Hangar 13 hasn’t formally introduced any particulars for Mafia 4 nevertheless it looks like they could be making ready so as to add multiplayer and dwell service options to the sport. The developer is recruiting for numerous roles inside the growth group and people job descriptions trace the sport might not totally be a single-player expertise.
Is a multiplayer Mafia 4 sport in growth?
The job itemizing for a Senior Methods Designer at Brighton, the situation for the event of the subsequent Mafia sport, asks for an individual with AAA sport growth expertise and the corporate would favor somebody with “multiplayer video games and/or dwell sport design expertise.” The position additionally requires information of economic system programs and design, hinting extra in the direction of a possible live-service system moderately than co-op or aggressive multiplayer.
These hoping to get a single-player expertise needn’t lose all hope, although. Not like different job listings noticed by Reddit, this one doesn’t truly point out the Mafia franchise. This opening might even be for the rumored revival of the Prime Spin franchise or one other sport altogether.
Different job listings do point out “the subsequent iteration of the Mafia franchise” in addition to the supply of “participating Stealth and Fight gameplay loops”, suggesting an identical fight system to that seen in Mafia 3. Little else is understood concerning the sport, though earlier rumors have speculated it will likely be a prequel to Mafia that’s set in Sicily and can concentrate on the household of Don Salieri. Both approach, the sport is prone to be a couple of years away from launch.