There are seven playable characters in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, which players will guide throughout the story. These include Gotu, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Future Trunks, Gotenks and Vegito. as the player progresses through the game, they will unlock new characters to play as.

In addition to the playable characters, players will be able to select two secondary characters to aid in combat with their own special moves. These current characters include Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiatzou, Android 18, Goten and Kid Trunks.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a semi-open world action role-playing game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Games based on the Dragon Ball series for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 it was released on January 17, 2020. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a semi-open world action role-playing game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, based on the Dragon Ball series for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. it releases on January 17, 2020.

CyberConnect2 Ltd. is a Japanese video game development studio primarily known for its work on the .hack series, which launched a series of fighting games based together with the Naruto franchise. They are also known for creating the Little Tail Bronx series (such as Tail Concerto and Solatorobo: Red the Hunter). in 2016, they expanded their staff to international markets by opening a studio in Montreal, Canada.