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Mafia III Review: Story, Gameplay & Verdict Ratings
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Mafia III Canon Ending: Which Final Choice Is Official?
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Mafia III Collectibles: Locations & Collection Walkthrough
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Mafia III Playboy Locations: Collectible Walkthrough
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Mafia III Walkthrough: Story Mission Flow & Tips
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Mafia III Steam: Definitive Edition Setup & Content Guide
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Mafia III PS4: Editions, DLC and Setup Guide
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Mafia III Best Underboss for Each District: Assignment Guide
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Follow Lincoln Clay's rise through New Bordeaux in story order, from the opening heist to the final decision about the city's future. Optional racket objectives, informants, and balanced district assignments all shape what the campaign unlocks later.
Prologue: Return to New Bordeaux
- Play through Lincoln Clay's return from Vietnam.
- Help Sammy Robinson and Ellis Robinson with the robbery.
- Escape the betrayal at Sammy's bar and survive the attack by Sal Marcano's organization.
Use the opening missions to learn cover shooting, takedowns, stealth movement, and weapon switching. The early objectives are linear, so there is no need to conserve money or equipment.
- The prologue establishes Lincoln's revenge motive and introduces Father James Ballard, John Donovan, and the Marcano family.
- The first major objective is survival and recovery rather than district management.
Build the Revenge Operation
- Investigate the people responsible for the attack on Sammy's organization.
- Work with John Donovan and Father James to identify the Marcano network.
- Begin assembling a crew capable of taking control of New Bordeaux.
Prioritize missions that introduce informants, wiretaps, and racket investigations. Use stealth when possible to reduce reinforcements, but direct combat is usually faster once an area has been isolated.
- The campaign gradually changes from a linear revenge story into a district-by-district takeover.
- Lincoln's three future underbosses are Cassandra, Thomas Burke, and Vito Scaletta.
Recruit the Three Underbosses
- Recruit Cassandra in Delray Hollow.
- Recruit Thomas Burke after confronting the Irish criminal organization.
- Recruit Vito Scaletta after dealing with the River Row operation.
Complete each recruitment chain before aggressively expanding into additional districts. This unlocks the underboss racket system and gives access to their services.
- Cassandra provides support connected to weapons and explosives.
- Burke provides vehicle-related support and access to the vehicle delivery service.
- Vito provides medical and combat-related support, including the Consigliere service.
Take Over District Rackets
- Find racket informants and interrogate or recruit them.
- Destroy or steal racket revenue sources such as contraband, prostitution, smuggling, and protection operations.
- Defeat the racket boss and assign the district to Cassandra, Burke, or Vito.
Use wiretaps before entering a major racket area when possible. Mark enemies, identify alarms, and complete optional objectives that increase the district's total take.
- District assignments affect underboss income, loyalty, dialogue, and potential betrayal.
- Avoid giving every district to one underboss unless deliberately pursuing a specific loyalty outcome.
- Completing optional racket objectives before killing the boss can make the takeover more profitable.
Eliminate the Marcano Lieutenants
- Use captured rackets to expose each lieutenant's business network.
- Complete the investigation and damage objectives required to reveal a target.
- Reach the target's stronghold and carry out the assassination.
Expand into neighboring districts in a balanced order so all three underbosses continue receiving income. Upgrade health, weapons, and ammunition capacity before the more heavily defended compounds.
- Some lieutenant missions are connected to particular districts and racket networks.
- Frank Pagani's operations involve vehicle and smuggling activity, while other targets are connected to prostitution, drugs, gambling, or political influence.
- The final lieutenant missions unlock the path to Sal Marcano.
Finish the Marcano War
- Complete the remaining district takeovers and lieutenant assassinations.
- Attack Sal Marcano's casino and the final Marcano stronghold.
- Confront Sal and resolve Lincoln's revenge.
Finish optional district activities and purchase useful upgrades before beginning the final sequence. Keep at least one reliable weapon for close-range encounters and one accurate firearm for rooftop or hallway fights.
