Rank 01Why this
Shares open world exploration with Mafia.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- 2011
Games like Mafia
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Mafia also play
The closest matches to Mafia: Mafia II (Classic), Grand Theft Auto III, Driver® Parallel Lines, GUN™, and L.A. Noire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
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GUN™
Why this: Also Cult Classic and Third-Person Shooter, like Mafia.
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Yakuza 0
Why this: Also Crime and Violent, like Mafia.
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Hitman: Blood Money
Why this: Also Cult Classic and Crime, like Mafia.
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Why this: Shares third person shooting with Mafia.
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- Released: 2002
- Developer: Illusion Softworks
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 3
- 86% of 2,219 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 88
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cars have realistic physics
- Free mode extreme allows sandbox gameplay
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Nostalgic
- Faction politics
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares open world exploration with Mafia.
Max Payne
Why this: Also Crime and Third-Person Shooter, like Mafia.
RAGE 2
Why this: Same immersive mood as Mafia.
Cloudpunk
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Mafia.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mafia at current Steam store prices.
American Fugitive
Why this: Also Crime and Violent, like Mafia.
Just Cause
Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Mafia.
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Mafia.
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Why this: Shares faction politics with Mafia.
RoboCop: Rogue City
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Mafia.
About Mafia
The closest matches to Mafia: Mafia II (Classic), Grand Theft Auto III, Driver® Parallel Lines, GUN™, and L.A. Noire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Mafia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mafia II (Classic), Grand Theft Auto III and Driver® Parallel Lines — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and nostalgic, and single out its faction politics and open world exploration. 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.
Mafia is a third-person open-world crime drama set in 1930s America, released in 2002. Players take on the role of cabdriver Tommy Angelo who becomes entangled with the Salieri crime family. The game combines faction politics, open-world exploration, third-person shooting, and vehicle control with realistic physics. Reviewers highlight that cars handle authentically for the era, and players note that free-mode extreme enables sandbox-style gameplay beyond the structured campaign. The game offers a long, challenging solo experience that players describe as atmospheric, immersive, and nostalgic. It holds an 88 on Metacritic and an 86% positive rating from over 2,200 Steam reviews, available for $14.99, though it is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Mafia: 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.
Is Mafia worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 2,219 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cars have realistic physics
- Free mode extreme allows sandbox gameplay
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hasn't aged well at all. It's basically just a GTA game with all the fun and interesting side content replaced with massive and boring drives between objectives and with even more repetitive missions. The story is fine I guess but it's not…”
People who play it also play: Mafia II (Classic), Grand Theft Auto III, Driver® Parallel Lines
Frequently asked about Mafia
Can I run it?
Does Mafia work on Steam Deck?
Mafia is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Mafia cost?
Mafia is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mafia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mafia are Mafia II (Classic), Grand Theft Auto III, Driver® Parallel Lines.
Who developed Mafia?
Mafia was developed by Illusion Softworks and published by 2K.