


Updated May 22, 2023, by Michael Llewellyn: The Mafia games set themselves apart from the open-world crime genre with their character stories and authentic take on the past. For veterans of the series looking to dive into another series with a similar setting or characters while they wait for the Mafia remake, this list takes a look at other games that fans they may love in the meantime. In addition to being crime sims, the Mafia Trilogy is also a period drama set during the 1930s, the 1940s-50s, and the late 1960s. RELATED: Best Third-Person Action-Adventure Games Of All Time, Ranked

Even though the games are set in an open-world environment, their main focus is telling a character-driven story with shocking twists and a powerful narrative. With the Mafia Trilogy available in its definitive form, it is the perfect time to get into the series and experience the saga at its best.