- The final missions are largely combat-focused and include several fortified interiors.
- The campaign's closing decision determines whether Lincoln leaves New Bordeaux, rules it, or rules alongside his surviving underbosses.
Mafia III rewards methodical preparation more than rushing from one story marker to the next. Mark enemies, cut off reinforcements, damage racket income, and keep district assignments balanced so that upgrades and support services continue to unlock.
Explore the Map Before Starting a Racket
- Use the map to locate story objectives, racket activities, collectibles, weapons, and vehicle locations.
- Drive carefully through hostile areas and use cover when approaching an objective.
- Collect cash and ammunition during travel instead of making repeated trips after every mission.
Early exploration reveals useful approaches, nearby informants, and escape routes before a major fight begins.
Use Wiretaps and Informants
- Locate junction boxes and use TL-49 fuses to activate wiretaps.
- Wiretaps reveal more enemies, collectibles, alarms, and interactable objects in the surrounding area.
- Interrogate or recruit informants when possible to expose racket objectives and reduce uncertainty.
Preparation makes stealth routes easier to identify and helps maximize the money generated by a racket takeover.
Start Fights from Cover
- Use low cover and lean out only long enough to fire.
- Mark enemies before attacking so you can identify heavy units, alarms, and reinforcements.
- Shoot explosive objects or use distractions to break up clustered groups.
Lincoln can survive direct firefights, but cover and enemy marking greatly reduce ammunition use and avoidable damage.
Master Takedowns and Interrogations
- Approach isolated enemies from behind for silent takedowns.
- Use interrogations to obtain information about racket operations.
- When an enemy is isolated, decide whether the immediate benefit of an interrogation is worth the risk of raising suspicion.
Stealth takedowns remove guards quietly, while interrogations provide intelligence for the current racket.
Upgrade the Most Practical Abilities First
- Improve health and combat survivability before attempting heavily defended compounds.
- Increase ammunition capacity and weapon access if you prefer direct firefights.
- Unlock useful support options from the underbosses instead of spending all available money on cosmetic purchases.
Early survivability and reliable ammunition are more valuable than highly specialized upgrades when learning the combat system.
Manage Districts as a Three-Way Business
- Assign captured districts to Cassandra, Burke, or Vito.
- Keep district income reasonably balanced so no underboss is consistently ignored.
- Visit underbosses and complete their missions to strengthen loyalty and unlock additional services.
Assignments affect income, support abilities, dialogue, and whether an underboss remains loyal during the later campaign.
Avoid Repeating Racket Work
- Complete all available damage objectives in a racket area before killing its boss when practical.
- Use the map and wiretap information to clear nearby objectives in one trip.
- Do not abandon a district takeover halfway through unless a story mission requires it.
A planned route reduces travel time and helps you collect the maximum available racket revenue before the boss encounter.
Use Support Services Before Difficult Missions
- Call Cassandra, Burke, or Vito through the weapon or vehicle wheels when their services are available.
- Use the Consigliere for useful combat support and cash-related assistance.
- Keep a suitable vehicle nearby before entering a compound so extraction is faster after the objective.
Support services turn difficult encounters into more manageable fights and reduce the cost of recovering from mistakes.
Players searching for unlimited money, god mode, weapon codes, or instant unlock commands should distinguish between official game systems and external modifications. The reliable way to gain power is to complete racket objectives, manage underbosses, purchase upgrades, and progress through the campaign.
Traditional Cheat Codes
Not availableNo official in-game code list- Mafia III does not include a standard cheat console or classic button-code menu for unlimited health, money, weapons, or vehicles.
- Do not expect codes such as god mode, infinite ammunition, or instant district completion to work in the normal game.
Use cover, takedowns, support services, purchased upgrades, and story progression instead.
Money
Normal progressionComplete rackets and collect district income- Damage racket businesses and complete their objectives to increase the value of a takeover.
- Assign districts to underbosses and collect the income they generate.
