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Mafia: Definitive Edition

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2020

Should you play it?

An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.

What works

  • Engaging and cinematic story
  • Immersive 1930s atmosphere
  • High-quality graphics and audio
  • Challenging driving and shooting mechanics
  • Faithful remake with modern improvements

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited player freedom
  • Some technical bugs and performance issues
  • Short game length
  • Lack of open world activities
  • Frustrating race mission on hardest difficulty

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • REPLACED

  • Deadfall Adventures

  • Alan Wake

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition

  • Quantum Break

  • GYLT

More creative

Games that feels like Mafia: Definitive Edition but with more room to create and customize

  • Half-Life 2

  • Luna Abyss

  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Silly Polly Beast

  • Crisol: Theater of Idols

More expressive

Games that feels like Mafia: Definitive Edition but with more self-expression and customization

  • Cyberpunk 2077

  • Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

  • Mafia II (Classic)

  • Terminator: Resistance

  • RoboCop: Rogue City

  • Metro: Last Light Redux

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Mafia: Definitive Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Experimenting.

Last update: 21/08/2026