‘We always had Snoop in mind’ – Stranger Than Heaven director on merging music, history, and the mob

We sit down with Stranger Than Heaven director, Mikinobu Abe, exploring more about what makes this spiritual Yakuza successor so unique.Mikinobu Abe started working on Like a Dragon in 2026, bringing his experience to Stranger Than Heaven as director. (Image: Sega)Following three hours of hands-on time seeing what RGG Studio and Sega has been cooking up with Stranger Than Heaven, director Mikinobu Abe tells us about the game’s origins and the unique, multi-generational story it aims to tell.