- Spend money on upgrades, weapons, vehicles, and other available services.
Efficiently clear racket objectives before eliminating the racket boss, then maintain balanced district assignments.
Weapons and Ammunition
Normal progressionPurchase and unlock through the weapon system- Weapons and ammunition are obtained through the game's weapon access and support systems.
- Improved weapon access and carrying capacity come from progression and upgrades rather than secret codes.
- Choose a reliable handgun or rifle for general encounters and keep a close-range option available for interior fights.
Use Cassandra's services and available weapon upgrades as they become unlocked.
Vehicles
Normal progressionUse vehicle delivery and available vehicle services- Vehicles are found throughout New Bordeaux or requested through the vehicle support system.
- Burke's services provide vehicle-related assistance after the relevant progression requirements are met.
- Vehicle performance upgrades are obtained through normal gameplay rather than a universal vehicle code.
Build Burke's income and loyalty by assigning districts and completing his missions.
Lincoln's Abilities
Upgrade systemPurchase upgrades with money and progression- Health, ammunition capacity, weapon handling, and support options are improved through regular upgrades.
- Some abilities become available as underboss services are unlocked.
- The strongest early investments are survivability, ammunition, and dependable support options.
Complete story and racket missions, earn money, and purchase the upgrades that match your preferred combat style.
Outfits and Cosmetic Content
Normal unlocksUnlock through campaign and edition content- Outfits and cosmetic items are obtained through the game's available progression and included content.
- The Definitive Edition includes the main game and additional Mafia III story content.
- Cosmetic unlocks do not replace core combat or district-management progression.
Progress through the campaign and access the content included with the edition you own.
Third-Party Trainers and Modifications
Not officialExternal software or modified files- External trainers and modified save files are not official Mafia III features.
- They may alter money, health, ammunition, or unlock states but can affect saves and platform stability.
- They should not be treated as official cheat codes or guaranteed game functionality.
For a supported experience, use the built-in progression systems and official edition content.
The ending is shaped by more than the final confrontation with Sal Marcano. The way Lincoln distributes districts, treats Cassandra, Burke, and Vito, and handles the final decision changes the closing scenes and the future of the organization. Read the spoiler-free sections first if you are still playing the campaign.
Lincoln Clay expands his organization by dismantling Marcano operations and taking control of New Bordeaux districts. Each district contains rackets that can be investigated, sabotaged, and handed to an underboss. Assigning territory increases that underboss's earn, unlocks new services, and affects how the three lieutenants react to Lincoln's leadership.
Take Over a Racket
Gather information from informants, wiretap the area when useful, destroy or steal racket assets, and eliminate the racket boss. The racket then becomes available for assignment to one of Lincoln's underbosses.
Complete optional sabotage objectives before confronting the racket boss to reduce the final payout target and weaken Marcano's operation.
Cassandra
Leader of the Haitian mob and Lincoln's specialist in weapons and communications
- Weapons and support services
- Mobile arms delivery
- Disruption of enemy communications
Assigning her territory increases access to weapon-related services and supports an aggressive or ranged combat approach.
Thomas Burke
Leader of the Irish mob and Lincoln's vehicle and explosives specialist
- Vehicle delivery and upgrades
- Explosive support
- Vehicle-based combat assistance
Give Burke enough territory to unlock vehicle services while avoiding a large earn gap that can damage his relationship with the other lieutenants.
Vito Scaletta
Leader of the Southside Union and an experienced organized-crime operator
- Cash and income support
- Reinforcements and combat assistance
- Mafia-style collection and backup services
Vito is useful for players who want stronger financial support and dependable backup during district takeovers.
Balanced Distribution
Keep the three underbosses' earn totals relatively close by rotating district assignments instead of giving nearly every district to one lieutenant.
- More even access to underboss perks
- Lower risk of a lieutenant becoming alienated
- More flexibility when choosing mission support
Specialist-Focused Distribution
Give additional rackets to the underboss whose services best match the preferred playstyle, such as Burke for vehicle support or Cassandra for weapons support.
