Most of the guns from the previous game return the Thompson submachine gun and the Colt 1911, as well as the pump-action shotgun. Mafia II: Hunger 13 is a redesigned version of the game developed by Hunger 13 and released on and May 19, 2020. Its successor, Mafia III, was released in 2016. Upon release, Mafia II generally received positive reviews from critics, especially the story, although the straightforward open world design was criticized. Development began in 2003, shortly after the release of the first Mafia game. The criminal activities of the player character can trigger a response from law enforcement agencies, which is measured by a “wanted” system that controls the aggression of their response. The game is played from a third party perspective and its world can be navigated on foot or by vehicle. He was involved in a power struggle between mafia criminal families in the city while trying to make a living. Set in 1945 and later in 1951 in the fictional Empire Bay.
The game is a sequel to the 2002 Mafia and the second game in the Mafia series.