Mafia (video game)

This article is about the 2002 video game. For the 2020 remake of the game, see Mafia: Definitive Edition. For the video game series, see Mafia (series).
Mafia
DeveloperIllusion Softworks
PublisherGathering of Developers
Directors
ProducerLukáš Kuře
ProgrammerDan Doležel
ArtistPavel Čížek
WriterDaniel Vávra
ComposerVladimír Šimůnek
SeriesMafia
Platforms
Release
August 29, 2002
  • Windows
    • NA: August 29, 2002
    • EU: September 6, 2002
    PlayStation 2
    • NA/UK: February 4, 2004
    • EU: February 13, 2004
    Xbox
    • NA: March 12, 2004
    • UK: March 26, 2004
    • EU: April 2, 2004
GenreAction-adventure
ModeSingle-player

Mafia is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2002, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. Set within the fictional American city of Lost Heaven during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

Mafia received critical acclaim for the Windows version, with critics praising the game for its complex narrative and realism, while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions both received mixed reviews. The game launched the Mafia series, beginning with the first sequel, Mafia II, which was developed by 2K Czech and released in August 2010. Hangar 13 developed an additional three entries in the series, namely the sequel Mafia III, released in October 2016; a remake of the first game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, which was released in September 2020; and a prequel, Mafia: The Old Country, released in August 2025.


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