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24 games like Mafia II (Classic) (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Mafia II (Classic) on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Mafia II (Classic) is tagged Action, Open World, Crime, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Third Person, Third-Person Shooter by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Automobile Sim, Third Person and Crime; released around the same time (2010).
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City at a glance Released 2010 Studio Rockstar North / Toronto Player sentiment 74% positive of 10,072 Price Not listed Automobile SimThird PersonCrimeShooterSandboxDrivingThird-Person ShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Mafia III
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; published by the same company.
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III at a glance Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudityClassic
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; published by the same company.
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudityClassic
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Mafia II
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Nudity; published by the same company; released around the same time (2010).
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,540 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichNudityThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat SoundtrackClassic
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Sleeping Dogs
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Third Person, Crime and Sandbox.
As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.
Sleeping Dogs at a glance Released Not recorded Studio United Front Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 17,264 Price Not listed Third PersonCrimeSandboxStory RichGreat SoundtrackDrivingAutomobile SimThird-Person Shooter
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Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Nudity; published by the same company.
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,558 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichNudityThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat SoundtrackClassic
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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third-Person Shooter; published by the same company.
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 CrimeStory RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooterClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Crime and Shooter; released around the same time (2010).
Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days at a glance Released 2010 Studio IO Interactive Player sentiment 67% positive of 9,765 Price $9.99 Third-Person ShooterCrimeShooterThird PersonNudityStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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Mafia
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Classic.
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 16,301 Price $14.99 Story RichCrimeClassicGreat SoundtrackThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooter
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2015).
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 Story RichThird PersonGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterShooterSandbox
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L.A. Noire
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
L.A. Noire at a glance Released 2011 Studio Team Bondi Player sentiment 86% positive of 36,822 Price $19.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonNudityThird-Person Shooter3D Vision
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Classic and Story Rich.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 14,615 Price $2.49 Third-Person ShooterClassicStory RichShooterThird PersonGreat SoundtrackCrimeNudity
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Third Person, Classic and Shooter.
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 Third PersonClassicShooterSandboxGreat SoundtrackCrimeThird-Person ShooterStory Rich
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, crime and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Classic and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Hitman: Contracts at a glance Released 2014 Studio Io-Interactive A/S Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,658 Price $8.99 Third PersonClassicGreat SoundtrackShooterCrimeThird-Person ShooterSandbox
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Watch Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Crime.
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Watch Dogs 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Romania Player sentiment 82% positive of 101,471 Price $49.99 Third PersonShooterCrimeThird-Person ShooterStory RichSandbox
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Watch_Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Crime.
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Watch_Dogs 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Player sentiment 82% positive of 101,514 Price $49.99 Third PersonShooterCrimeThird-Person ShooterStory RichSandbox
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Just Cause 4 Reloaded
Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter.
Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!
Just Cause 4 Reloaded at a glance Released 2018 Studio Avalanche Studios Player sentiment 62% positive of 32,247 Price Not listed SandboxThird-Person ShooterShooterStory RichDrivingThird Person
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Max Payne
Why it matched: both crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Third-Person Shooter and Story Rich.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
Max Payne at a glance Released 2001 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 15,818 Price $3.49 ClassicThird-Person ShooterStory RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackCrime
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Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Automobile Sim, Crime and Third Person.
Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Rockstar North Player sentiment 83% positive of 202,430 Price $19.99 Automobile SimCrimeThird PersonThird-Person ShooterSandboxShooterClassic
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Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Automobile Sim, Crime and Third Person.
PLEASE NOTE: Microsoft no longer supports creating Games for Windows-LIVE accounts within Grand Theft Auto IV. You can create an account through and then log into your account in game. This standalone retail title spans three distinct stories, interwoven to create one of the most unique and engaging single-player experiences of this...
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Rockstar North Player sentiment 83% positive of 202,491 Price Not listed Automobile SimCrimeThird PersonThird-Person ShooterSandboxShooterClassic
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Third-Person Shooter and Nudity.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,017 Price $59.99 CrimeThird-Person ShooterNudityThird PersonStory RichClassicSandbox
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Max Payne 3
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Story Rich and Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.
Max Payne 3 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Rockstar Vancouver Player sentiment 87% positive of 64,035 Price $5.99 Third-Person ShooterStory RichShooterThird PersonGreat SoundtrackNudity
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Story Rich and Sandbox; released around the same time (2015).
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 ShooterStory RichSandboxGreat SoundtrackThird PersonThird-Person Shooter
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Driver: Parallel Lines
Why it matched: both open world and crime; shares 8 player tags including Automobile Sim, Driving and Classic.
You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.
Driver: Parallel Lines at a glance Released 2006 Studio Ubisoft Reflections Player sentiment 90% positive of 1,563 Price $9.99 Automobile SimDrivingClassicThird-Person ShooterShooterCrimeThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Mafia II (Classic)?
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, on the evidence we have. It both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Mafia II (Classic)" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Mafia II (Classic). Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.