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Omerta - City of Gangsters
Developer Haemimont Games
Omerta – City of Gangsters is a simulation game with turn-based tactical game-play elements developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and the Xbox 360. The game was released in German-speaking countries on 31 January 2013. The international German download version for Windows was released through the Steam-service as well. The English version was released just a day… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
172 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 12, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
70
Fresh
118 positive · 50 negative
95% range 63–77%
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| Steam reviews | 118 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
1,612 of 2,406 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 172 · most liked firstImagine having a 99% probability of shooting someone, point-blank, WITH YOUR GUN ALREADY IN THEIR FACE, and missing all five shots, just for on the next turn, you get one-shot sniped with a pistol, by an unseen enemy who is two stories below, behind eight concrete walls and two cars, and was born legally blind, who somehow, still kills you with a 2% chance, Thats just with the numbers the game displays, which apparently have ZERO correlation with the actual game mechanics, because enemies do…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Anno 2070, Omerta City of Gangsters, Secret World Legends, and a game that doesn't exist on steam any more so i don't know what it is
unlabelledView post →To me at least, this was a complete waste of money. The so called "sandbox" mode is just you spending some time to "beat" the level. There is no competition, no one to fight, no trying to muscle in on you. You just build up, paying off police now and then to lose "heat" until you own everything in the *miniscule* maps available. If you enjoy, short, predictable games that you can win with ease then you'll like this. If you were hoping for a gangster strategy game...there is no strategy in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is no Organized Crime or Gangsters 2. Its better than Empire of Sin, but a lot worse than the other Gangster themed titles that came out 20 years ago. Less features, less customization, less randomness its just the same, empty slog with no actual adversity that most Sim games are these days. If you would like to discover where these games came from and how little they've improved, take a look at my review below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ABoLVBi9c
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ignored the reviews and bought it anyway because I like the subject matter. Don't be like me. This is an objectively terrible game. Feels like a mobile game ported to PC.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take out the Kalypso account requirement. It was not neccesary for this single player game for years.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a clear cut case of what could have been. Outstanding idea, really poorly executed. Was fun for a little while, but definitely trash at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played through this game three or four times since I bought it and I enjoy it despite it's flaws. It's fun, I find it therapeutic, and the turn based combat is simple enough that I don't feel the need to have to look up strategies, but deep enough that there are some tactical decisions to make. Sometimes the RNG will get you, it's generally worth saving before important battles so you can load if necessary. The gameplay loop is fairly simple, you send your henchmen out to buy and renovate…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the game, you have to constantly wait for certain events to happen, but there is no way to somehow rewind or speed up this time, so you end up just sitting and looking at the monitor doing nothing, it's incredibly stupid
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Omerta - City of Gangsters is a console ported hybrid tycoon management and turn based tactical strategy game. Control an organised crime Mafia group in Atlantic City in the 1920's. Grow your empire with the stategic management and deal with your enemies in the turn based tactical combat phase. This should be a license to print money for Kalypso but as they often do, terrible decisions were made. It's especially bad considered the high marketing and advertising budget that was send down…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game sucks but I like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like a cheap xcom with management features. its good , people are just salty
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually liked the tactical combat part of this game, but the strategic layer is about as deep as a Facebook clicker game. What's worse, nothing that happens in the tactical combat really carries over. Your characters only level up at certain points in the story so doing any extra tactical combat is just a massive waste of time outside mandatory story missions. In fact, I ended up just auto-resolving combat and oddly never failed that roll, which was weird. A game with a great setting and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I made a effort to finish the game after years of not playing it and it was fun till I hit a impossible mission on hard. I mid maxed my people and have a solid plan but IDK I'm just done and am moving onto more exciting games. It did hold my interest in many good ways but well I'm just done with it. I do not want to thumbs down the game but I really can't recommend this older game to anyone today.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are looking for a game like Gangsters 1 + 2, then this is absolutely not it. This game combines micromanagment and turnbased strategy into a really nice game. Sure, it is not a masterpiece, but still a good game. Just don't expect Gangsters, expect something like X-COM and some trading game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has taught me not to do business with jewish people.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This could be a really nice game since it is a mixture of management simulation and turn based strategy. Sadly it fails in both. The Management is pretty shallow. You occupy/rent houses and establish an "enterprise" there. They all have one specific trait. Like printing money or improving your reputation. This then gives more money giving you the opportunity to get a new house or upgrade one of the existing ones. The second mechanic of the game sadly also falls short. The turn based combat is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels like something that seems interesting at first but then falls short as you work your way through the campaign. Gang size is limited to 4, and sometimes 3 on missions, where your taking on 7 or more enemies. Perks system for bonuses, and the other elements like muscle, toughness, etc don't make much sense, as if they were put there to help the mechanics of game play. Percentages to hit in combat also feel more randomised rather than realistic. I can miss several times in a row with high…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, This game sucks big fat hairy sweaty monkey balls. How is the developer even still in business? I forgot why I uninstalled this game and decided to try it again after several years. Wow what a mistake. What is the point of having a cover system if it doesn't supply cover. The enemy can literally shoot you through any cover you are behind, every enemy has a multiple attack move that they can spam at least twice, EVERY enemy has a return fire. Seriously WTF? This is like 3 or 4 episodes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please make a sequel or make a new with this concept, i very like this concept but still hope for better overall game aspects
