Developer Hangar 13 has rolled out a new update for Mafia: the old countrywhich mainly focuses on improving total stability and squashing NPC-related bugs. The latest part of the organized crime-driven story franchise takes the fans back to the 20th century Sicily, which was set during the formative years of Cosa Nostra. ITS STUNNING COUNTRYSIDE STAYS AND LUSH Hills have stunned gamers and crritics, and it's been registered by some of the best-looking games of 2025. Its storytelling is no slouch, eiter, as the tale of protagonist enzo fala and his indocrination into into indocrin Mafia: the old country Country the second highest metacritical score in the series, behind the 2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition remake.
Mafia: the old countryPrevious update was rolled out just over a week ago for PC players, which mainly had to do with the game's movie. Hotfix set the standard Cutscene FPS to unlimited instead of 30 FPS, which makes for more even cutcene-to-gameplay transitions for players who prefer total performance. While Mafia: the old countryThe launch was quite polished, especially compared to the previous main line, Mafia 3that was tormented by bugs at the release, The old country Still have some smaller hiccups that hang 13 work on cleaning up.
On Twitter, the official Mafia announced account Mafia: the old country'S' biggest update yet ', which has rolled out to all platforms today. This new update names characters such as Luca, Cesare and others as players often roam with all the time Mafia: the old countrystory and raises questions about the players' progress that is blocked because these characters do not implement the correct measures needed to continue in an area. The update also changes a goal in Chapter 3 that asks players to knock out a specific enemy player can now develop in the chapter without having to do so. Enemy Pathing and reaction times have also improved as part of the update, which is good news for players who like to remain good looking.
Different improvements of Mafia: the old countryVisuals, UI, Audio and Character Animations have also improved as part of the latest update. Near the bottom of the update list, Hangar 13 notes that the improved game's stability over Xbox, Playstation and PC, so players should encounter fewer crashes, which was more a problem for PC players. Steam players also get a fix for DLSS frame generation, which previously had a case of turning off at randomly the middle of the game.
While hangar 13 currently has no story DLC scheduled for Mafia: the old countryIt recently confirmed that a free driving mode will be on the way, which is expected to bring new activities to the 1900s Sicily as a free update that will sometime soon. Overall, considering how well the game is already going, players should expect fewer and fewer updates to Mafia: the old country As time goes by.
Mafia: The Old Country Update Patch Notes (August 28, 2025)
Game play
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Addressed various cases of companions such as Luca, Cesare and others who do not perform the necessary measures, resulting in blocked progress. If you encounter this problem, you should reload your last checkpoint solve it.
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Performing a removal on a specific guard is no longer a requirement to complete the case in the customs warehouse in Chapter 3 if the player can avoid it.
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Addressed reported cases of invisible collisions found in unwanted places.
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Addressed reported cases of missing or incorrect combat cabinets.
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General improvements in enemy AI reaction timing, pathing and behavior.
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General improvements in friendly and neutral NPC roads, animation and behavior.
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Different game fixes and improvements.
Visual
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Addressed reported ghost problems during certain movies when using upscaling.
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Visual improvements in film on UltraWide screens.
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Improved hair physics behavior in different kinematics where flickering could sometimes be observed.
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Visual improvements in various film lighting, VFX, pops and mowing.
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Various visual corrections and improvements.
Ui
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Addressed a reported number that got the main menu background to return to his original state when he started a new story after completing it for the first time.
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Improvement to contextual skin functionality.
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Addressed several reported cases of missing subtitles throughout the game in all languages.
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Various user interfaces and improvements.
Audio
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Addressed several reported instances of audio (music/surroundings/VO) that did not play throughout the game.
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Addressed several reported instances of uneven sounds and subtitles throughout the game.
Animation
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Addressed several reported questions about animation, twisting and malpractice.
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Addressed several reported cases of Enzo or NPCs stuck in animation permits.
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Addressed several reported cases of incorrect animations played during calls.
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Various corrections and improvements in animation.
Location
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Addressed the note “Protection Agreement” which contained repeated words.
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Addressed reported inconsistent translations over all languages.
Platform specific
PlayStation 5
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Different stability improvements when playing on Playstation 5.
Xbox Series X | S
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Various stability improvements when playing on the Xbox series X.
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Various improvements in visual and stability when playing on the Xbox series S.
Steam
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Addressed a reported question that caused DLSS frame generation to randomly stop working during the game, which requires a restart of the game.
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Various stability and performance improvements on the PC version.
Mafia: the old country
- Published
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August 8, 2025
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Franchise
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Mafia
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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Unknown
- PC drop date
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August 8, 2025