Gripping story and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The story is top-tier and the retro vibe is unmatched. Vito and Joe are easily one of the best duos in gaming.”
Steam review · 55.3 h played ↗
Mafia II (Classic)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%2K Czech2011Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A story-driven 1940s-50s crime drama with great atmosphere, characters and soundtrack, but the Classic version often crashes on modern PCs. Skip it if you won't tinker with fixes or want a sandbox.
Great for
Story-focused players who love period crime dramas and will apply community fixes
Main risk
Constant crashes, slow-motion and fall-through-map bugs on Windows 10/11 can make it unplayable
What changed in the last 30 days
60 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly report constant crashes or being unable to progress on current PCs. Likely tied to ongoing compatibility problems, though no single patch is identified.
60 recent reviews
What players love
Immersive 1940s-50s atmosphere and winter setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“feels like I'm there in the snow riding with Vitto as a passenger listening to 40s radio”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Still looks good with great car physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“For a 2011 game, the graphics are still very impressive.”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗
Great period soundtrack and radio
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“cruising around listening to the incredible 1940s and 50s radio soundtrack while running mob errands never gets old”
Steam review · 26.6 h played ↗
Better than the Definitive Edition
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I recommend this version over the remaster since they look similar, the remaster is buggy, and this is 8 gb vs 45gb”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Tight, focused pacing without filler
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“No open world filler like GTA games.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes constantly on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is unplayable on modern computers. Constant crashing, every 15 minutes.”
Steam review · 77.9 h played ↗
Graphical glitches and falling through the map
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the image often stutters, graphic elements simply disappear. There are times when you fall through the map.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Permanent slow-motion and softlock bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“fix the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slow mo glitch. im not downloading a third party software to fix the game you made.”
Steam review · 34.1 h played ↗
Weak story, generic gameplay for some
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“most of the levels are just driving a car from point A to point B like playing a cab driver simulator.”
Steam review · 29.5 h played ↗
Broke after Steam 64-bit client update
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“The game is 32-bit and appears to be incompatible with the new 64-bit Steam client.”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Terrible DLCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“the 2 DLCs that are included here, are absoluetly dreadful awful garbage and should be avoided.”
Steam review · 55 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported8 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
ProcessorPentium D 3Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (Dual core) or higher
Memory1.5 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better
Storage8GB
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor2.4 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory2GB
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better
Storage10GB
OSMicrosoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
ProcessorPentium D 3Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (Dual core) or higher
Memory1.5 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better
Storage8GB
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