Choose Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars
Choose Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars if you want an Indie and Casual experience. Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars launched in 2018.
Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars vs World Senate
Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars and World Senate both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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 Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars (2018) is 3 years older than World Senate (2021). Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (71.6% positive) than World Senate (40% 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 World Senate
Choose World Senate if you want an Action, Adventure, and Simulation game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. World Senate launched in 2021.
Both Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars and World Senate sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars |  World Senate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 71.6% positive (109 reviews) | 40% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | DYNAMICNEXT | Tactigon Games Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars (2018) is 3 years older than World Senate (2021).
- Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (71.6% positive) than World Senate (40% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- World Senate has co-op; Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars does not.
- World Senate is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars has no Deck rating yet.
Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars vs World Senate — FAQ
- Should I play Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars or World Senate first?
- If you want chronology, Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars (2018) came out before World Senate (2021). 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 Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars and World Senate similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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.