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Shenmue III Enhanced

2026 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Fighting · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

About this game

Step back into the world of Shenmue III with the Enhanced Edition, the latest release of Yu Suzuki's legendary adventure series. Faithful to its roots yet enriched with modern improvements, this enhanced version offers the most polished and accessible way to experience Ryo Hazuki's journey.

Shenmue III is an action-adventure video game and the sequel to the 2001 game Shenmue II. It follows teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki in his quest to find his father's killer in 1980s China. In 2015, Suzuki launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help fund Shenmue III and the campaign met its initial target of $2 million USD in under eight hours. The campaign ended in July having raised over $6 million, becoming the most funded video game in Kickstarter history.

Shenmue III begins March 21, 1987. Ryo Hazuki has made his way to Guilin, China in search of his father's killer, Lan Di. There he meets a new travelling companion, Shenhua Ling, and learns of a legend from her village that has foretold their path together. The story continues as Ryo and Shenhua start off on a new journey that will take them farther into enemy territory, deeper into mystery. Part I: Bailu Village Shenmue III begins in Bailu Village in Guilin. Shenhua begins to suspect that perhaps Lan Di and the Chi You Men abducted her adoptive father, Yunshen Yuan, which would explain his sudden mysterious disappearance, and so she intends to rescue him, her motives overlapping with Ryo's. Ryo and Shenhua discover that a group of thugs have attacked and raided several stonemasons in search of the Phoenix Mirror, leaving their houses a mess. This includes stonemason Guowei Xu. With the help of martial arts expert JiuSi Sun, Ryo defeats the thug leader, Yanlang. Shenhua interrogates Yanlang and learns her father and Xu are in Niaowu. Ryo and Shenhua are also attacked by familiar face Chai, but Ryo thwarts him away.

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 2026

Developer

Ys Net

Publisher

ININ Games

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5

Genres

Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Themes

Action, Open world

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Shenmue

Perspective

First person, Third person

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