Mafia: The Old Country is a prequel set in early-1900s Sicily, tracing the origins of organized crime that the earlier Mafia games — set decades later in fictional American cities — built their stories around.
The shift to a period Sicilian setting is a departure from the series' usual mid-20th-century American crime-drama backdrop, trading open-world sprawl for a more focused, narrative-driven structure.
Like previous Mafia titles, it leans on a strong single-player story with cinematic pacing rather than the systemic, sandbox-driven design of open-world crime games like Grand Theft Auto.
It's available across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, continuing developer Hangar 13's stewardship of the Mafia series after Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition.
Highlights
- A prequel exploring the origins of the Mafia series' criminal world.
- Set in early-1900s Sicily rather than the series' usual mid-century American cities.
- Narrative-focused structure rather than an open-world sandbox.
