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00:00Man, while the anticipation for GTA 6 keeps growing, the thirst for adventures involving mafia, crime, and gangs has never been stronger.
00:10With that in mind, I handpicked some of the best crime games that will keep you busy until Rockstar's next masterpiece finally arrives.
00:18You'll find a bit of everything here. Classics that defined an era, more modern titles, and experiences where you can be the villain or the hero.
00:26It all depends on your point of view.
00:28One thing is certain, these games are must-plays, and you need to experience them as soon as possible.
00:36Watch Dogs 2.
00:38Let's kick things off with a game that, in my opinion, totally fixed everything the first one got wrong.
00:44Watch Dogs 2.
00:46Instead of that super serious, I'm Batman vibe from the first game, we get Marcus Holloway and the Dead Sick crew in San Francisco.
00:54It's colorful, it's rebellious, and it feels like a genuine modern-day digital mafia story.
01:01What I love about this game is the play-your-way philosophy.
01:05I spent hours just messing with the city's infrastructure, changing traffic lights to cause accidents,
01:10or framing random gang members to get them arrested by the police while I just sat back and watched the chaos.
01:16The hacking mechanics feel so much more fluid here.
01:20You've got drones, jumper bots, and you can literally control almost everything connected to a wire.
01:26But it's the vibe that hooked me.
01:28Walking through Silicon Valley, taking selfies at the Golden Gate Bridge, and then taking down a corrupt tech giant?
01:35It feels empowering.
01:37The characters are actually fun to be around, too.
01:39They're quirky, they're smartasses, and they feel like a real community of hackers.
01:44If you ever felt like the modern world is a bit too controlled,
01:48this game lets you be the glitch in the system that breaks everything.
01:51It's a total blast.
01:59L.A. Noire?
02:00Now, let's slow things down and head back to the 1940s.
02:04L.A. Noire is a game I keep coming back to because there is literally nothing else like it.
02:10You play as Cole Phelps, a war vet turned detective.
02:14And the goal isn't just to shoot people, it's to read them.
02:18The motion scan technology they used for the faces?
02:21Man, even in 2026, it's still mind-blowing.
02:25I remember leaning into my screen trying to figure out if a suspect was twitching because they were lying or just nervous.
02:32It makes the interrogations feel like a high-stakes poker game where one wrong accusation can ruin your whole case.
02:41The atmosphere of post-war Los Angeles is just chef's kiss.
02:46The jazz, the classic cars that handle like actual boats,
02:50and the cynical, smoke-filled room dialogue make you feel like you're inside a classic film noir.
02:56It's a slower pace, for sure.
02:58However, you'll spend more time looking for clues in trash cans than in high-speed chases.
03:03But when you finally piece the evidence together and catch a killer, the rush is incredible.
03:09It's a smart adult game that respects your intelligence.
03:12If you love The Godfather or Chinatown,
03:15you're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't sat in the interrogation seat of L.A. Noire.
03:19Sleeping Dogs.
03:28Okay, if there is one game on this list that I will defend until my last breath,
03:32it's Sleeping Dogs.
03:34It is a crime that we never got a sequel to this.
03:37You're Wei Shen, an undercover cop infiltrating the sun on Yi triads in Hong Kong,
03:42and the story is basically a top-tier John Woo movie.
03:45The tension of his double life is palpable.
03:48You're constantly worried about being found out.
03:51But the real star here is the combat.
03:54Forget about guns for a second.
03:55This is all about brutal, crunching martial arts.
03:59I've spent way too much time shoving bad guys into spinning exhaust fans
04:03or using a car door to finish a fight.
04:06Hong Kong feels so alive in this game.
04:08The night markets, the neon signs reflecting in the rain,
04:12the sound of the street food stalls.
04:14It has an identity that most open worlds just lack.
04:18I also love the driving.
04:20It has this arcade-like snap to it
04:22that makes high-speed chases through narrow alleys feel incredibly satisfying.
04:27Wei Shen is such a complex, tortured protagonist,
04:30and watching him struggle with his loyalty to his brothers
04:33versus his duty as a cop is genuinely emotional.
04:36It's a game with a massive heart
04:39and some of the best environmental takedowns in gaming history.
04:42Seriously, go play it!
04:49Yakuza Like a Dragon
04:50Rounding out our first batch is a game that took a massive risk
04:54and absolutely nailed it.
04:56Yakuza Like a Dragon.
04:58If you're used to the brawler combat of the older Yakuza games,
05:01the shift to turn-based RPG might sound weird,
05:05but trust me, it works.
05:07And it works because of Ichiban Kasuga.