- Earlier access to selected services
- Higher earn for the chosen underboss
- Greater risk of resentment from underbosses receiving less territory
Maintain the Underboss Network
Underbosses react to how Lincoln distributes territory and handles their organizations. Loyalty-related missions and conversations can unlock additional rewards, while severe imbalance can lead to confrontation and the loss of that underboss.
Before assigning a major district, review each lieutenant's current earn, unlocked perks, and available loyalty missions.
Weapons can be selected for quiet takedowns, controlled firefights, or overwhelming force. Vehicles are equally important for traversal, escapes, and combat, with Burke's organization providing vehicle-related support and later content adding more driving and customization options.
Silenced Pistol
- Quietly eliminating isolated enemies
- Removing sentries before entering a racket site
- Maintaining stealth during reconnaissance
Pair the silenced pistol with stealth takedowns and enemy awareness management when clearing guarded compounds.
Shotgun
- Short-range ambushes
- Breaking through crowded interiors
- Stopping heavily armed enemies at close distance
Highly effective during the final push on a racket location, but less suitable for open areas where enemies can keep their distance.
Submachine Gun
- Moving firefights
- Suppressing groups of enemies
- Clearing warehouses, bars, and other compact interiors
A flexible choice when stealth has already been compromised and Lincoln needs sustained close-to-medium-range fire.
Rifle and Sniper Rifle
- Long sightlines
- Removing rooftop or perimeter guards
- Opening an assault from outside a racket compound
Use elevated positions and cover to thin enemy numbers before switching to a close-range weapon.
Explosives
- Destroying racket equipment
- Damaging vehicles
- Breaking up clustered groups of enemies
Explosives are powerful for sabotage objectives, but their noise can turn a controlled infiltration into an open battle.
Muscle Cars and Performance Vehicles
- Fast escapes
- High-speed road travel
- Aggressive driving through enemy roadblocks
Choose performance-oriented vehicles when the objective emphasizes speed or when a pursuit is likely.
Sedans, Utility Cars, and Armored Options
- General exploration
- Carrying Lincoln through urban firefights
- Balancing handling, protection, and escape potential
A durable vehicle is often more useful than the fastest car when approaching a heavily defended racket.
Underboss Vehicle and Weapon Services
- Restocking before a major takeover
- Requesting a vehicle during an escape
- Expanding available combat options
Plan equipment purchases and vehicle requests before starting a long chain of racket missions.
DLC Vehicles and Customization
- Driving-focused activities
- Optional challenges and free-roam travel
- Expanding the garage beyond the core campaign selection
Use the expanded driving content after establishing access to the main campaign's vehicle support services.
New Bordeaux contains several collectible families connected to the city's period culture, music, advertising, and organized crime. Collectibles are commonly found inside homes, businesses, warehouses, offices, and other side locations, so a systematic search is more efficient than relying on random exploration.
Adult magazines and period photography
Search interiors after clearing or investigating a racket, and check rooms that are easy to bypass during the main objective.
Record the district and building immediately after collecting one so that later searches can focus on unvisited interiors.
Hot Rod Magazines
Cars, custom builds, and American automotive culture
Inspect workbenches, counters, offices, and side rooms around vehicle-focused locations.
Collect these while completing vehicle missions or exploring areas connected to Burke's organization.
Album Covers
Licensed music artwork from the game's period
Explore shelves, tables, desks, and display areas in civilian and commercial interiors.
Play the game with the soundtrack active and use district-by-district notes to separate album-cover searches from other collectibles.
Vargas Paintings
Pin-up artwork associated with Alberto Vargas
Search walls, rooms, and secluded areas after enemies have been removed from a location.
Revisit secured racket sites because optional rooms can remain unexplored after the main confrontation.
Propaganda Posters
Political and social posters connected to the game's setting
Check exterior walls, narrow passages, and less-traveled streets while moving between objectives.
