Life of a Mobster

Life of a Mobster

Hosted Games · March 17, 2017 · Adventure, RPG, Indie, Choose Your Own Adventure, Text-Based

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Life of a Mobster price by region

Life of a Mobster costs £4.29 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €4.99 in Europe (EUR), $4.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$6.49 in Canada, NZ$7.39 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$16.99 in Brazil and zł22.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Life of a Mobster offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £4.29 £4.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €4.99 €4.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$6.49 CA$6.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$16.99 R$16.99 — 1
Poland zł22.99 zł22.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Life of a Mobster

Join the mob and rule the city! Will you become a celebrity mobster, or rule from the shadows?

Life of a Mobster is a thrilling interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Will you betray the five families to win the heart of a good-looking FBI agent? Will you end up as a prisoner, a senator, or FBI director? The choice is yours.

Life of a Mobster — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Nov 17, 2025
Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 492: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆☆ (7/10) I feel like I say this a lot, but I was very pleasantly surprised by [i] Life of a Mobster![/i] Written by Mike Walter, this is one of the earliest Hosted Games, all the way back in the ye olden days of 2014. As you might cleverly guess, you play as a mobster. The store description doesn't do it justice, I think. For one, the game follows your whole life, starting as a kid to an adult. Second, it’s quite stat/mechanic/choices heavy. While I don’t know a whole lot (read: anything) about coding, it seems like the author must have a good grasp on coding. Third, the story is surprisingly gripping. My only complaints are the length and character development. All in all, though, a solid work, especially in 2014. (And thank you to the staff for giving me a free copy!) [b][h2]Pros:[/h2][/b] ✅ Story. Who doesn’t want to be a mobster? Walter puts his own twist on the genre, though: the game follows your whole life and the rise and fall of being a mobster. The breadth is insane, and there’s so many scenes about (what I imagine to be) the nitty gritty. Sure, you choose who to kill (or not!) but there’s …
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Not recommended Nov 15, 2024
so heres the problem the person who wrote this clearly went to the bother of learning what a mob story includes , capos ,families protection rackets etc ....... why would you include female mobsters ? i mean a lady beating up two mobsters with a pipe ? its just pandering to everything the genre is not i wouldnt recommend this tbh , its not thats its text based its that its just woke
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Not recommended Aug 5, 2025
After shooting the enemies, it's a good idea to keep this evidence with you. Stupid game. Or drop out of college economics and go fight in bars. Stupid.
Not recommended Jan 31, 2025
Sopranos fans need not apply. Female mobsters, non-Italian mobsters, the developer basically took the idea of the Italian mafia and just felt they were somehow qualified to bend the rules for the sake of their game. And the game isn't very good, it basically expects you to play it repeatedly to get achievements from what I can see. There is no logic here, it's all random, it's a cheap text-based game but it's pretty bad in my experience.
Recommended Jul 7, 2024
Played it all in one sitting. Enjoyed it.
Recommended Sep 23, 2022
A very good story well written with engaging choices to be made. I can't complain.

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