05:09He is probably the most lovable protagonist in the whole genre.
05:13He's a total dork who is obsessed with Dragon Quest,
05:16so he literally sees his fights as RPG battles.
05:20It's such a clever way to explain the gameplay shift
05:22while keeping that classic Yakuza humor.
05:25Don't let the RPG tag fool you.
05:28This is still a hardcore crime drama at its core.
05:31The story about betrayal in the Arakawa family is gripping,
05:35but then the game will ask you to go find some lost cats
05:38or run a business empire on the side.
05:40It's that balance of serious mafia drama
05:43and absolute insanity that makes the series so addictive.
05:47Yokohama is a fantastic playground,
05:49and the jobs system,
05:51where you can be anything from a chef
05:52to a breakdancer to fight enemies,
05:54is just hilarious.
05:55It's a game about friendship,
05:57starting over when you've lost everything
05:59and beating up dudes with a baseball bat.
06:01It's pure joy in digital form.
06:09Judgment.
06:10If you love the Yakuza world
06:12but want to see it from the other side of the law,
06:14you have to check out Judgment.
06:16You're playing as Takayuki Yagami,
06:19a disgraced lawyer turned private eye in Kamurocho.
06:21What I love about this game
06:24is how it mixes that brutal,
06:25bone-crunching combat we know and love
06:28with actual detective work.
06:30You're tailing suspects,
06:32using drones to spy on meetings,
06:34and looking for evidence at crime scenes.
06:37It feels like a gritty, modern noir thriller,
06:40and the main mystery,
06:41trying to find a serial killer targeting Yakuza members,
06:44is honestly one of the best stories
06:46RGG studio has ever told.
06:49The combat is just chef's kiss.
06:52Yagami is way more agile than Kiryu.
06:55He's jumping off walls
06:56and doing some crazy acrobatic kicks
06:58that make every fight look like a movie.
07:01But it's the personal stakes that hooked me.
07:03You really feel the weight of Yagami's past
07:05and his struggle to find the truth
07:07in a city that's built on lies.
07:09Plus, Kamurocho is packed with the usual distractions,
07:13arcades, batting cages,
07:15and some of the weirdest side cases you'll ever see.
07:18It's a perfect blend of a serious criminal investigation
07:21and that classic Japanese quirkiness.
07:24If you want a crime drama
07:25that actually makes you use your brain
07:27while you're breaking jaws,
07:28this is the one.
07:29Red Dead Redemption 2
07:36I know, I know, it's a western.
07:39But at its heart,
07:41Red Dead Redemption 2
07:42is the ultimate outlaw gang simulator.
07:45This is the story of a mafia on horseback.
07:48The Vanderlind gang is a family
07:50and watching that family slowly crumble
07:52under the pressure of a changing world
07:54is one of the most emotional experiences
07:57I've ever had in a game.
07:58Arthur Morgan is quite possibly
08:01the best protagonist Rockstar has ever written.
08:05He's a rough, dangerous man,
08:07but the way you can play him,
08:08either as a cold-blooded killer
08:10or a man looking for a bit of redemption,
08:13makes the journey feel so personal.
08:15The level of detail is just insane.
08:18I spent literal hours
08:20just riding through the heartlands,
08:22hunting and taking care of my horse.
08:24It's a slow burn game
08:25and it demands your patience,
08:27but the payoff is massive.
08:29When a heist goes wrong
08:30and the law is closing in,
08:32the tension is real.
08:34The shootouts feel heavy and desperate
08:35and the world is so alive
08:37that you almost forget you're playing a game.
08:40It's a tragedy,
08:41a masterpiece,
08:42and a reminder that the life of crime
08:44always comes with a heavy price.
08:47If you haven't sat by the campfire
08:48and listened to the gang's stories,
08:50you're missing out on a piece of gaming history.
08:52Who else wants to snap up?
08:55Come on!
08:58Mafia Definitive Edition
09:00Now, let's talk about
09:02the gold standard of the genre.
09:05Mafia Definitive Edition
09:07is how you do a remake right.
09:09They took a classic
09:11and rebuilt it from the ground up,
09:13making it look and feel
09:14like a modern-day masterpiece.
09:17You're Tommy Angelo,
09:18a cab driver in the 1930s
09:21who gets a taste of the life
09:22and starts moving up the ranks
09:24of the Salieri family.
09:26The atmosphere of Lost Heaven
09:28is just incredible.
09:30The jazz,
09:31the long-nosed cars
09:32that are actually hard to drive,
09:34and the sharp suits.
09:36It feels like you've stepped
09:37straight into Goodfellas
09:39or The Godfather.
