Mafia: The Old Country
Mafia: The Old Country
Game
Game2020
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Developer Hangar 13
Mafia: Definitive Edition is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K. It is a remake of the 2002 video game Mafia and the fourth entry in the series. Like the original game, the remake is set within the fictional city of Lost Heaven, Illinois, during the 1930s, and follows the rise and fall of Tommy Angelo, a Sicilian American cab driver-turned-gangster, within the Salieri crime… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
706 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
395 positive · 47 negative
95% range 86–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 395 | 47 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 35 | 9 | 175 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
32,144 of 36,830 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 252 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 275 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (97,022 of 111,641 positive).
Players praise the remake as a faithful and cinematic experience that respects the original. [1][2][3] The story is widely considered gripping and well-paced, with strong atmosphere. [4][5][6] Several reviewers note the infamous racing mission is frustratingly difficult. [4][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [8]
I wish a painful, lonely death upon the person who, in every Mafia game, thinks, "What this game needs is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ car race."
- [1]
Mafia: Definitive Edition is absolute cinema. A masterclass in how to remake a classic the right way—faithful, focused, and elevated in every aspect. The storytelling, atmosphere, music, and performances feel straight out of a prestige crime film. No unnecessary open-world bloat, just a tight, tragic narrative that respects the player’s time. Easily one of the best remakes ever made.
- [4]
It feels less like a game and more like a classic American gangster movie. The immersion is strong, and if you are here for the story, it delivers. That infamous racing mission everyone complains about is genuinely awful. I had to drop the difficulty and retry several times myself. But honestly, once you push past that, its absolutely worth your time.
- [12]
This game is so peak. I am kind of sad that I finished this game in one breath, just 8 hours to finish the plot, best night in my life. The game mades u to get into their life, to live as a mafia member, I was so interested all the time during missions, and that fukass race costed me so much mental health, I even wanted to drop the game. Plot 10/10 Characters 10/10 Cars 10/10 Graphics 10/10 Details 10/10 Overall: …
- [3]
Mafia: Definitive Edition is easily the best game in the trilogy and one of the finest remakes ever made. After completing the game 100% and finishing the full trilogy, this stands out by a mile. The graphics feel modern despite the original’s age, performance is excellent, and the city feels alive thanks to better police AI and believable world design. The story and storytelling are exceptional & perfect for fans …
Summarised from 34 of the 392 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
92% of the 275 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Mafia: Definitive Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: the racing mission is frustratingly difficult. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Mafia: Definitive Edition received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 81% of critics. IGN gave the game 8/10, writing: "Completely rebuilt from the ground up, Mafia: Definitive Edition features excellent performances from its new cast, a fantastic driving model, and a beautiful and authentic city oozing with 1930s atmosphere like overfilled cannoli." GameSpot gave the game a 6/10, praising the story and performances but criticizing the dated combat and movements. Game Informer gave the game a 5.5/10, writing: "Faithful almost…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 706 · most liked firstMafia: The Old Country will not feature an open world (linear, narrative-driven game) mafia.2k.com/the-old-coun...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite social deduction game is being a friendly buff black dude in the gym. If you like Mafia or Werewolf, you’ll love Secret Homie Who Calls Me The N-Word in his head.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Mafia: The Old Country' is a short game 🎮 It's similar in length and scope to 'Mafia: Definitive Edition' • ~10.5 hours for the main story • ~13 hours with side quests The game costs $50 (via Vortex)
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: The Old Country confirmed at The Game Awards
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed Mafia: The Old Country. Another linear game with a vestigial open world, but unlike MindsEye, this one is surprisingly quite good for all its limitations. Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/mafia-t...
positive · AI labelView post →I absolutely LOVE that the Buffalo Bills will play the Canadian National Anthem, before their Game at Highmark Stadium tonight, to honor and celebrate all the Canadian Bills Mafia Fans across our Northern Border. Buffalo Bills… YOU ROCK!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone want to get a big group together and play Conclave? It's like Mafia or Werewolf, except in this social deduction game we're battling to elect the next pope.
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyways, Mafia: The Old Country is the best game of 2025 you haven't played.
