Whiskey Mafia: Frank’s Story

The retro adventure Whiskey Mafia: Frank’s Story (also known as Game of Mafia) is currently free, for Windows, 100% free to keep, in a limited-time Indiegala’s giveaway offer! Don’t miss out — Game of Mafia usually costs US$9.99!

Whiskey Mafia: Frank’s Story, also known as Game of Mafia, is an independent retro-style adventure game focused on narrative where you are a postman who reunites with an old friend, and together decide to enter the bootlegging business during Prohibition. The game was developed by Victoria Games and FastGame and initially released on January 25, 2021.

The game features a linear storyline, although it is not strictly a visual novel like its predecessor — Whiskey.Mafia: Leo’s Family. It includes simulation elements and minigames such as delivering letters, engaging in street fights, and serving illegal drinks to customers. The visual style is reminiscent of old-school adventures, with detailed pixel art graphics, and the 1920s setting is strongly reinforced.

Published by FastGame and available for Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, Game of Mafia is praised for its story and atmosphere, though some low-quality minigames and occasionally imprecise controls can detract from the experience.

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Trailer

Gameplay

Game of Mafia is a narrative-driven pixel art adventure structured linearly, with a strong emphasis on story and a few minigames that mark the progression of the plot. The gameplay can be described as similar to a “walking simulator”, interspersed with simple activities representing the life of the protagonist, Frank.

Players start by controlling Frank in his job as a postman, delivering letters door to door. This phase introduces one of the main minigames, which requires walking across sections of the environment — without a sprint button, making the process repetitive.

As the story progresses, Frank and his friend Leo decide to open an illegal bar during Prohibition, introducing a new minigame: serving customers drinks. The mechanic consists of clicking on the patrons and delivering their orders correctly. Another gameplay element is street fights, where Frank faces opponents in hand-to-hand combat, adding variety to the gameplay, though in a simple and limited form.

Overall, the gameplay is built around three main pillars:

Letter deliveries (initial phase).
Bar management (serving drinks).
Physical combat (street fights).

About the game

Game Of Mafia is an adventure game set in New York City in the mid-1920s.

You play as Frank, a simple postman whose life changes dramatically after he has met an old friend, Leo. Leo has recently returned from the war. After a short conversation, Frank concludes that an idea to launch their own bar sounds much more interesting than delivering letters. But friends don’t know yet that competition in this business is merciless. And competitors do not always act by the law.

You have to manage your own bar, fight competitors and raid their warehouses. In short, your goal is to prove that you are not only a serious businessman owning the best bar in the city, but also a serious gangster, who is better not to mess with!

In Game Of Mafia you can find

A lot of references to real characters and events.
A detailed scenario will make you feel like a real gangster.
You will have to carry out various shady businesses, from routine showdowns to raids on competitors’ warehouses.
You can become the king of underground fights and much more!
It’s not just a game, it’s a whole story!

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