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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition

202071/100
ShooterAdventure

Open World

Mafia III's appeal lies in its gritty depiction of 1968 New Bordeaux, a fictionalized take on New Orleans. You're Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam vet seeking revenge against the Italian mob. The game's strength is its open-world crime, where you build your empire through brutal takedowns and strategic territory control. Its visceral combat and narrative-driven missions provide a satisfying experience, even if the open-world activities become repetitive.

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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.

Top 4 Alternatives to Mafia III: Definitive Edition

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Rating
Critic & community
80
Match
Recommendation strength
78%

Grand Theft Auto Online

2013 · Action

While Mafia III focuses on a gritty, narrative-driven crime saga, Grand Theft Auto Online offers a sprawling, ever-evolving criminal sandbox where you can build your empire with friends, engaging in heists, races, and turf wars in a vibrant open world.

Why recommended

  • Engages players in a dynamic open-world environment centered around criminal activities, including car chases, shootouts, and turf control, similar to Mafia III's core gameplay loop.
  • Criteria — Features robust Multiplayer options, allowing players to team up for missions, compete in various modes, and interact within a shared persistent world.
  • Offers a wide array of Action-oriented missions and activities, from elaborate heists to intense shootouts and vehicle combat, demanding quick reflexes and tactical thinking.
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Rating
Critic & community
85
Match
Recommendation strength
75%

Step into the lawless American frontier with Red Dead Online, where you forge your own path as an outlaw. It shares Mafia III's open-world crime theme but swaps 1960s New Bordeaux for the wild west, offering a vast landscape for cooperative and competitive action.

Why recommended

  • Provides an expansive open-world setting where players can engage in various criminal enterprises, shootouts, and exploration, echoing Mafia III's environment and activities.
  • Criteria — Offers a strong Multiplayer experience with cooperative missions, competitive modes, and free-roam interactions, fostering a sense of shared adventure and rivalry.
  • Features intense Action gameplay with realistic gunplay, horse riding, and environmental interactions, requiring precision and strategic combat similar to Mafia III's encounters.
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Rating
Critic & community
70
Match
Recommendation strength
70%

While Mafia III delves into a historical crime syndicate, Watch Dogs Legion projects you into a near-future dystopian London, fighting an oppressive regime. Both games offer open-world action with a focus on recruiting diverse characters, but Legion adds a unique 'play as anyone' mechanic.

Why recommended

  • Features an open-world urban environment where players engage in stealth, combat, and vehicle pursuits to dismantle criminal or oppressive organizations, aligning with Mafia III's structure.
  • Criteria — Although primarily single-player, it includes an online co-op mode for missions and exploration, providing a Multiplayer component.
  • Emphasizes Action gameplay with a mix of gun combat, melee, and hacking abilities, requiring players to adapt to various combat scenarios and challenges.
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Rating
Critic & community
90
Match
Recommendation strength
65%

Trade the nuanced narrative of Mafia III for pure, unadulterated galactic warfare. Helldivers 2 throws you into intense, cooperative third-person shooter action against alien hordes, demanding teamwork and tactical prowess in a challenging, explosive environment.

Why recommended

  • Offers fast-paced, third-person shooter Action with a focus on intense combat and tactical decision-making in chaotic environments, similar to Mafia III's combat encounters.
  • Criteria — Built entirely around cooperative Multiplayer, requiring teamwork and coordination to complete objectives and survive against overwhelming odds.
  • Presents a Challenging Difficulty by design, with enemies that can quickly overwhelm unprepared players, demanding strategic use of weapons, stratagems, and teamwork to succeed.

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