positive · AI labelView post →A new trailer for Mafia: The Old Country has leaked alongside a summer 2025 release window, ahead of a presentation at The Game Awards later today, December 12. bit.ly/4fhv8oa
neutral · AI labelView post →The official cast of Rob Has A Podcast's Reality Mafia game, streaming live on RHAP's YouTube channel at 4 PM Eastern Saturday. #RHAPMafia
neutral · AI labelView post →How did Mafia 3 do? I distinctly remember that game advertising killing Klan members in its marketing
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: The Old Country to be officially revealed this Thursday at The Game Awards. #MafiaTheOldCountry #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →Out now on PlayStation Plus: 💰 Mafia: The Old Country (Game Catalog) 🏹 Horizon Forbidden West (Game Catalog) 🍄🟫 Mycopunk (Game Catalog) 🦖 Dino Crisis 2 (Classics Catalog) 🎢 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition (Classics Catalog) …and more. Full details: play.st/4i8xeud
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia III and its serious attempts to engage with race and class were part of a too-brief moment in mainstream games, and Mafia: The Old Country doesn't seem to pick up where it left off, writes @gracemachine.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/article/mafi...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Day, Bills Mafia!!! They're in OUR house today!! Let #PM15 hear you on all his plays!! #BeAFactor #KCvsBUF Go Bills ❤️ 💙
neutral · AI labelView post →A nice reminder for me to once again recommend this game to people. For millennials, yo I stan this game. For the alphas, Mafia is bussin' fr fr. I'm too scared of Zoomers to even try.
positive · AI labelView post →Will Trump call Mafia boss Infantino again after the game against Belgium?
neutral · AI labelView post →Ever played the silly party game called Mafia? It's similar to the game Werewolf... Well, what about if it's a werewolf playing mafia? Enjoy Santa... erm... Sarge's and Chomby's costumes for 2025 - the Mafia party game! :D I may be enjoying their bellies... heck. (Mafia = Ace, Detective = Ace)
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: Definitive Edition is absolute cinema. A masterclass in how to remake a classic the right way—faithful, focused, and elevated in every aspect. The storytelling, atmosphere, music, and performances feel straight out of a prestige crime film. No unnecessary open-world bloat, just a tight, tragic narrative that respects the player’s time. Easily one of the best remakes ever made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Charlotte for the Bills game today. The city has been taken over by the Mafia. #BillsMafia Go Bills!!🏈
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: The Old Country is a beautiful game. The fact there's no photomode is such a shame
positive · AI labelView post →❗MAFIA GAME SIGN UP❗ In celebration of 500 followers, I’m hosting a mafia game on Bluesky. Anyone is welcome to play, don’t have to be following me. The game starts 12:00AM GMT Wed 13th Nov Sign up here ↴ forms.gle/zBWrDSvxw9So... (Sorry anyone who hates reading) ♡/⟳ appreciated immensely
neutral · AI labelView post →I wish a painful, lonely death upon the person who, in every Mafia game, thinks, "What this game needs is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ car race."
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't respect this game for the race level. On classic difficulty the made the "race" level impossibly difficult compared to the rest of the game!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More Mafia: The Old Country portrait shots. Once again fighting for my life in a beautiful game with no photo mode
positive · AI labelView post →MORNIN' AND HAPPY GAME DAY BILLS MAFIA‼️
neutral · AI labelView post →I continue to be eternally bummed out that Mafia 3 (a video game that feels like it was designed specifically for me) is still often broken and full of graphical glitches both on modern consoles and PCs.
negative · AI labelView post →the Mafia games have got a new "series collection" release that does not include the first Mafia game (it has the remake) and I know this is a small fry thing to have a quick whinge about, but it bothers that the original and best Mafia game gets thrown by the wayside and disposed of
negative · AI labelView post →A good example of how money could erase a whole empire... Just finished my 4th run, and every single one of them felt like reserving multiple tickets of a movie you watch every season and never feel bored of it. Thanks, 2K Studios. English isn't my mother language so sorry if there's any mistakes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Duval vs Bills Mafia should be a whole week of pre game events.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: Definitive Edition is a masterclass in how to faithfully remake a classic without diluting its original identity. Hangar 13 has managed to respect the 2002 original while modernizing nearly every aspect to meet contemporary expectations, creating a cinematic crime experience that feels both nostalgic and fresh. It’s worth noting that some content from the original game has been trimmed, resulting in a slightly shorter overall experience, but this streamlining mostly benefits pacing and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Conclave voting used to be kinda like a game of Mafia lmao
neutral · AI labelView post →New griddle getting its first meal with a classic. Merry Game Day Bills Mafia! #BillsMafia
neutral · AI labelView post →Among Us is just the digital variant of the party game Mafia, in this essay I will
neutral · AI labelView post →My feeling is that Putin had people tell Trump that Putin would be grateful (sell cheap diesel that Russia got from Iran, pump up the right-wing botfarms, arrange a shiny gold medal) if Trump got Starlink restricted, now that Ukraine was hitting Russia's dual-use infrastructure so hard. And Trump mentioned it to Musk, and Musk took Starlink down for Ukraine. So when questions started getting asked, Musk said he didn't order it (because Trump made that call), and Trump said he didn't order it…
neutral · AI labelView post →Good game, pathetic race mission. And 2K could have fixed this but the clowns are too busy adding more hostile EULAs and policies.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mafia: The Old Country is definitely a beautiful looking game, especially on PC.