09:40The story is tight and linear,
09:42which I actually find refreshing
09:45in a world full of bloated
09:46open-world games.
09:48Every mission feels important.
09:50One minute you're doing
09:51a simple pickup,
09:53and the next you're in
09:54a massive shootout
09:55at a dock or racing
09:56in a high-stakes Grand Prix.
09:59The relationship between
10:00Tommy, Sam, and Polly
10:02is so well-written
10:03that you genuinely care
10:05about what happens to them.
10:06It's a story about loyalty,
10:08greed, and the realization
10:10that once you're in the mob,
10:12there's no easy way out.
10:14It's a classy, brutal,
10:16and incredibly polished experience
10:18that every fan of crime stories
10:20needs to play.
10:26The Godfather 2
10:28Okay, this one might be
10:30a bit old-school,
10:32but The Godfather 2
10:33has some mechanics
10:34that I still wish
10:35modern crime games would steal.
10:37This isn't just
10:38a third-person shooter,
10:40it's a business management
10:41simulator for a mob boss.
10:43You're Dominic,
10:44the new Don of New York,
10:46and your job is to expand
10:48the Corleone Empire
10:49across New York,
10:51Florida, and Cuba.
10:52The Don's view
10:53is the coolest part.
10:55You see a 3D map
10:57of the city
10:57and decide which businesses
10:59to extort,
11:00which rival families
11:01to attack,
11:02and where to send
11:03your made men
11:04to defend your turf.
11:05The RPG elements
11:07are actually pretty deep.
11:09You recruit soldiers,
11:10promote them to capos,
11:12and give them specific skills
11:14like arson or safe cracking.
11:16I spent way too much time
11:18planning the perfect takeover
11:19of a rival's diamond smuggling rink.
11:22The combat is a bit clunky
11:24by today's standards,
11:26but the feeling of actually
11:27running a family
11:28is unmatched.
11:30You're not just a hitman,
11:31you're the strategist.
11:32If you've ever wanted to feel
11:34like you're sitting
11:35in the big chair,
11:36making the calls
11:37that change the city,
11:38this game is a must-play.
11:40It captures the management
11:42side of the Mafia
11:43better than almost
11:44anything else out there.
11:45GTA 5.
11:55I mean,
11:55how could we talk
11:56about crime games
11:57and not mention
11:58the 800-pound gorilla
11:59in the room?
12:00GTA 5 is more
12:01than just a game.
12:02It's a cultural phenomenon.
12:04Even in 2026,
12:06the way Los Santos
12:07feels alive
12:08is still the gold standard.
12:10But the real crime soul
12:11of this game
12:12is the three-protagonist system,
12:14switching between
12:15Michael's midlife crisis,
12:17Franklin's hustle,
12:18and Trevor's
12:18pure, unhinged chaos
12:20is genius.
12:22Trevor is probably
12:23the most honest representation
12:24of a GTA player ever.
12:26He's a walking disaster area,
12:28and I love every second
12:30of his madness.
12:31The heists
12:32are the absolute highlight
12:33for me.
12:34Planning the approach,
12:36choosing your crew,
12:37and then seeing it all
12:38go south,
12:38or perfectly,
12:40is peak gaming adrenaline.
12:41I've spent way too many hours
12:43just driving through
12:44the Vinewood Hills
12:45at sunset,
12:46listening to the radio,
12:47and feeling like
12:48I own the city.
12:50It's a biting satire
12:51of modern America,
12:52it's a high-octane
12:53action movie,
12:54and it's a massive playground
12:56where you can be
12:56exactly the kind of criminal
12:58you want to be.
12:59If you're one of the
13:00three people left on Earth
13:01who hasn't played through
13:02the story of Michael,
13:03Franklin, and Trevor,
13:04you need to fix that
13:05immediately.
13:06Over there!
13:07They coming out that door!
13:09Die!
13:10Damn!
13:10Saints Row the Third
13:15If GTA is a gritty crime drama,
13:19Saints Row the Third
13:20is that drama
13:21on five different kinds
13:22of energy drinks.
13:24This game is absolute,
13:26beautiful insanity.
13:28You're the leader
13:28of the Third Street Saints,
13:30and you aren't just a gang,
13:32you're a global brand.
13:34One minute,
13:34you're skydiving
13:35into a penthouse party
13:37while Kanye West's
13:38power plays,
13:39and the next,
13:40you're driving a tank
13:41through the streets
13:42just to cause property damage.
13:44It's a game that knows
13:45exactly how ridiculous it is
13:47and leans into it 100%.
13:50The hook here is just
13:51the pure, unadulterated fun.
