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Mafia

Illusion Softworks · 2K · 2002-08-28

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 29, 2002 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 12, 2004 (Xbox), Feb 04, 2004 (PlayStation 2)

It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

164
playing now
88%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1527 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 21h · completionist 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.94
steam price (US)

164 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 164 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 416 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~52/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 652k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,301 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.94-67%
GOG$4.95-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.95-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at GOG (2020-10-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 31 of 53 observed days · $1.96 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25525520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

164242026-08-06 21:00 — 72 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 110 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 80 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 82 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 77 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 98 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 105 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 100 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 143 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 40 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 126 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 144 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 30 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 71 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 142 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 164 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.94$3.742015-02-182026-08-302015-02-18 — best price $14.952018-01-01 — best price $11.992018-03-28 — best price $10.042018-05-28 — best price $14.992018-08-30 — best price $10.042018-11-15 — best price $10.042019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-02-20 — best price $12.592019-05-27 — best price $14.992019-09-03 — best price $14.242019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-14 — best price $9.362020-02-14 — best price $9.742020-03-30 — best price $14.992020-06-15 — best price $14.992021-01-04 — best price $14.992021-05-10 — best price $14.992021-09-02 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $4.942022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-05-31 — best price $14.992022-10-20 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-10-17 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $4.942024-06-27 — best price $4.942024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-19 — best price $4.942025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $14.992026-01-23 — best price $4.942026-04-09 — best price $4.952026-07-23 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $4.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9903092026-05-31 — 533 pageviews2026-06-03 — 418 pageviews2026-06-06 — 611 pageviews2026-06-09 — 483 pageviews2026-06-12 — 385 pageviews2026-06-15 — 425 pageviews2026-06-18 — 366 pageviews2026-06-21 — 429 pageviews2026-06-24 — 378 pageviews2026-06-27 — 471 pageviews2026-06-30 — 487 pageviews2026-07-03 — 460 pageviews2026-07-06 — 401 pageviews2026-07-09 — 441 pageviews2026-07-12 — 417 pageviews2026-07-15 — 309 pageviews2026-07-18 — 418 pageviews2026-07-21 — 320 pageviews2026-07-24 — 390 pageviews2026-07-27 — 370 pageviews2026-07-30 — 355 pageviews2026-08-02 — 445 pageviews2026-08-05 — 456 pageviews2026-08-08 — 452 pageviews2026-08-11 — 431 pageviews2026-08-14 — 735 pageviews2026-08-17 — 900 pageviews2026-08-20 — 730 pageviews2026-08-23 — 924 pageviews2026-08-26 — 815 pageviews2026-08-28 — 723 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish

Player tags

CrimeActionClassicShooterViolentAdventureDifficultOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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