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Mafia III

Hangar 13 · Oct 7, 2016

PC · PS4 · Xbox One

Mature

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It’s 1968 and the rules have changed. After years in Vietnam, Lincoln Clay knows this truth: Family isn’t who you’re born with, it’s who you die for. Now back home, in a reimagined New Orleans, Lincoln is set on rebuilding his life, but old ties keep him from leaving the city. It will take more than a few friends to make it in this new world. Intense gun fights, visceral hand-to-hand combat, white knuckle driving and street smarts will all be needed. But with the right crew, tough decisions and some dirty hands, it’s possible to make it to the top of the city's underworld. It’s time to create a new family.

Trailers & screenshots

Scores by platform

PC

Critic 6.3 (20 critics) · Gamer 5.4

6.2

PlayStation 4

Critic 6.8 (43 critics) · Gamer 8.3

7.3

Xbox One

Critic 6.8 (18 critics) · Gamer 5.9

6.6

Critic reviews

  • Giant Bomb

    Alex Navarro · Oct 24, 2016

    8.0
    When Mafia III does falter, it's where it most willingly gives in to those open-world conventions, resting back on the kinds of activities and mechanics we've seen done time and time again in games just like this. It's not unfair to want Mafia III to be better than it is, but I think it's still worth admiring for what it manages to pull off.
  • GameSpew

    Sean Mesler · Oct 21, 2016

    6.0
    Unfortunately though, Mafia III is plagued with head-scratching design decisions like having no fast travel options, a repetitive missions structure and very little to do in the world that doesn’t involve killing bad guys. Compounded by the litany of technical issues, Mafia III seems like a game that could have used a lot more time in development but man, that soundtrack really is stellar.
  • Arcade Sushi

    Luke Brown · Oct 19, 2016

    6.5
    Ultimately though, even the strongest of stories can't save Mafia III from falling prey to genre conventions, and too many at that. It never quite lives up to the ambitions Hangar 13 had, and it's a shame it's such a chore to actually witness Lincoln's story.
  • Destructoid

    Brett Makedonski · Oct 18, 2016

    5.0
    Like the era it paints, Mafia III feels like a relic. It's dated, has obvious flaws, and doesn't hold up particularly well when compared to a lot of modern works. Most damning, it's rarely in tune with itself, often contradicting itself in big ways. It's tough to not feel like Lincoln Clay deserved better than this.
  • The Jimquisition

    Jim Sterling · Oct 18, 2016

    6.5
    The worst that can be said of Mafia III is that it’s tolerable. This is also the best that can be said. A perfectly sufficient game that does nothing unique with a unique setting, providing instead hours upon hours of predictable, uniform material. Likeable enough, but nowhere near as gripping as it should have been.

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Gamer reviews

  • Lorenzo Van Dam

    Jul 22, 2021 · PS4

    5.6

    Attack an district, kill the boss and racism. Repeat! Very, very reparative

  • Stealthp1ayer

    Mar 16, 2021 · PC

    4.6

    Trailer was a lot better than the actual gameplay. While you can take a completely stealthy approach, its not actually meant to be played that way. If you take the stealth approach, it just feels like something is missing, also you don't really need guns unless you're spotted. If you go in guns blazing, its a lot more trouble than its worth. Only other thing you can do are certain side missions that will raise the influence of one of the three factions that have aligned with you and whoever has the highest influence, changes the ending. Even if you run the game with a high end graphics card, it still looks like it came out sometime before 2010.

  • Kakao

    Oct 8, 2020 · PS4

    8.8

    The cars, soundtrack and surroundings are enough for me wanting to replay it 3 times. The atmosphere this game creates is one-of-a-kind. As far as stories go, this one is almost without flaws. It grips you and drives you through the game. Have to mention the gameplay can get monotonous

  • Ömer

    Jul 14, 2020 · PC

    4.0

    Music and cars are good but rest of them are really bad.

  • Irfan Hamzic

    Mar 6, 2020 · Xbox One

    7.0

    Mafia 3 is a ok game really but except for the story, which is great by the way, nothing about the rest of the game really sticks out as being interesting. You can only hold 2 guns and you have to repeatedly do the same thing mission after mission which quickly becomes boring. And the fact that you have to drive the car so long doesn't help the game either. I don't plan on playing this game anytime soon and I would rather watch the story arc on youtube.

  • siddharth rohan

    Oct 7, 2019 · PS4

    7.6

    Loved it...mafia fans won't be dissapointed

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