13:54The customization is legendary.
13:57You can make your character
13:58look like a blue-skinned alien
13:59or a dapper mob boss,
14:01and the game doesn't blink an eye.
14:03I personally loved
14:05the whore-dode mode
14:06and the shark gun,
14:07because where else
14:08are you going to see that?
14:10It's the perfect palate cleanser
14:11if you're tired
14:12of serious crime stories.
14:14It's loud,
14:15it's purple,
14:16and it's a reminder
14:17that sometimes
14:18being the boss
14:19of a criminal empire
14:20should just be a total blast.
14:22It's a crime against fun
14:24if you haven't experienced
14:25the chaos of Steelport.
14:26Payday 2.
14:34Now, let's talk about a game
14:36that's all about
14:37the professional side of things.
14:39Payday 2 is the ultimate
14:41bank robbery simulator.
14:43There's something incredibly addictive
14:44about putting on that clown mask
14:46and hearing the beat drop
14:48as the police start their assault.
14:50But the real beauty of this game
14:52is the stealth.
14:53I've spent hours with my crew
14:55trying to pull off a shadow raid,
14:58sneaking in,
14:58disabling cameras,
15:00and moving bags of gold
15:01without ever firing
15:02a single bullet.
15:04The tension of seeing a guard
15:05turn the corner
15:06right when you're picking a lock,
15:08that's the good stuff.
15:10The progression system is massive.
15:12You're constantly unlocking
15:13new skills, weapons, and masks
15:16to build your perfect heister.
15:18Whether you want to be
15:18the mastermind controlling the crowd
15:20or the enforcer
15:22with a giant shotgun,
15:23the game gives you the tools.
15:25It's a game that rewards
15:26teamwork and planning,
15:28and when a high-stakes heist
15:29finally pays out,
15:31that payday screen
15:32is the most satisfying thing
15:34in the world.
15:35It's gritty,
15:36it's loud,
15:37and it captures the heat
15:38of a movie like Heat
15:40better than almost anything else.
15:42Grab some friends,
15:43put on the mask,
15:44and go get that bread.
15:45Hitman World of Assassination
15:53To round out this batch,
15:56we have the most sophisticated
15:57crime game on the list,
15:59Hitman World of Assassination.
16:01You aren't a street thug
16:03or a mob boss here.
16:04You are Agent 47,
16:06a silent predator.
16:08This game is basically
16:09a giant series of murder puzzles.
16:12I love how it rewards
16:14your creativity.
16:15Sure, you could just
16:16shoot your target,
16:18but why do that
16:19when you can dress up
16:20as a world-class chef
16:21and poison their sushi?
16:23Or loosen a chandelier
16:25so it accidentally falls on them
16:27during a fashion show?
16:29The levels are like
16:30miniature living dioramas.
16:32From a high-tech hospital
16:34in Hokkaido
16:34to a racing event in Miami,
16:36the detail is staggering.
16:38I've spent hours
16:40just eavesdropping on NPCs
16:42to find mission stories
16:44that lead to some of the most
16:45hilarious and dark
16:46eliminations ever.
16:48It's a game of patience,
16:50disguises,
16:51and accidents.
16:53It's cold,
16:53it's professional,
16:54and it's incredibly satisfying
16:56to walk out of a
16:57high-security mansion
16:58while everyone is panicking,
17:00knowing you're the one
17:01who pulled the strings.
17:03It's the thinking man's
17:04crime game,
17:05and it's an absolute
17:06master class
17:07in level design.
17:14Cyberpunk 2027.
17:17Man, I have to talk
17:19about Cyberpunk 2027.
17:21This game had one of
17:22the craziest journeys
17:23in history,
17:24but playing it now,
17:26in 2026,
17:27it's a literal masterpiece.
17:30Night City is,
17:31without a doubt,
17:32the most beautiful
17:33and atmospheric
17:34digital crime environment
17:36ever built.
17:37I've spent literal hours
17:39just riding my motorcycle
17:41through the neon-drenched
17:42streets of Japantown
17:43at 2 a.m.,
17:44listening to the radio
17:45and just soaking in
17:47the cyber-mafia vibes.
17:49You've got the tiger claws,
17:50the Valentinos,
17:51the maelstrom.
17:53It feels like a futuristic
17:54version of a mob war,
17:56and you're right
17:56in the middle of it.
17:57The story of Vee and
17:59Johnny Silverhand,
18:01played by the legend
18:02Keanu Reeves,
18:03is so personal
18:04and emotional.
18:05It's not just about
18:06crime,
18:07it's about survival
18:09and legacy.
