Best criminal games selection by FairWin

6 min readApr 16, 2018

One of the FairWin slot games is devoted to the Colombian smugglers of the middle of the 70`s. The game Top Drop offers the players to transport contraband from Colombia to the USA, escape from a chase and pay off the policemen.

Mafia, gangsters and criminals are popular plots for computer games of different genres, beginning from shooters and quests and finishing with strategy and racing games. Here we will tell you about the coolest games about gangsters.

Grand Theft Auto (1997–2013)

The ranking of the best crime games is headed by Grand Theft Auto (GTA). The first game of this series was released far back in 1997. The player puts himself in the shoes of an ordinary American gangster. Besides the basic plot he can perform different additional tasks, go around the city, work as a taxi driver, be a streetracer, study to be a pilot, buy cars, houses, weapons, plunder, kill and commit others obscenities.

Most of all, GTA attracts fans by its similarity to the real world and the abundance of jokes and parodies.

Mafia (2002–2016)

The first game was launched as early as 2002. In Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven you see the action through the eyes of the simple taxi driver Tommy Angelo. The player must go through all the steps of the gangster career, completing missions and tasks to gain influence in the criminal world.

The mafia immerses the player into the atmosphere of the 30’s America. It is not simply an action game, it is a true criminal saga with an intricate plot, bright narrative manner and memorable characters.

One feature of the saga is the meticulous game design. Houses, clothes, cars, people change in the process of playing and changing of the time of the action, a fact that definitely deserves special attention.

The last shooter of this series was released in 2016. Mafia III is set in New Orleans in 1968. The city is ruled by the Italian mafia which controls drug dealing, the activity of underground casinos and brothels and holds the local police and the city authorities in awe.

The game follows the story of the veteran of the Vietnam war Lincoln Clay, who, after returning from the war enters a gang. After his mob creates problems for the Italian mafia, all his friends get killed, and now he is dreaming of revenge.

The Mastermind (2005)

One of the many games in the genre of criminal strategy, it was released in 2005. The player needs to play the role of a criminal baron and supervise all shady affairs which are made in the city. But first of all it is necessary to go along a hard way — from small racket operations to contract killings and traffic in arms.

Driv3r (2004)

It is one of the memorable criminal games in the racing genre. You play as the policeman Tanner who works undercover. He needs to expose the influential criminal organization which has put down roots far outside the States. Driv3r is distinguished by the dynamic plot with many twists, a great number of missions, vehicles and weapons.

The Godfather and The Godfather 2

The action games based on the well-known criminal saga by Mario Puzo and the films by Francis Ford Coppola with the same title. The game action develops in the 40–50’s New York. Five Italian mafia families operate within the city. The player begins his career in the role of Don Corleone’s stooge, but as he passes missions and completes tasks he moves up the career ladder.

The player needs to take over profitable organizations — casinos, clubs, bars, factories and car repair shops. The more objects pass into the hands of Don Corleone, the more influential his clan becomes.

The Kane & Lynch series of games

The series which was published in 2007–2010 narrates the story of a mercenary traitor and a psychopath on medicaments. They travel all over the world, get engaged in robbery, kill, plunder and learn, as the plot unravels, about their past.

Escape From Paradise City (2007)

The game, launched in 2007, combines the elements of strategy and role playing games. The player acts as an agent of the Academy of National Security who needs to expose and eliminate the criminal group “Eternity” aspiring to world supremacy.

Stranglehold (John Woo Presents)

This game will live forever in the annals of the computer game industry as the most expensive project ever. The creation of this action game cost almost 30 million dollars. The game is distinguished by high-quality (for 2007) graphics, realism, the abundance of spectacular fights and acrobatic tricks which the main character can perform.

Diabolik

This game is based on the popular European comics and belongs to the genre of adventure stealth games. There are fascinating pursuits, furious fights and dynamic duels — in a word, all the features of a high-quality Hollywood blockbuster.

Max Payne

The main character this cult game, the former policeman Max Payne is driven by his desire for revenge. His family was killed by drug addicts and he was accused of murdering his chief and best friend. Max Payne has nothing to lose, he is aggressive, violent and ruthless to enemies. Max Payne is distinguished by the high-quality graphics as well as the lifelikeness, the sophisticated detective plot plus the fascinating and dynamic action.

Sleeping Dogs

Here you will play the part of the Hong Kong undercover policeman named Wei Shen. He works undercover in a criminal gang. He has to balance between the police and the gang, leak the information on gangsters and participate in different sorts of crime not to be exposed.

Renoir

This game differs from the rest by its unique atmosphere. The action develops in the black-and-white world. The protagonist, an old detective, investigates his last case during which he gets killed. Now he needs to finish the investigation, but this time form the otherworld. In the game, there are some levels in which you need to solve different puzzles and riddles. Renoir will win the affection of the fans of quiet atmospheric quests and complex plots.