Single-player games like Mafia
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Mafia, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Mafia II (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
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...
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Grand Theft Auto III
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
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Driver® Parallel Lines
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.
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GUN™
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mafia.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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Hitman: Blood Money
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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Watch_Dogs® 2
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
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Cloudpunk
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mafia.
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
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Pacific Drive
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mafia.
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
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Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.
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Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
Single-player alternative to Mafia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mafia.
The year is 1941. Your special forces team has been shot down deep inside enemy territory and it's now reliant on your cunning and tactical thinking to get them safely across the border. The odds are stacked against you. Have you got what it takes?