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Mafia II (Classic)
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 52% of players who started
Started playing 89% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 58,935
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 15h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 52% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Viva la Resistenza!” (Complete Chapter 1) and “Home Sweet Home” (Complete Chapter 2): from 100% to 84% of starters.
- 89% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 59,140 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 13.7h for positive, 2.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (89.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Viva la Resistenza! Complete Chapter 1. 100%
- Home Sweet Home Complete Chapter 2. Most players quit here 84% −16
- The Price of Oil Complete Chapter 3. 76% −9
- Night Shift Complete Chapter 4. 73% −3
- Good Spirits Complete Chapter 5. 71% −2
- Time Well Spent Complete Chapter 6. 70% −1
- Last Respects Complete Chapter 7. 69% −1
- The Wild Ones Complete Chapter 8. 67% −2
- Man of Honor Complete Chapter 9. 64% −2
- Checking Out Complete Chapter 10. 62% −2
- Our Good Friend Complete Chapter 11. 61% −1
- Chasing the Dragon Complete Chapter 12. 59% −2
- Chop Chop! Complete Chapter 13. 59%
- Men at Work Complete Chapter 14. 54% −5
- Finish Him Finish what you started. 53% −1
- End of the Rainbow Settle the score with Irish once and for all. 52% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (67)
story milestone ending side
- Viva la Resistenza! Complete Chapter 1. 100%
- Big Brother Protect Francesca. 95%
- Back in Business Do your first job for Mike Bruski. 86%
- Home Sweet Home Complete Chapter 2. 84%
- He Who Pays the Barber Improve the dockworkers' hair cuts. 82%
- Collector's Item Find at least one collectible in the game. 78%
- The Enforcer Kill 50 street gangsters. 77%
- Tuned Ride Upgrade one of your cars one level. 77%
- The Price of Oil Complete Chapter 3. 76%
- Night Shift Complete Chapter 4. 73%
- A Lesson in Manners Show you know how to talk to a hooker. 71%
- Good Spirits Complete Chapter 5. 71%
- Time Well Spent Complete Chapter 6. 70%
- Get Rich or Die Flyin' Keep a vehicle in the air for over 5 seconds 69%
- Last Respects Complete Chapter 7. 69%
- The Wild Ones Complete Chapter 8. 67%
- Man of Honor Complete Chapter 9. 64%
- Hey Joe Clean up after Joe. 62%
- Checking Out Complete Chapter 10. 62%
- Our Good Friend Complete Chapter 11. 61%
- Mail Man Sell all the gas stamps before the time runs out. 60%
- Chasing the Dragon Complete Chapter 12. 59%
- Chop Chop! Complete Chapter 13. 59%
- The Mafia Never Forgets Pay a visit to an old friend. 58%
- Out for Justice Learn what it means to be a Scaletta. 57%
- Men at Work Complete Chapter 14. 54%
- Finish Him Finish what you started. 53%
- End of the Rainbow Settle the score with Irish once and for all. 52%
- Dream Handling Upgrade one of your cars to the maximum level. 45%
- Sharp Suiter Buy your first luxury suit. 44%
- Proper Scrapper Sell 5 vehicles to Mike Bruski at the scrapyard. 40%
- Made Man Finish the story on Medium difficulty level or higher. 40%
- Hairdresser Kill 5 enemies in rapid succession with a headshot. 28%
- The Professional Obtain the ration stamps without raising the alarm. 22%
- Pedal to the Metal Travel at 125 mph. 21%
- A Real Gentleman Help the woman fix her car in Home Sweet Home. 17%
- What Witness? Finish the Witness level in "Joe's Adventures." 16%
- First Step Complete your first mission in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 16%
- Petrol Head Drive at least 30 different vehicles. 16%
- Stuck Up Rob 5 stores in under 5 minutes. 15%
- Knucklehead Kill a total of 30 enemies using melee attacks. 14%
- Wake Up Call Help Leo out of a tricky situation without getting caught. 14%
- Tough Nut Finish the story on Hard difficulty level. 13%
- Hard to Kill The police want you dead. Survive for 10 minutes! 9.6%
- Dockyard Discord Finish the Connection level in "Joe's Adventures." 9.0%
- Five Finger Discount Finish the Supermarket level in "Joe's Adventures." 7.3%
- Faster than Light Achieve a 10x point multiplier in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 7.3%
- Mind the Goods Finish the Cathouse level in "Joe's Adventures." 6.8%
- Same Shirt Different Day Finish Joe's Adventures on any difficulty. 6.8%
- Sharp Shooter Kill 100 enemies by headshots in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 6.6%
- Carnapper Finish all Car Dealer missions in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 6.0%
- Exporter Sell 5 vehicles to Derek at the dock. 6.0%
- Revenged Finish "Jimmy's Vendetta" on any difficulty level. 5.7%
- Ladies Man Find all of the Playboy magazines. 5.7%
- Arctic Grave Push the chief witness into the ice lake in "Joe's Adventures." 5.2%
- Cruise Control Keep any vehicle at 30mph or over for 5 or more minutes. 4.4%
- Firebug Destroy 100 vehicles in "Jimmy’s Vendetta." 4.3%
- One Careful Owner Travel a total of 50 miles in one vehicle. 4.0%
- Armament King Kill your enemies in "Jimmy's Vendetta" with every weapon available in the game. 3.8%
- Jacked Jumper Reach 200 points for one Jump in "Joe's Adventures." 3.7%
- Card Sharp Find all of the Wanted posters. 3.4%
- Driftin' Daddy-O Reach 200 points for one Drift in "Joe's Adventures." 3.2%
- Massacre Kill 1,000 enemies in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 3.1%
- Hypersonic Reach 2000 points for one velocity run in "Joe's Adventures." 2.9%
- Jack of all Trades Reach 10 different score actions in one mission in "Joe's Adventures." 2.9%
- Millionaire Earn 1,000,000 points in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 2.9%
- Explorer Drive a total of 1,000 miles in vehicles in "Jimmy's Vendetta." 2.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.