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, so I recently install the game again after not playing it for 7 years. I couldn't remember why I stopped playing it back then and it took me a couple of hours to figure it out. This is not fundamentally bad game, it just gets repetitive very quickly and the story is extremely non-engaging so the whole experience becomes boring grinding with very little reward. I wouldn't buy it again, even on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly a great game. Don't understand the hate.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That time I wrote the official game manual for #OmertaCityOfGangsters for @kalypsomedia.bsky.social . Would love to do something like that again. Who's hiring? 🙂 #Gamesky #Writersky
unlabelledView post →The Good Voice acting, sound design and music is great. The Bad The game plays very similarly to a mobile game. It's a money making engine where you earn money to acquire real estate. You aquire real estate so you can build a venture that will help you earn more money. Rinse. Repeat. Gameplay designed is marred by player restriction. Each stage/level has a limited number of buildings spots. Empire building is very restrictive as you eventually run out of things to do very quickly.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good luck getting product key activation from any Kalypso Media Digital game lol. Terrible publisher
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the only things you need to know is that melee attacks go through walls. Yep, you can punch and kick right through walls, just get close to your target and if there's a window or doorway nearby you'll kick or punch right through the wall - not the opening - and strike them as if they weren't behind cover at all. Overall the gameplay is repetitive and kind of dull in the early stages and it doesn't get much better as you progress. Send minions (or yourself) to various buildings with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Omerta: City of Gangster is a “What's the Rumpus?” simulator/mafia simulation turn-based tactical combat game developed by Haemimont Games and released for the PC and the Xbox 360. I don’t know anything about the development of this game as information seems to be slim to zilch but the developers had previously worked on Roman city-building games as well as taking charge of development of Tropicos 3-5. In fact, that’s how I originally got into this game was hearing about how the guys developed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the most shallow bland strategy games i have ever played in my life
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Title Worth Your Time But Sandwiched by HUGE Games Around Its Time 48 Hours. 78% Achievements. If I'd give this one a number, it'd be a 6.67 out of 10. And a huge part of that rating comes down to its presentation. Game was released on 2012 and you're playing as a mafia boss during the 1920s. Not really a 1920's expert but I feel like they have surely nailed immersing me as a player to my role, even with the isometric camera view during the strategic and tactical combat parts of the game.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sure, there are flaws. It could be better. But it is still fun. If you like games like XCOM, Xenonauts, This is the Police, etc. You might just enjoy this game too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →way better than what reviews make out it is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I owned this game for many years and never gave it much thought since the interface and graphics didn't grab me. I was disappointed with all the new mafia games that came out so I gave this game another shot. Even though the economy isn't that deep and the combat is hit or miss. Once you get farther in the campaign, get some money coming in, get your crew some good weapons the game is lots of fun. The story line is satisfactory and keeps up well with the atmosphere. Probably my biggest gripe…
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is completely average in all aspects but I had fun the entire time and I'm not sure exactly why. It plays like a management browser flash game from the 00s mixed with XCOM style battles. I would highly recommend the Japanese Incentive DLC, it's much better than the main campaign. The missions are more difficult, varied and makes better use of the games mechanics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →25 hours in, i absolutely loved this game, you will be hard pressed to find another title that lets you manage real estate, properties, businesses, and other minor details... 28 hours in, and you will be hard pressed to find another title where you will MISS 3-4 SHOTS AT 85% success rate ( i mean how TF is that even 85%, 1 in 4 is more like 25%... only did muh yere 10). The X-com like team management gunfights game-play is phenomenal, until its not. I have literally been stuck on one mission…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have mixed feelings about this game, but have concluded that I should not recommend it, as it has more negative aspects than positives. Starting on the positives, as you start to play the game, the game atmosphere is nice, especially if you like the 1920’s in USA (gangster’s and bootlegging stuff). The campaign story is well voice-acted and the sound track is cool, but the constant repetition of secondary characters voicing is tiresome (the same expression repeatedly in all side jobs).…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the middling reviews, I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but this game has actually been pretty entertaining. I'd be game for a sequel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Omerta feels like it would make a better phone game. I can imagine playing 5 to 10 minute sessions on my phone while I take a dookie and that would be a fine enough way to kill some time. This is simply not good enough of a game to dedicate sitting hours on a PC to.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a "middle of the road" strategy game. The economy mechanics are simple, the combat mechanics are pretty simple as well. If you're new to the strategy/economy game genre you will probably have some fun with this game. But if you are experienced in these types of games, it doesn't really scratch "that itch".
