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The Mob Wars

Mob Wars: La Cosa Nostra is a free-to-play, text-based mafia MMO from Kano Apps in which players build a criminal empire, form syndicates, and fight rival mobsters and street gangs across browser and mobile platforms.

Full profileMafiaText-BasedPvP
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Status
Released / active — over 1 million registered players, with regular updates confirmed as of 2026
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Text-based mafia MMO
Release
2011
Platforms
Browser, Android, iOS
Developer
Kano Apps (successor to original creator David Maestri)
Publisher
Kano Apps
Profile
Full
Research checked
2026-09-07
Visual playstyle profile

MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvP mob combat and syndicate wars alongside PvE boss fights

SoloPlay styleGroup

Syndicates encourage cooperative play alongside solo crime

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A sandbox criminal-empire simulation

TargetedCombat feelAction

Purely text-based combat with no real-time or graphical action

HousingRecordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPRecorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • A long-running, actively updated text-based mafia MMO with over 1 million registered players.
  • Cross-platform play (browser, Android, iOS) makes it easy to pick up on any device.
  • Syndicate wars and hitlists give the social/PvP structure real depth beyond solo crime.
Before you play

Things to consider

  • Purely text-based presentation won't appeal to players expecting graphical combat or exploration.
  • The game has faced player complaints about developer-run accounts and enforcement fairness.
  • As with most long-running mafia MMOs, expect a significant cash shop presence.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-07
Profile depth
Full
Source note
Kongregate, Google Play and Apple App Store listings, plus Wikipedia's history of the original Mob Wars
No direct official link verified in the current record.
Profile verification

What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Current profileThe Mob WarsStart here
Combat matchPrison StruggleBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & settingFaunasphereAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresCasinoRPGCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelUnlimited NinjaBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

The Mob Wars timeline

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  1. 2011
    Released

    MMOFinder records The Mob Wars as released in 2011.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Released / active — over 1 million registered players, with regular updates confirmed as of 2026

  3. 2026-09-07
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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The Mob Wars screenshots & gameplay

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Gameplay, availability and research notes

The Mob Wars is classified by MMOFinder as a Text-based mafia MMO. Mob Wars: La Cosa Nostra is a free-to-play, text-based mafia MMO from Kano Apps in which players build a criminal empire, form syndicates, and fight rival mobsters and street gangs across browser and mobile platforms.

The verified profile records Kano Apps (successor to original creator David Maestri) as developer, Kano Apps as publisher, 2011 as its release year and Free-to-play as the current access model. Supported platforms are Browser, Android, iOS. Combat is recorded as Text-based PvP mob combat, hitlists and syndicate wars, alongside PvE boss fights. Discovery tags attached to the profile include Mafia, Text-Based, PvP.

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