Mafia: The Old Country is going to demand your attention when it launches in Summer 2025. Developer Hangar 13 confirmed the release window for its 1900s-set gangster adventure in its latest trailer, showcased at The Game Awards 2024, meaning the new Mafia game is expected to launch around the same time as Dying Light: The Beast.
The upcoming Xbox Series X game is a prequel to the original Mafia trilogy, exploring the origins of organized crime – with action, the studio promises, "brought to life by the authentic realism and rich storytelling." It's an exciting prospect, particularly as Hanger 13 dials back the open world ambitions of Mafia 3 and settles into an action-adventure experience with a more linear focus.
Naturally, it's a little bold for 2K Games to schedule Mafia: The Old Country hot on the heels of GTA 6's Fall 2025 release window, but that only goes to show how much confidence the publisher has in this title. With the first two trailers now out in the wild, now's a perfect opportunity to get caught up with everything you need to know about Mafia: The Old Country before we get stuck into the new year.
Mafia: The Old Country release date speculation
A date is yet to be confirmed, but Mafia: The Old Country is slated to launch in Summer 2025 according to the trailer shown at The Game Awards 2024.
Hanger 13 has been targeting a 2025 release for the new Mafia game for quite some time now, with publisher 2k having announced as much following the Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live showcase that confirmed the same window for Civilization 7 and Borderlands 4 respectively. The Game Awards trailer helped narrow the window considerably to just the summer months, but until we get a specific release date announcement, we'll have to wait and see.
Mafia: The Old Country platforms
Mafia: The Old Country is specifically targeting current-generation hardware, but you might’ve guessed that given how polished and impressive the cinematic reveal trailer was. As such, you can expect The Old Country to arrive on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms when it hits.
While we wait for the new game, you can explore more future titles with our lists of all the upcoming PS5 games and upcoming Xbox Series X games. I mean, we need something to play in the meantime, right?
Mafia: The Old Country trailer
The debut Mafia: The Old Country trailer debuted at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. The surprise reveal didn't include any direct gameplay footage, but was a pretty effective scene-setter – giving you a better sense of what to expect from this upcoming action-adventure game from Hanger 13.
A brand new trailer for Mafia: The Old Country debuted at The Game Awards 2024, delineating both a more precise Summer 2025 release window and a little more context on the narrative in question.
In the trailer, titled "The Initiation," we see a new recruit being sworn in to join the crime family. The stunning in-engine cinematics go on to depict the protagonist in various tight spots, showcasing The Old Country's knife and gun-based combat system, a high-speed vehicle chase in a beautiful old motorcar, and having to complete an unnerving initiation ritual before being considered truly part of the fold.
Mafia: The Old Country gameplay
The Mafia: The Old Country gameplay experience isn't going to stray too far from what the series has delivered over the past two decades. This prequel is going to be a gritty, narrative-driven action-adventure game where you'll work to uncover the origins of organized crime. Developer Hanger 13 will build off of its experience making Mafia 3 – a game with a stunning sense of time and place – as it dials into the "authentic realism and rich storytelling that the critically acclaimed Mafia series is known for" once again.
Hangar 13 president Nick Baynes says that Mafia: The Old Country will go "back to the roots of what fans love about the Mafia series", before going on to tease that this prequel would be more of a linear story compared to past games like Mafia 3's open world. In addition, 2K has also confirmed that "authenticity is at the heart" of this new venture, with "fully localized voice acting in Sicilian to match the setting and time period."
Mafia: The Old Country time period
2K Games has confirmed that the Mafia: The Old Country time period will be 1900s Sicily. You'll be heading back to the fictional town of San Celeste (last seen in 2010's Mafia 2) where you'll explore the origins of organized crime. This series is no stranger to jumping between time periods, so to see the Mafia: The Old Country setting capture something so unique will be excellent to see.
Take a look at our list of the best single player games if you want more experiences like Mafia while we wait for The Old Country to release.