18:10The gameplay gives you
18:11so much freedom.
18:13I personally love going
18:14for a Netrunner build,
18:16hacking into cameras,
18:17and making a gang leader's
18:18own cyberware
18:19explode while I'm sitting
18:21in my car across the street.
18:22But if you want to go
18:24full solo with a shotgun
18:26and chrome-enhanced arms,
18:28the combat feels punchy
18:29and violent.
18:31It's a game that asks
18:32deep questions about humanity
18:33while letting you be
18:34a total badass mercenary.
18:37If you walked away
18:38from it at launch,
18:39please go back.
18:40It's the definitive
18:41sci-fi crime experience.
18:48Infamous Second Son.
18:51Now, for something a bit
18:52different,
18:53but definitely fits
18:54that rebel-against-the-system
18:56crime vibe.
18:57Infamous Second Son.
18:59I still use this game
19:00as a benchmark
19:01for how good a game can look.
19:04Even years later,
19:05the particle effects
19:06when Delson Rowe
19:07uses his powers
19:08are mind-blowing.
19:10When you dash
19:11through a vent as smoke
19:12or run up a skyscraper
19:14using neon light
19:15to take down
19:16a DUP checkpoint,
19:18it's pure eye candy.
19:20Delson himself
19:21is a bit of a rebellious
19:22punk caught in a city
19:24that treats people
19:24with powers
19:25like high-level criminals.
19:27The gameplay is all about
19:29speed and verticality.
19:31You're basically
19:32a one-man gang
19:33fighting against
19:34an oppressive
19:34government force.
19:36Each power set
19:37you unlock
19:38feels completely different.
19:40Neon makes you
19:41a high-speed sniper,
19:42while video makes you
19:43feel like a digital ghost.
19:45It's a bit of a smaller
19:47open world
19:48compared to GTA,
19:49but I actually
19:50prefer that
19:51because every alleyway
19:52in Seattle
19:53feels intentional.
19:55The karma system
19:56lets you decide
19:57if you're going to be
19:57a hero for the people
19:59or a true villain
20:00who doesn't care
20:01about collateral damage.
20:03It's a fast-paced,
20:04flashy,
20:05and incredibly fun
20:06sandbox
20:06that makes you
20:07feel powerful
20:08from the very first minute.
20:10It's the perfect game
20:11for a weekend binge
20:12when you want to
20:13break all the rules.
20:14Lost Judgment
20:22Finally,
20:23we're closing the book
20:24with Lost Judgment.
20:26If the first judgment
20:27was a great noir thriller,
20:29this sequel
20:30is a full-blown masterpiece
20:32of illegal
20:32and criminal drama.
20:34You're back as Yugami,
20:35but this time,
20:36the stakes are so much higher,
20:38involving a bullying case
20:39that spirals
20:40into a massive conspiracy
20:42between high-ranking officials
20:43and the criminal underworld.
20:45The story is dark.
20:47I mean, really dark.
20:48And it tackles
20:49some heavy themes
20:50that'll have you thinking
20:51long after the credits roll.
20:53It's the kind of writing
20:54that makes you realize
20:55why the Yakuza judgment team
20:57are the best in the business.
20:59The combat has been tuned
21:00to perfection here.
21:02You've got different
21:03fighting styles
21:03like crane, tiger,
21:05and the new snake style,
21:07which is all about
21:07disarming enemies
21:08and using their own fear
21:10against them.
21:11I spent way too much time
21:13in this school story
21:14side content, too.
21:15Joining a dance club
21:16or a robotics club
21:18while undercover
21:18is hilarious and deep.
21:20But when the drama kicks in,
21:22it hits like a ton of bricks.
21:24The final boss fight?
21:26Man, the choreography
21:27and the emotional weight
21:28behind it?
21:29It's probably one of my favorites
21:31in all of gaming.
21:33It's a game about justice,
21:34revenge,
21:35and the gray areas in between.
21:37If you want a crime game
21:38that actually has something to say,
21:40this is the grand finale you need.
21:44And there you have it, guys.
21:47The top crime in mafia games
21:49that it's a total crime
21:51you haven't played yet.
21:52Whether you want to be
21:53a detective in the 40s,
21:55a futuristic mercenary,
21:56or a mob boss
21:57running the family business,
21:59there's something here
22:00to keep you busy
22:01until we finally get our hands
22:03on GTA 6.
22:04But I want to know,
22:06which of these
22:07is your must-play?
22:08Is there a hidden jam I missed
22:10that you're addicted to?
22:11Drop a comment below
22:12and let's talk about it.
22:14I read as many as I can.
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