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Stranger Than Heaven passed 1 million wishlists across all platforms in early September 2026, which SEGA calls RGG Studio's most wishlisted title of all time before launch. SEGA also names it a flagship release for its fiscal year to March 2027.
Stranger Than Heaven passed 1 million wishlists across all platforms by Sep 2, 2026, and SEGA calls it RGG Studio's most wishlisted title of all time before launch. SEGA posted the news on Steam on Sep 2 and in a press release dated Sep 3, more than four months before the Jan 15, 2027 release. SEGA gave no wishlist figures for any other RGG game, so the comparison rests on SEGA's word alone, and no newer count has been published as of Nov 3, 2026.
Quick facts
| Wishlists | Over 1 million, all platforms (Sep 2, 2026) |
| SEGA's claim | RGG Studio's most wishlisted title before launch |
| Wishlisting opened | May 6, 2026, with the Xbox Presents broadcast |
| In SEGA's results | One of four major releases for the year to March 2027 |
| Newer count | None published as of Nov 3, 2026 |
Sources: SEGA on Steam, Sep 2, 2026; SEGA, Sep 3, 2026; Xbox Wire, May 6, 2026; AUTOMATON, May 12, 2026.
How many wishlists does Stranger Than Heaven have?
Over 1 million as of SEGA's announcement on Sep 2, 2026. SEGA's words are that it has "surpassed 1 million wishlists across all platforms" and is "RGG Studio's most wishlisted title of all time prior to launch". The release, attributed to SEGA and RGG Studio, lists Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Steam and PS5 but does not split the figure by store. Famitsu reported the same milestone in Japan. Wishlists opened on May 6, 2026, so the million came in about four months.
Is Stranger Than Heaven popular?
By the measures published so far, it is RGG Studio's best start, but measures are few before release. Inven Global notes that the claim is "most wishlisted prior to launch" and that SEGA published no figure for any other RGG game, so it cannot be compared with Infinite Wealth or Yakuza 0. A wishlist is not a sale, and no pre-order count has been published. There are no reviews before the game's release; see Previews for what critics said of the preview builds.
What SEGA says in its financial results
SEGA Sammy's results for the year ended March 2026 projected game revenue up 41.8% for the year to March 2027 on four major releases, naming Stranger Than Heaven among them (then dated "Winter 2026"). At its June 2026 management meeting, SEGA Sammy presented it as a flagship title for the fiscal year. No sales forecast in units for the game has been published as of Nov 3, 2026. For scale, the same June meeting put Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the series' last numbered game, at 2.05 million sold.
Frequently asked questions
How many people wishlisted Stranger Than Heaven? Over 1 million across all platforms by Sep 2, 2026, SEGA said. No later Stranger Than Heaven figure has been released as of Nov 3, 2026.
Is Stranger Than Heaven RGG's most anticipated game? By wishlists, yes: SEGA says Stranger Than Heaven is RGG Studio's most wishlisted title before launch, though it gave no figures for the studio's earlier games.
Is Stranger Than Heaven the most wishlisted game on Steam? SEGA has not said so. Its 1 million figure for Stranger Than Heaven covers every platform together, with no Steam-only count.
Sources
- Xbox Presents: A Special Look at Stranger Than Heaven, Everything We Learned, Xbox Wire, May 6, 2026
- Sega's full-price game revenue was down 12% in the past fiscal year, but it anticipates a big comeback with four major upcoming releases, AUTOMATON, May 12, 2026
- SEGA Reveals Updated Game Sales Figures, Final Weapon, Jun 22, 2026
- Thank You for 1 Million Wishlists!, SEGA on Steam, Sep 2, 2026
- STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Surpasses 1 Million Wishlists, SEGA, Sep 3, 2026
- STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Surpasses 1M Wishlists, Cosmocover, Sep 3, 2026
- 『ストレンジャー ザン ヘヴン』ウィッシュリスト登録数が100万件を突破, Famitsu, Sep 3, 2026
- 'Stranger Than Heaven' Reaches 1 Million Wishlists, Inven Global, Sep 3, 2026
Related
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RGG StudioStranger Than Heaven is made by RGG Studio (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio), SEGA's in-house team behind Like a Dragon (Yakuza) and Judgment, led since October 2021 by Masayoshi Yokoyama. SEGA publishes it on Jan 15, 2027.
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Characters and CastStranger Than Heaven's official cast page credits 17 characters to the people who portray them, led by Yu Shirota as the hero Makoto Daito, with Dean Fujioka, Snoop Dogg, Ado, Tori Kelly, the late Bunta Sugawara in CG and Tupac as Amaru. No separate English voice cast has been published as of Nov 3, 2026.
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Genzo IwakiGenzo Iwaki is the big boss of Kure in Stranger Than Heaven, head of the Iwaki Family that Makoto Daito joins in 1929. He is portrayed by the late actor Bunta Sugawara, made in CG from archival footage with his family's consent and Toei's materials, and voiced by Takashi Ukaji.
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Keiko ShiraiAdo plays Keiko Shirai in Stranger Than Heaven, the diva of wartime Osaka in the 1943 Minami chapter, and both voices her and sings her era's songs. Ado is also one of the four singers on the game's theme song.
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Makoto DaitoMakoto Daito is the hero of Stranger Than Heaven, the son of an American father and a Japanese mother who flees San Francisco for Japan in 1915 and, over fifty years, becomes a yakuza known as the Red Oni and a showman. He is portrayed by Yu Shirota.
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OrpheusSnoop Dogg plays Orpheus in Stranger Than Heaven, a globe-trotting smuggler who finds Makoto Daito stowed away on a ship in 1915, takes him to Japan and spots his musical talent. Snoop Dogg also sings on the theme song, and his son Cordell Broadus plays the Veiled Stranger.
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Suzy DayTori Kelly plays Suzy Day in Stranger Than Heaven, a talented singer who dreams of making it big and whose rise in show business begins when she meets Makoto Daito in the Shizuoka segment. Kelly also co-wrote and sings the theme song.
- Takeo GodaiTakaya Kuroda, the Japanese voice of Kazuma Kiryu, plays Takeo Godai in Stranger Than Heaven, a skilled craftsman and a man of few words. Godai is a new character, not Kiryu, and his era and role had not been shown as of Nov 3, 2026.
See also
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PreviewsStranger Than Heaven has been previewed in a 45-minute combat demo at Summer Game Fest in June 2026, a Gamescom demo in August 2026, and a three-hour hands-on embargoed to Oct 21, 2026, which won over critics such as IGN while PCGamesN still found the group fights clunky. There are no reviews or review scores as of Nov 3, 2026.
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DevelopmentStranger Than Heaven was in development at RGG Studio for 6 to 7 years, began as a planned trilogy, was revealed as Project Century in December 2024 and renamed in June 2025, and uses no generative AI, according to RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama.
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Like a Dragon Games in OrderThe Like a Dragon (Yakuza) games in release order, from Yakuza (2005) to Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (2026), with the Judgment spin-offs; Stranger Than Heaven, out Jan 15, 2027, is RGG Studio's next game, set in the same world but not a numbered entry.
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Masayoshi YokoyamaMasayoshi Yokoyama is the head of RGG Studio and the executive director of Stranger Than Heaven, a longtime writer of the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series who took over the studio in October 2021. The game's director is Mikinobu Abe.
- Netflix MovieSEGA and Netflix announced a live-action Stranger Than Heaven film on Sep 14, 2026, produced by SEGA head producer Toru Nakahara. As of Nov 3, 2026 no director, writer, cast or release date has been named.