About This Game
Quick Overview
Mafia: The Old Country is a story-driven crime action game set in 1900s Sicily. Instead of continuing the modern American mob setting, this game goes back to the roots of organized crime and follows Enzo Favara as he enters Sicily’s dangerous criminal underworld. It was developed by Hangar 13, published by 2K, and launched on August 8, 2025.
The game focuses more on cinematic storytelling than open-world bloat. You travel through Sicilian countryside, old towns, ruins, vineyards, and opera houses while dealing with rival families, loyalty, revenge, and violent power struggles. Combat includes knives, stealth takedowns, handguns, rifles, shotguns, horseback travel, and early motorcars.
Who Should Play This Game?
You should play Mafia: The Old Country if you enjoy serious crime stories, grounded historical settings, cinematic missions, and games that feel closer to a gangster movie than a sandbox playground. It is a strong pick for fans of Mafia: Definitive Edition, especially players who want a tighter, more focused mafia story instead of a huge map full of repeated side content.
It is also a good choice if you like atmosphere. The Sicilian setting gives the game a different identity from Mafia II and Mafia III. This is less about big American cities and more about old families, dirty alleys, countryside roads, blood feuds, and the early days of the mob.
You may not enjoy it if you want full GTA-style freedom. Mafia: The Old Country is better for players who want story, tension, and strong presentation over endless chaos.
Performance on PC
Mafia: The Old Country is quite demanding for PC. The minimum specs target 1080p Medium with Unreal TSR Balanced, and require Windows 10/11, Ryzen 7 2700X / i7-9700K, 16 GB RAM, RX 5700 XT / RTX 2070, 8 GB VRAM, DirectX 12, an SSD, and 55 GB of storage.
For the recommended experience, the target is 1440p High with Unreal TSR Quality, using Ryzen 7 5800X / i7-12700K, 32 GB RAM, and RX 6950 XT / RTX 3080 Ti with 12 GB VRAM. The PC version also supports uncapped gameplay frame rate, ultrawide monitors, HDR, remappable keyboard inputs, DLSS, FSR, XeSS, and frame generation on supported hardware.
On mid-range PCs, 1080p should be the safer target. For smoother performance, lower shadows, reflections, foliage, view distance, and global illumination first. Since this is a cinematic action game with driving, stealth, and close combat, stable frame pacing will feel better than pushing every setting to Epic.