Mafia: The Old Country

Console CreaturesBobby Pashalidis

8/10

Mafia: The Old Country is a no-nonsense, back-to-basics experience, and its dedication to authenticity serves as its best attribute. By sticking to a tight, linear experience, The Old Country allows the performances and writing to do the heavy lifting without losing the allure of the Sicilian countryside. By bringing to light a specific place in time that few movies or games have gone before, there's a wealth of details you'll come to appreciate.

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

7.9/10

The long-awaited return of an iconic story-based series is here and Mafia: The Old Country is a fitting follow-up so let's crack some heads.

The Nerd StashJulio La Pine

7.5/10

Mafia: The Old Country had the potential to be a video game standout of 2025, but its dull gameplay, full of repetitive segments and weak design, brings down this crime family drama.

Loot Level ChillChris White

7.5/10

Mafia: The Old Country is a familiar tale with simple gameplay, yet the excellent acting and gorgeous backdrop give enough reasons to check it out.

WayTooManyGamesKyle Nicol

7/10

The Mafia franchise has had a rough journey. Whilst the first two were great games, they sadly underperformed in sales and unfortunately, Mafia III was a bit of a misstep for the franchise. Whilst maintaining a solid enough story and characters, its  gameplay suffered from repetitive open-world bloat and enough glitches to make Cyberpunk blush. Mafia: The Old Country revitalises the franchise by focusing on what it does best: crime family drama. It may not be the instant classic I was hoping...

Twisted VoxelSalal Awan

7/10

Mafia: The Old Country delivers a competently crafted but ultimately underwhelming prequel that falls short of franchise expectations.

KeenGamerMarc Catalano

6.5/10

Sicily. Turn of the century. Old ways clash with new—horses and cars, knives and rifles. Across the sea, America beckons with promise. And you? You’re just a carusu, a mine boy, until fate delivers you to the Torrisi family. But is the path of a mafioso, the path of a killer, the path of sworn family, really a path to freedom?

DexertoNathan Warby

Mafia: The Old Country drastically improves on its predecessor, delivering a gripping mob tale that hits harder than a punch from Tony Montana. It’s just a shame that it’s a much better movie than it is a game.

EurogamerAlex Donaldson

Mafia continues to feel a tad dated in its design trappings, but there's a fascinating mix of beauty, efficiency and nuanced performances here that are well worth your time.

MonsterVineJames Carr

Mafia: The Old Country is by no means bad, but lackluster gameplay and good but not great writing make it unremarkable. The atmospheric early hours and the lovingly detailed Sicilian valley it’s set in make for a world that feels immersive, but the latter half of the narrative can’t help but go through the motions of every trope of the Mafia genre, even when the gameplay offers potential story deviations. Instead, it sticks with the tropes, resulting in a flat ending you’ve been expecti...

WellPlayedJames Wood

4.5/10

A clumsy and mechanically inert effort to capture the majesty and thrills of mob cinema, Mafia: The Old Country finds no promised land in either its routine tale of crime or its linear, hyper-focused gameplay. Impressive facial capture and a unique setting can’t sustain this poor, if well-intentioned, emulation of far greater works.

GameTyrant Amy Slatterly

0/10

Story and Gameplay Mafia: The Old Country is the kind of game that makes you want to pour a whiskey, dim the lights, and practice saying “forget about it” in the mirror. The story is a masterclass in mob drama—every cutscene drips with tension, betrayal, and that irresistible old-world charm. The v