positive · AI labelView post →The first gameplay trailer for Mafia: The Old Country reveals the game's new protagonist and plot. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mafia-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →I honestly think the Mafia have just forgotten that Keanu is still in the game. #RHAPMafia
neutral · AI labelView post →It feels less like a game and more like a classic American gangster movie. The immersion is strong, and if you are here for the story, it delivers. That infamous racing mission everyone complains about is genuinely awful. I had to drop the difficulty and retry several times myself. But honestly, once you push past that, its absolutely worth your time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really good; I think it's one of the best games that handles the mafia theme. I really liked the relationship and the sense of conflict between Tommy and Sarah. I was missing games that I could finish in one sitting without high expectations, so I finished this one in 10 hours. The racing section was where I cursed and went crazy, but I still finished it in a few attempts. If you haven't tried it and you like the mafia theme, definitely give it a try. 80/100
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New 'Mafia The Old Country' trailer at The Game Awards.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Morning Bills Mafia! It’s finally game day! Go BILLS! 💙🏈❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →Fire Emblem style Mafia game. (AKA secretly a dating sim.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Leave it to Titus, the developers of Superman 64, to get an official endorsement from the Mafia for their PC game Crime Does Not Pay
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never played the original Mafia and I went into this expecting a generic open-world crime game, but Tommy's story grabbed me by the throat and did not let go, every choice he makes feels heavier than the last and the ending will sit with you long after the credits roll.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so peak. I am kind of sad that I finished this game in one breath, just 8 hours to finish the plot, best night in my life. The game mades u to get into their life, to live as a mafia member, I was so interested all the time during missions, and that fukass race costed me so much mental health, I even wanted to drop the game. Plot 10/10 Characters 10/10 Cars 10/10 Graphics 10/10 Details 10/10 Overall: PEAK Sadly there wont be any Mafia game like this. F Tommy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended – Recomendado (ENG / ES) Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020) is a full remake of the 2002 classic, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics, updated mechanics, and expanded storytelling. You play as Tommy Angelo, a taxi driver who gets pulled into organized crime in the 1930s, experiencing a cinematic rise through the mafia. This was a really fun experience overall. The story is the strongest part of the game — it’s engaging, cinematic, and very straightforward, moving from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolute cinema!! i cant believe i put off playing this franchise for so long. it's like a movie. gameplay is sooo much better. everything is smooth and high quality. awesome remaster ^.^ i love the 1930s new york italian mafia aesthetic so much! voice acting was awesome. predictable plots but story was still awesome. and i actually enjoyed the race quite a lot. was fun! i know it mustve been painful for some people though haha so glad i caught this on sale. great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →71st game beat of 2025: Mafia: The Old Country on PC.
neutral · AI labelView post →#DetectiveSongs #MusicChallenge Day 28 - mafia Django Reinhardt - Belleville www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DY... Thanks to the Mafia Game Soundtrack, I discovered Django. God bless Daniel Vávra 😂
positive · AI labelView post →Happy game day Bills Mafia!
neutral · AI labelView post →“Yeah, I mean, I love Bills Mafia, and they love me back,” Ed Oliver said after the win. “So, that's always cool.” On Oliver's first game in Highmark Stadium: buffalonews.com/sports/bills...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun Mafia fact everyone in the stadium stands the whole game. I always thought that was normal and just how people watch football until I started going to Bills away games and I was like wait we’re all just sitting the whole time?
neutral · AI labelView post →Mafia: Definitive Edition is easily the best game in the trilogy and one of the finest remakes ever made. After completing the game 100% and finishing the full trilogy, this stands out by a mile. The graphics feel modern despite the original’s age, performance is excellent, and the city feels alive thanks to better police AI and believable world design. The story and storytelling are exceptional & perfect for fans of mafia films like Goodfellas or Scarface. There’s no unnecessary open-world…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mafia. I’m gonna be playing a fucking Mafia game… bsky.app/profile/theg...
neutral · AI labelView post →GOOOOD MORNING, MAFIA! 5 giveaways, 0 panic, and a 3-0 start. James Cook went for 154, CJGJ delivered the play of the game, and Greg Rousseau is putting up Bruce Smith numbers. Fresh episode of The Morning Charge is LIVE, breaking down the 24-16 win over LA! Links below!
neutral · AI labelView post →10/10 After playing, I had aspirations to join the Chicago mob and I got inducted. My time in the mafia ruined my life but the game was pretty cool
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mafia: Definitive Edition was such a pleasant surprise. The game looks absolutely beautiful, and as someone experiencing the Mafia franchise for the first time, I really enjoyed the story and characters. It felt like a great introduction to the series. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3721693577 Got it on sale for like 5 bucks too, which honestly made it even better value. Definitely worth playing if you enjoy story driven games with that classic mafia movie vibe.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MAFIA GAME LOOKS AMAZING. GIVE IT TO ME
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