Hangar 13 has deployed a substantial new update for their acclaimed title Mafia: The Old Country, primarily targeting enhanced stability and resolving various NPC-related issues. This newest chapter in the organized crime narrative series transports players to early 1900s Sicily during the foundational era of the Cosa Nostra. The game's breathtaking rural landscapes and verdant hills have captivated both players and critics alike, with many considering it among the most visually impressive titles of 2025. The compelling storytelling equally shines, following protagonist Enzo Favara's initiation into the Torrisi crime family—a narrative strength that helped Mafia: The Old Country achieve the series' second-highest Metacritic rating, surpassed only by 2020's Mafia: Definitive Edition remake.

The previous update for Mafia: The Old Country arrived just over a week ago exclusively for PC users, focusing primarily on cinematic enhancements. That hotfix changed the default cutscene frame rate from 30 FPS to Unlimited, creating smoother transitions between cutscenes and gameplay for performance-oriented players. Although Mafia: The Old Country launched in a remarkably polished state—especially compared to the bug-plagued release of Mafia 3—some minor issues remained that Hangar 13 continues to address through these ongoing updates.

The official Mafia Twitter account announced what it called the "biggest update yet" for Mafia: The Old Country, now available across all platforms. This comprehensive update specifically addresses characters including Luca, Cesare, and other companions who frequently accompany players throughout Mafia: The Old Country's storyline. The patch resolves progression blocks caused by these characters failing to perform necessary actions in specific areas. Additionally, the update modifies an objective in Chapter 3 that previously required players to incapacitate a particular guard—players can now advance through the chapter without completing this action. Enemy pathfinding and reaction times have also been improved, benefiting players who prefer stealth approaches.

This latest patch also brings numerous enhancements to Mafia: The Old Country's visual presentation, user interface, audio quality, and character animations. Toward the end of the update notes, Hangar 13 mentions significant stability improvements across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC platforms, which should result in fewer crashes—a particular concern for PC players. Steam users additionally receive a fix for DLSS Frame Generation, which previously experienced random deactivation during gameplay sessions.

Although Hangar 13 currently has no story DLC planned for Mafia: The Old Country, the developer recently confirmed that a Free Ride mode is in development. This complimentary update will introduce new activities within 1900s Sicily and is expected to arrive in the near future. Given the game's already solid performance, players can anticipate progressively fewer updates as Hangar 13 continues to refine the experience.

Mafia: The Old Country Update Patch Notes (August 28, 2025)

Gameplay

• Resolved multiple instances where companion characters including Luca, Cesare, and others failed to execute required actions, causing progression blocks. Reloading the most recent checkpoint should resolve these situations.
• Eliminated the requirement to perform a takedown on a specific guard to complete the Customs Warehouse objective in Chapter 3 if players can bypass the encounter.
• Fixed reported cases of invisible collisions appearing in unintended locations.
• Addressed reported issues of missing or incorrectly placed combat cover positions.
• General enhancements to Enemy AI reaction timing, navigation patterns, and behavior.
• General improvements to Friendly and Neutral NPC pathfinding, animations, and behavior.
• Various additional gameplay corrections and enhancements.

Visuals

• Addressed reported ghosting problems during specific cinematic sequences when utilizing upscaling technologies.
• Visual enhancements for cinematic content on ultrawide display configurations.
• Improved hair physics performance in various cinematics where flickering was occasionally observed.
• Visual improvements addressing cinematic lighting, visual effects, popping artifacts, and clipping issues.
• Multiple visual corrections and enhancements.

UI

• Fixed a reported issue causing the Main Menu background to reset to its initial state when beginning a new story playthrough after completing the game.
• Enhancements to contextual HUD functionality.
• Resolved several reported instances of missing subtitles throughout the game across all supported languages.
• Various user interface corrections and improvements.

Audio

• Addressed multiple reported cases of audio elements (music/ambient/voiceover) failing to play during gameplay.
• Fixed several reported instances of mismatched audio and subtitle content throughout the experience.

Animation

• Resolved several reported issues of animation popping, warping, and misalignment.
• Addressed multiple reported cases of Enzo or NPCs becoming stuck in animation states.
• Fixed several reported instances of incorrect animations triggering during conversation sequences.
• Various animation corrections and enhancements.

Localization

• Corrected the "Protection Agreement" note that contained duplicated text.
• Addressed reported translation inconsistencies across all supported languages.

Platform Specific

PlayStation 5

• Multiple stability improvements for PlayStation 5 gameplay.

Xbox Series X|S

• Various stability enhancements for Xbox Series X gameplay.
• Multiple visual and stability improvements for Xbox Series S gameplay.

Steam

• Resolved a reported issue causing DLSS Frame Generation to randomly cease functioning during gameplay, necessitating game restarts.
• Various stability and performance enhancements for the PC version.