Combine poster searches with open-world driving routes instead of limiting collection attempts to interiors.
Efficient discovery workflow
Use informants to reveal points of interest, then locate and wiretap junction boxes to improve the amount of information displayed around the district.
Prepare a district before collecting: gather information, wiretap nearby boxes, complete the racket, and sweep the revealed locations before moving on.
Completion organization
Finish one collectible category or one district at a time, marking each item as soon as it is collected.
Keep separate lists for magazines, album covers, Vargas paintings, and posters to prevent duplicate searches.
Mafia III's post-launch package expands New Bordeaux with new characters, new locations, driving-focused activities, supernatural elements, weapons, vehicles, and additional ways to develop Lincoln. The Definitive Edition is the consolidated version of the game and includes the main campaign alongside the released story content.
- Mafia III main campaign
- Faster, Baby!
- Stones Unturned
- Sign of the Times
- Family Kick-Back Pack
- Judge, Jury & Executioner Weapons Pack
- Post-launch free content and updates
New players who want the complete campaign and expansion package without purchasing the story additions separately.
The core campaign remains the foundation for district management, underboss progression, and Lincoln's main story.
High-speed driving, car chases, and a story centered on the community of Sinclair Parish
- New driving-focused missions
- Expanded countryside and racing activities
- New vehicles and vehicle-related gameplay
- Additional characters and story scenes
When to play: Play after establishing the main campaign and gaining access to the expansion's contact through normal story progression.
Players who want more driving, vehicle customization, and a change from the standard racket takeover structure.
A partnership with John Donovan against a dangerous international threat
- New story missions
- John Donovan's return
- New combat encounters
- Additional weapons and action set pieces
When to play: Play after the campaign introduces the relevant characters and after Lincoln has established a meaningful base of operations.
Players who prefer direct action, military-style encounters, and story material connected to Lincoln's wartime past.
A darker investigation involving ritual murders and a new threat in New Bordeaux
- A dedicated investigative storyline
- New locations and atmospheric encounters
- Additional weapons and abilities
- A distinct psychological and supernatural tone
When to play: Play after the main campaign has opened the expansion's story contact and Lincoln can freely access the required areas.
Players looking for a slower investigative rhythm, unusual enemies, and a darker side story.
Family Kick-Back Pack
Bonus vehicles, weapons, and customization rewards
- Three exclusive vehicles
- Vehicle customization options
- Additional weapons and related bonuses
Use from the beginning when available, since the pack supplements the main campaign rather than replacing a story arc.
Judge, Jury & Executioner Weapons Pack
Additional firearms for campaign combat
- Bonus weapons
- Expanded loadout choices
- Extra options for aggressive and ranged encounters
Equip it whenever the bonus weapons become available; it does not require completing a separate story expansion.
Free Post-Launch Content
Additional activities and features released alongside the paid expansions
- New outfits and customization options
- Additional vehicle and driving features
- Free gameplay updates
- Extra activities connected to New Bordeaux
Use throughout the campaign and expansions as the related features unlock.
Suggested Play Order
- 1Begin with the Mafia III main campaign and complete the opening sections that establish Lincoln's organization.
- 2Play Faster, Baby! when its contact becomes available if you want a driving-focused break from district takeovers.
- 3Play Stones Unturned after the main story has introduced its returning characters and established the relevant narrative context.
- 4Play Sign of the Times after its contact becomes available, preferably when you are ready for a self-contained darker investigation.
- 5Return to the main campaign and complete any remaining district, loyalty, and collectible objectives.
The expansions can be approached during the campaign after their access conditions are met, but completing the opening campaign setup first provides the clearest narrative context.
Platform and Purchase Notes
- The Definitive Edition is available for modern console and PC versions associated with the Mafia III release.
- PC players should compare their hardware with the published system requirements before purchasing.
- Story DLC access depends on owning the corresponding content or the Definitive Edition package.
- The story demo provides a way to sample the opening experience before committing to the full game.