Review - Mafia: The Old Country gets some great scores from the press
, by Thibaut
The verdict is in for Mafia: The Old Country, coming to PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC on August 8, 2025. While not a true gem, the game from Hangar 13 has the essentials nailed down, getting fairly decent ratings from the press.
On Metacritic, Mafia: The Old Country has an average score of 76% on PC (54 reviews). On OpenCritic, the score is 79% (16 reviews). Here are the various points that stand out from the reviews published by the press.
On the positive side, we can highlight the successful artistic direction, the great sense of atmosphere, an effective story, and convincing voice acting. As for the game's shortcomings, we can mention a rather slow pace, unengaging combat, poor AI and a it being quite easy. What's more, it should be noted that the game takes between 10 and 12 hours to complete.
Here are a few examples of the scores given by the press to Mafia: The Old Country.
- DualShockers: 8.5/10
- Checkpoint Gaming: 8.5/10
- Wccftech: 8/10
- GamingBolt: 8/10
- IGN: 8/10
- GameSpot: 6/10
- Gameblog: 6/10
- Game Informer: 6/10
- Game Rant: 5/10
- Stevivor: 5/10
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Source: metacritic.com