After deciding on recreating New Orleans in 1968, the development team drew influence from the series’ previous projects, and designed the game around Clay to replicate the core structure of its predecessors. The development of Mafia III began soon after Mafia II ‘s release, but initially had problems. 2K Czech, the developer of the series’ first installments, oversaw restructure, with much of the development team assigned to the company’s new studio, Hangar 13.

After the Mafia betray and murder his family, Lincoln embarks on a quest for revenge while slowly building a criminal empire and seizing power from other criminal organisations in the city. Set within the fictional city of New Bordeaux (based on New Orleans) in 1968, the story follows former criminal and Vietnam veteran Lincoln Clay, who is forced to return to a life of crime to help his adoptive family settle problems with the local branch of the Mafia. It is the sequel to Mafia II and the third installment in the Mafia series.

It was released in October 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, in May 2017 for macOS, and in October 2021 for Google Stadia. Mafia III is a 2016 action-adventure video game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games.

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