Top 5 Games To Play While You Wait For Mafia: The Old Country

If you are eagerly waiting for Mafia: The Old Country, you should definitely try out the games in this article.

For many players, the first official reveal of Mafia: The Old Country was the highlight of Gamescon 2024. Old Country is the first main installment in the Mafia franchise since Mafia III from 2016. Thus, it is no surprise that fans and general audiences are both eagerly waiting for the new and fresh take on the IP.

This time, the story follows a young Enzo Favara and his rise through the underworld. Mafia: The Old Country is set to release on August 8, 2025. If you cannot hold your excitement for this new crime-thriller, you can try the games given in this list in the meantime.

Best 5 Games To Play While You Wait For Mafia: The Old Country

If you want to dive headfirst into the world of organized crime and are open to trying some titles that can give you that taste before Mafia: The Old Country releases, you are in the right place. In this article, we have listed five games that we believe capture the themes or come close to the Mafia feeling better than most. So, check it out and see if there is any title that attracts your attention.

5. City of Gangsters

• Developer: Somasim
• Publisher: Kasedo Games
• Genre: Crime, Strategy, Sandbox

The appeal of the Mafia generally comes from the desire to run a city from the underworld by using violence, influence, and any other means necessary. City of Gangsters portrays the business side of organized crime. It is a game where you will have to manage your city through the tools of a Mafia Boss, similar to the movie The Godfather.

To keep your city afloat and increase your territory as well as your influence, you will need to generate revenue, create distribution lines, and production hubs. You will also get to set up your own establishments and hire people into your gang. If you are looking for a game that can give you the feeling of complete control, City of Gangsters is for you.

4. Red Dead Redemption 2

• Developer: Rockstar Games
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Genre: Open-world, Adventure, Western.

Since Mafia: The Old Country will be a prequel and the events of the game will take place in 1900, Sicily, even before the first Mafia game, you will be riding horses and shooting people through the Italian countryside. Red Dead Redemption 2 can give some similar gameplay, visuals, and overall vibe.

In the game, you will be following Arthur Morgan and his gang of outlaws in the Wild West during the 1800s. RDR2 is an open-world title, in which you will be able to engage in shootouts, go on bounty hunts, rob trains, and more. So, if you are looking for a beautifully crafted game that will give you narrative-driven missions and your own gang, give Red Dead Redemption 2 a try.

3. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

• Developer: United Front Games
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Genre: Crime, Open-world, Martial Arts

If you want a game where you can roam a world full of crime and fight people with martial arts while taking on the Chinese Mafia, then Sleeping Dogs is for you. The game takes place in modern-day Hong Kong, and in it, you will be an undercover police officer named Wei Shen. Your primary task will be to take on various gangsters and infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad.

Sleeping Dogs arguably has one of the best melee-combat systems to this day. Even though you won’t be a true mafia in the game, it can give you a good perspective of what it’s like to interact with the mafia from outside of their circle.

2. Yakuza 0

• Developer: Ryo Ga Gotoku Studio
• Publisher: SEGA
• Genre: Open-world, Crime, Story-rich

If you are familiar with the Japanese mafia, then you saw this entry coming. Yakuza 0 is a perfect entry point for new players to get into the franchise. The game is focused on action as well as the inner workings and politics of the Japanese Mafia, aka the Yakuza.

Furthermore, this title excels in its world, characters, and combat. Yakuza 0 tells the origins of Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima as they rise through the ranks of the underworld, similar to Enzo in Mafia: The Old Country. Players who enjoy crime dramas should definitely try Yakuza 0 for its over-the-top action, heart-touching storylines, and quirky characters.

1. Mafia: Definitive Edition

• Developer: Hanger 13
• Publisher: 2K
• Genre: Story Rich, Action, Beat ’em up

Putting Mafia: The Definitive Edition at number one on this list was a no-brainer for us. It is the best game you can play to experience the world of Mafia games and enjoy the crime-thriller story while you eagerly wait for Mafia: The Old Country. However, for those who do not know, Hanger 13 made Mafia: The Definitive Edition from scratch as a remake of the first Mafia game.

Despite having improved gameplay and gorgeous visuals, the game does not follow the open-world structure of its peers and keeps the narrative-driven approach of the original. So, if you are someone who hasn’t tried a Mafia game yet, this is the ideal starting point.

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