The Mafia series has never had a clue what to do with its open world. In Mafia 1, the titular city of Lost Heaven was set dressing—never feeling like more than a sparse, bizarro version of its then-contemporary, GTA 3. In Mafia 2, avarice got the better of design, and all the side activities that would have rounded out the base game's home of Empire Bay were carved off to be flogged to you later as DLC, leaving the map as strangely empty as its predecessor's.
Need to Know
What is it? Local boy joins Sicilian mob in 1904. Things go as well as you'd expect.
Release date: August 7, 2025
Expect to pay: $50 / £45
Developer: Hangar 13
Publisher: 2K
Reviewed on: RTX 4080, AMD Ryzen 3700x, 32GB RAM
Multiplayer: No
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Link: Official site
