Mafia City

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Mafia City
Developer(s) Phantix Games
Publisher(s) Phantix Games
Platform(s) Android, iOS
ReleaseMarch 30, 2017
Genre(s) Strategy

Mafia City is a mobile game from developer Phantix Games. [1] The gameplay involves constructing and levelling up buildings, while battling other players in a PVP environment. [2] Since the games introduction there have been cross-over events with the properties such as Yakuza [3] , Black Lagoon [4] and Peaky Blinders [5] .

Contents

Gameplay


Reception

Upon its release, Mafia City spawned multiple advertisements alongside receiving a mixed reception from critics.[ citation needed ]

Advertising and availability

In August 2018 an advert for the game in which players were given the option to either "torture" or "finish" a female hostage was removed from Facebook and YouTube. [6] [7] The adverts are not representative of the gameplay. [8] [9]

The app was banned in India (along with other Chinese apps) on 2 September 2020 by the government, the move came amid the 2020 China-India skirmish. [10] [11]

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