US EditionLike A Dragon dev’s Stranger Than Heaven is LA Noire, but make it Yakuza
- Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed a new noir thriller game called Stranger Than Heaven at the 2024 Game Awards and again at Summer Game Fest 2025.
- The project, originally codenamed Project Century, evolved from a teaser set in 1915 Japan to a story spanning 1943 with hints of dual timelines.
- Stranger Than Heaven features a detective named Mako Daito navigating a gritty, neon-lit city with survival elements like hunger meters and moral choices.
- The developer confirmed the game aims for a 2026 launch but gave no platform details, though past releases and confidence suggest a PC version is likely.
- This ambitious new IP may continue RGG's strong track record, potentially blending classic noir with their signature melodrama and expanding their narrative scope.
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Like A Dragon dev’s Stranger Than Heaven is LA Noire, but make it Yakuza
Following the reveal of Project Century during The Game Awards 2024, Sega and Like A Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio showed up to Summer Game Fest 2025 with a new trailer, a new era, and a new name: Stranger Than Heaven. Where the initial trailer looked like early-20th century Judgment, where a detective wandered around a rain-soaked, 1914’s Japanese city, Stranger Than Heaven‘s latest trailer is more like RGG Studio’s take on L.A. Noire. …
Project Century: Stranger Than Heaven SGF 2025 Trailer Is Yakuza L.A. Noire - Data Intelligence
Following the reveal of Project Century during The Game Awards 2024, Sega and Like A Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio showed up to Summer Game Fest 2025 with a new trailer, a new era, and a new name: Stranger Than Heaven. Where the initial trailer looked like early-20th century Judgment, where a detective wandered around a rain-soaked, 1914’s Japanese city, Stranger Than Heaven’s latest trailer is more like RGG Studio’s take on L.A. Noire. …
‘Project Century’ Gets New Trailer and Official Title; Stranger Than Heaven
The studio behind the Yakuza franchise showed off a new trailer at Summer Game Fest for Stranger Than Heaven! Originally revealed during last year’s The Game Awards as Project Century, today brings a fresh look at the upcoming period-set RPG from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio: Stranger Than Heaven. SEGA revealed the title during the opening […] Source
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