Mafia

Also known as Mafia 1, Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

2002 action-adventure video game

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"Mafia" is a 2002 video game that puts players in the role of a mobster in an organized crime story, combining action and adventure gameplay. The game was influential in establishing a popular formula for crime-themed video games that numerous developers have since imitated.

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Game data

Metacritic 78

Released: 2020-09-25
User rating: 4.24 / 5
Genres: Shooter, Action
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X
ESRB: Mature

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63Critic score · 4 ratings

86User score · 1,517 ratings

Mafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family.

Released: 2002
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Engine: LS3D
Developer: Illusion Softworks
Publisher: Gathering of Developers, Take-Two Interactive

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Key facts

Developer: Illusion Softworks
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Directors: Petr Vochozka Daniel Vávra
Producer: Lukáš Kuře
Programmer: Dan Doležel
Artist: Pavel Čížek
Writer: Daniel Vávra
Composer: Vladimír Šimůnek
Series: Mafia
Platforms: Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox
Release: August 29, 2002 Windows NA : August 29, 2002 EU : September 6, 2002 PlayStation 2 NA / UK : February 4, 2004 EU : February 13, 2004 Xbox NA : March 12, 2004 UK : March 26, 2004 EU : April 2, 2004
Genre: Action-adventure
Mode: Single-player

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Wikidata facts

Official website: web.archive.org/web/20060220080056/http://www.mafia-game.com
Image: Logo Mafia.svg

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publication date: 2002-08-29
software version identifier: 1.2
review score: 94/100

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Mafia is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2002, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. Set within the fictional American city of Lost Heaven during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

Mafia received critical acclaim for the Windows version, with critics praising the game for its complex narrative and realism, while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions both received mixed reviews. The game launched the Mafia series, beginning with the first sequel, Mafia II, which was developed by 2K Czech and released in August 2010. Hangar 13 developed an additional three entries in the series, namely the sequel Mafia III, released in October 2016; a remake of the first game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, which was released in September 2020; and a prequel, Mafia: The Old Country, released in August 2025.