Mafia — Noobstic Open Worlds Atlas

Mafia (2002)

The series opener, set in the fictional city of Lost Heaven with Tommy Angelo; a cinematic story of a mobster's rise and fall in the 1930s.

Critic Score: 88 · Sales: 3M+

Mafia II (2010)

Moves to Empire Bay across the 1940s-50s with Vito Scaletta; a more linear structure set within a semi-open world.

Critic Score: 77 · Sales: 5M+

Mafia III (2016)

Hangar 13's first entry, following Lincoln Clay in New Bordeaux in the 1960s; a serious story about racism alongside a criminal-empire-building mechanic.

Critic Score: 68 · Sales: 7M+

Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020)

A ground-up remake of the first game on the Mafia III engine, with new dialogue and cutscenes; part of the Mafia: Trilogy pack and also sold standalone.

Critic Score: 78

Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020)

A graphical remaster of the second game with all story DLC included; also released separately from Mafia: Trilogy.

Critic Score: 74

Mafia: The Old Country (2025)

A prequel set in early-20th-century Sicily, before the families emigrated to America; a more linear, condensed narrative than the previous entries.

Not an open world; has a linear narrative structure, unlike the series' mainline entries.

Critic Score: 75