Strong story and characters
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“the story is insanely well crafted. It genuinely is movie quality with the way it portrays 1960's America”
Steam review · 49.6 h played ↗
Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 58%Mixed · 58%Hangar 13, Aspyr (Mac)2020Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $5.99
The verdict
A story-driven 1960s revenge crime game with a great soundtrack and setting, but a repetitive district-takeover loop and lingering bugs. Skip it if you want a classic Mafia game.
Great for
Players who want a cinematic revenge story, 60s atmosphere and radio music, and can tolerate grind
Main risk
Repetitive district-takeover missions plus unfixed bugs and broken achievements
What players love
Authentic 1968 New Bordeaux atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere is fantastic, 1968 has never felt more real”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Excellent 1960s soundtrack and radio
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Nothing compares to running from cops in a muscle car while the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" or Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love" blasts on the radio.”
Steam review · 72.9 h played ↗
Brutal, fun combat and driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Gunplay is so fun that I didn't even mind how repetitive part of the game is.”
Steam review · 43.2 h played ↗
Great DLC missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the dlcs are the best in the franchise”
Steam review · 62 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive mission loop and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“YOU ARE DOING THE SAME MISSION OVER 10 TIMES.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Many bugs and soft locks
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The game bugs and softlocks constantly.”
Steam review · 66.3 h played ↗
Poor performance and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“now it crashes every 10 minutes or so”
Steam review · 49.3 h played ↗
Blurry, dated graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“All of it is topped with awful, soapy graphics that make it hard to see an enemy 10 meters away.”
Steam review · translated · 5.9 h played ↗
Doesn't feel like a Mafia game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Mafia III isn’t necessarily a terrible game — it’s just a terrible Mafia game.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Bugged achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The game is ruined by the bugged achievements and repetitiveness.”
Steam review · 61.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel I5-2500K, AMD FX-8120
Memory6 GB RAM
Graphics2GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD7870
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel I7-3770, AMD FX 8350 4.0 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA Geforce GTX 780 or GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon R9 290X
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel I5-2500K, AMD FX-8120
Memory6 GB RAM
Graphics2GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD7870
Storage50 GB available space
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