All Mafia games ranked from worst to best

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The Mafia franchise is one of the most underrated open-world titles to have been released in the last couple of decades.

The open-world genre houses many spectacular games from different sub-genres with fascinating and varied settings. These range from fantastical role-playing games such as Skyrim, The Witcher 3, and Elden Ring to sci-fi futuristic action-adventure titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Watch Dogs: Legion.

However, the genre rarely taps into the old-school noir setting. The most notable titles that embody the noir aspect of storytelling and world-building are linear single-player titles such as Max Payne and Disco Elysium.

However, the Mafia titles from 2K Games are a rare exception. These games are prime examples of noir open-world titles that are a joy to explore and get immersed in.

The first title in the series came out in 2002, developed by 2K Czech. The company later merged into Hangar 13, which currently holds the rights to the franchise's development. Over the years, the series has evolved into a trilogy of games and a superbly made remake of the 2002 original.

Although none of the games in the series are terrible, they do offer their own unique experience with varying degrees of quality in terms of gameplay, aesthetics, and overall experience.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions.

Mafia 3 is, by no metric, a bad game. However, the game is deeply flawed when it comes to technical polish, which bogs down the overall quality of the game.

At launch, the title suffered from a plethora of issues, such as erratic performance on both consoles and PCs, glitches, buggy AI, rendering issues, and many more.

These issues were so severe that the game was borderline unplayable for some players.