14 Games with a historical setting like Mafia that you should try

What carries over from Mafia is shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

It meets Mafia on shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on world and combat: this one brings a sandbox world.

Held in common with Mafia: shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Mafia does: shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is fantasy world and a first-person view.

The thread back to Mafia runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is horror setting and a first-person view.

Held in common with Mafia: shooting mechanics, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

With Mafia it shares shooting mechanics, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play and a first-person view.

Its point of contact with Mafia is shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

With Mafia it shares shooting mechanics, stealth mechanics and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

What carries over from Mafia is shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and historical setting. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings tactical combat and a first-person view.

It meets Mafia on shooting mechanics, stealth mechanics and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

What carries over from Mafia is shooting mechanics, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and a first-person view.

Its point of contact with Mafia is shooting mechanics, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings tactical combat and a first-person view.

With Mafia it shares shooting mechanics, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: tactical combat and a first-person view.