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Games like Mafia: Definitive Edition

If Mafia: Definitive Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition and Mafia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic cutscenes enhance immersion, atmospheric and cinematic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Mafia: Definitive Edition is a 2020 action-adventure remake developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K, currently available at $39.99 USD. Set during the Prohibition era, the game combines dialogue-driven storytelling, driving simulation, mission-based progression, and tactical shooting mechanics with achievement collection. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, cinematic, dark, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting memorable characters that feel real, city environments that pull players into the era, polished driving and shooting, and cinematic cutscenes that enhance immersion. The story follows a cabdriver drawn into organized crime, and it is playable on Steam Deck. It holds an 87% positive rating from 27,996 Steam reviews.

About Mafia: Definitive Edition: 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.

2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 78Windowsby Hangar 13
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  1. Mafia II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Top pick for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mafia III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Second-strongest match for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mafia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

    2002ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.

    2008ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Vivat Slovakia

    WHY THIS

    Shares mission based progression and an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Vivat Slovakia is an open-world action game set in '90s Slovakia, where corruption runs deep and law enforcement is weak. Uncover a gripping story based on true events as you explore and shoot your way through a city at the crossroads of Eastern Europe’s turbulent history.

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mafia: The Old Country

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

    2025ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must face the ambitious Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, in an all-out war between two rival yakuza clans. An extreme recreation of one of Yakuza’s most beloved entries, now in stunning 4K and unlocked framerates. There can be only one dragon.

    2019ActionAdventureRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Ranked #8 for Mafia: Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.

    2019ActionAdventureRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Mafia: Definitive Edition

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Red Dead Redemption 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mafia III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mafia II (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue driven storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

    2011Action29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.

    2015ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

    2024SportsStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mafia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

    2002ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Casino Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Classic strategy game from 2003. Run your own casino in the 1970s. It's classy. It's glitzy. It's all yours. Take a gamble. Start small with a slot machine or two. Employ some staff. People will be talking about your place from coast to coast. Includes The Management Expansion Pack.

    2015StrategySimulation1.32 USDSteam ↗
  8. Once upon a time

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Mafia: Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    « Once Upon A Time » is an adventure game in which a young woman, finds a magic book and is instantly teleported inside. Each chapter of the book is one single tale in which you will have to solve riddles in fairy tale designed settings. Magic and nature will be friends and foes.

    2017IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mafia: Definitive Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mafia: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Hangar 13

Other recommendable Steam games by Hangar 13, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Mafia III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Another title from Hangar 13, the studio behind Mafia: Definitive Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mafia II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Another title from Hangar 13, the studio behind Mafia: Definitive Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

    2020ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mafia: The Old Country

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hangar 13, the studio behind Mafia: Definitive Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

    2025ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. TopSpin 2K25

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hangar 13, the studio behind Mafia: Definitive Edition.

    TopSpin 2K25 returns as a next-level tennis sim, bringing realistic court physics and challenging skill-based gameplay. Play single or multiplayer locally or online. Build your MyPLAYER or play as icons like Roger Federer and Serena Williams with custom animations mirroring their real-life styles.

    2024Sports19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mafia: Definitive Edition

Does Mafia: Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?
Mafia: Definitive Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Mafia: Definitive Edition cost?
Mafia: Definitive Edition is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mafia: Definitive Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mafia: Definitive Edition are Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Mafia.
Who developed Mafia: Definitive Edition?
Mafia: Definitive Edition was developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K.

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