | Near Hyakkei St. (in Koreatown) | Profane Wristband, Jiei-san (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 27: The Miracle of Spice | Chapter 7 | Tsurukame Highway (near Hyakkei St.) | Umeko available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 28: Tour Guide Turmoil | Chapter 9 | West of Hamakita Park | Fancy Microphone, Technique Booster, Ayami Ishida available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 29: The Michio Minefield | Chapter 9 | Chinatown | Ono Michio Figure |
| Substory 30: Fauxno Michio | Chapter 9 | Near the Taiyo Gate in Chinatown | Def Boom Box, Hironaka available to recruit in Business Management, Ono Michio (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 31: Like Father, Like Son | Chapter 9 | Meng Wu restaurant (Chinatown) | Court Tongs |
| Substory 32: Forget Me Not | Chapter 9 | Carriage Highway | None |
| Substory 33: The Traffic Census Sensei | Chapter 12 | Daikokuten St. | Battered Tally Counter |
| Substory 34: Bros Till the End | Chapter 9 | Hamakita Park | Swordsman's Sash, Taka the Striker (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 35: Preparing To Suck | Chapter 9 | Sesil Cafe (near Katagawa Park) | Sojimaru available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 36: Whispers of the Underworld | Chapter 9 | West of Kinka Pharmacy | Chau Ka Long (Poundmates summon) |
| Substory 37: Ringleader Roundup: Bear Blues | Chapter 10 | Hamakita Park | Chief's Towel |
| Substory 38: Ringleader Roundup: Tiger Takeover | Chapter 10 | Hamakita Park | Medal of Honor |
| Substory 39: Ringleader Roundup: Chimp Calamity | Chapter 10 | Hamakita Park | Doll of Torment, Clara-chan available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 40: Welcome to Dragon Kart! | Chapter 4 | Hamakita Park | Dragon Kart Racing minigame |
| Substory 41: Two-headed Bomb | Chapter 4, (must complete Substory 40) | Dragon Kart building | 300 rings, Rumble Crasher kart for purchase |
| Substory 42: The Rocket Girls | Chapter 4, (must complete Substory 41) | Dragon Kart building | 300 rings, Rapid Phantom kart for purchase |
| Substory 43: The Data Drifter | Chapter 4, (must complete Substory 42) | Dragon Kart building | 300 rings, Ignition Shadow kart for purchase |
| Substory 44: Biker Blitz | Chapter 4, (must complete Substory 43) | Dragon Kart building | 300 rings |
| Substory 45: One Hell of a Racer | Chapter 15, (must complete Substory 44) | Dragon Kart building | 300 rings, Dragon Cup unlocked |
| Substory 46: The World is my Racetrack | Chapter 15, (must complete Substory 45) | Dragon Kart building | 500 rings, Rising Dragon kart for purchase |
| Substory 47: Girl of my Dreams | Chapter 15 | Survive Bar | None |
| Substory 48: Shared Vision | Chapter 15 | Ichiban Holdings | None |
| Substory 49: Certified Lover | Chapter 15 | Ounabara Vocational School | Certificate of Completion, Miyakoshi available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 50: Pillow Chat | Chapter 15 | Survive Bar | Iroha Yanagi available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 51: The Real Me | Chapter 15 | Hello Work | Ririka available to recruit in Business Management |
| Substory 52: The Lone Survivor | Chapter 15 (must complete all romantic Subtories) | Survive Bar | Defense boost |
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon SEGA
Initial Release: Jan 16, 2020
ESRB: Mature PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Xbox One PC PlayStation 4