Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.5% positive across 8,301 reviews.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Mafia
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Mafia both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Mafia (2002) is 6 years older than Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008). Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Mafia (86.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mafia
Choose Mafia if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,219 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Mafia sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |  Mafia | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2002 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (8,301 reviews) | 86.1% positive (2,219 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rockstar Games | Illusion Softworks |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Mafia (2002) is 6 years older than Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008).
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Mafia (86.1% positive).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Mafia — FAQ
- Which is better, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Mafia?
- On Steam reviews Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher (89.5% positive) than Mafia (86.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Mafia first?
- If you want chronology, Mafia (2002) came out before Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Mafia similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.