Used to identify the game, unaltered. Mafia II wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Mafia II

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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.

Action Adventure First-Person Shooter

Player score

7.4/10

38,540 reviews

Released: 2010
Developer: Not recorded
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: playable
Download: 50 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Mafia II?

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.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	24 August 2010
Developer	Not recorded
Publisher	2K
Platforms	PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genres	Action Adventure, First-Person Shooter
Languages	12 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q59154, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Mafia II received?

Players74%positive of 38,540 · Mostly Positive

Achievements67on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	50 GB
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	17+

Content descriptors

Some nudity or sexual content
Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$29.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Mafia II on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Performance and stutter28 of 300 (9%)
Even in 2026, the game is plagued by constant stuttering and downgraded effects compared to the 2010 version.
Steam review, 25 March 2026 · 36 hours played · 24 readers marked it helpful
No point in bothering with anything else, given that I can’t even aim painlessly in an FPS game.
Steam review, 22 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes14 of 300 (5%)
After restart, the resolution was again locked), random crashes.
Steam review, 23 January 2026 · 0 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
DE has a lot of pop in and extra bloom, and Classic likes to crash upon startup.
Steam review, 21 August 2026 · 1 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 37 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Mafia II

24 games overlap with Mafia II on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia III.

All 24 games like Mafia II

Common questions about Mafia II

What platforms is Mafia II on?

Mafia II is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. It first released in 2010.

How much does Mafia II cost?

$29.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Mafia II?

74% of 38,540 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Mafia II work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Mafia II as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Mafia II download?

50 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.