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can probably tell what this game is going to be like, when the screenshot on the store page shows a dude in a bright purple suit swinging a bat over the head of a KKK robe wearing scrub. I'm an XCOM lover, so anything that even REMOTLEY resembles gameplay, I gotta check it out. I played this a while ago, but i'm going to go ahead and give it a recommend. Because, the screenshots don't lie - if this is the game you are looking for , it is what it is. This game has 60 Steam Achievements,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too grindy and not engaging enough. So many better turn-based/strategy games out there. Also, when playing in 4K the UI is not scaled at all and all text becomes hard to read. This is, of course, a modern gamer's problem but I thought it may be worth pointing out. Many decade-ish old (and older) games have the same problem that makes them less appealing for people with modern high-res screens.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game isn't bad and I kinda like the combat. It can be challenging and is turned based. Move your guys trying to keep cover and use a variety of weapons and abilities. The rest is expanding your business. Buying property and doing different tasks. It can be repetitive after awhile. Like many games. Good game for screwing around.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(NOTE: The multiplayer doesn't work on this game any more, so please factor that into your purchasing decision) I got this game when it originally came out, but have just now gone back through and beaten it and I really like it. The characters are weird, whacky and charming. I like that you can choose the gang members and that there are a lot of different missions that do teach you about the different strategies of the game in a subtle way if you pay attention. The combat can be frustrating…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's so so, in all honesty, with a UI, overworld, and characters far more similar to tropico than anything, mixed with turn based strategy, its a bit of an odd one. The story is rather by the numbers but its a bargain bin game for a little cops and robbers fun. The game is all over the place, combat is usually rather simple but sometimes rather frustrating, but generally just basic stuff, no ammo management or anything like that. Campaigns can become a death spiral for poor performance in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Older game but still fun. Try to get it on sale. I hope they make another game like this one day
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe just a me thing but it's especially lame for the really inane shit where it's clear the published paid for the game to show up. Sports games or like Omerta City of Gangsters or whatever. No one fucking cares and anyone that does it not watching this!
unlabelledView post →Honestly, for as small and relatively simple as this game is, it is one of my all-time favorites. Worth the buy, at any price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funny turned based game. Played on easy level and found it enjoyable with occasional challenges.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a captivating tale with some fun mechanics. Re-playable for some but I will only play once.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the missions are way too easy and the "combat" segments are impossible (even on easy). if they could balance those two things, it might be decent
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Omerta- City of Gangsters is a complicated game for me to review. First off, I'd like to say that I wound up having the game running beyond the ridiculously short time that Steam allots players for refunds- two hours. It was by circumstance, a family member called me to the other room to help them with something. So, if I was able to refund this game, I would've. With that out of the way, let me get a few complaints for the game out of the way, in the form of questions I asked myself. All of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! I show all my respect. It gives Nostalgic feelengs for times when i played "Gangsters: Organized Crime", "Legal crime" and "Gangland".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not good enough. The concept is good but it's poorly executed. The economy is complex in a repetitive way instead of being interesting. The combat is okay if you don't mind RNG, but the difficulty spikes are ridiculous and frustrating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"It's me!" I will never forget this quote from the NPC (whose name i forgot), when it was his turn for combat in some of the turn-based combat scenes of this game. The catchphrases are one highlight of this game, for sure. But let's start from the beginning: Omerta - City of Gangsters is a great representation of mafia-themed games. Follow and develop the story of D'Angelo, from his arrival in Atlantic City to being a boss and running lots of illegal activities. Building your team is quite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to enjoy this game since there aren't many mafia type games out there other than the mafia franchise and the godfather games from the consoles. Omerta - City of Gangsters is a turn-based management game that allows the player to see things from a bird's eye view while allowing you to micromanage things from your crew to jobs you see scattered on the map. The graphics really gives off that Godfather The Video Game vibes which was one of the top reasons I wanted to buy the game. When…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I almost finished this game with 31 hours in, but there is really little incentive to keep playing. The set up on each mission is the same old, and the story is so boring that you're not very inclined to care about any of the characters. There is an RNG factor at play and you'll find yourself missing shots up close while melee enemies cut threw your crew. If you want certain unlocks you need to meet the requirements in the selected mission, so make a separate save prior to starting. The good…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is right up my alley I love empire building, I love any game that has an organized crime aspect, and if anyone every wanted to take this game and update and improve on it I think that would be a very good thing to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very nice period feel and interesting turn based combat. I wonder why no one took the development a bit further in order to make this a truly nice. Great music score
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like if XCOM, Empire of Sin and Tropico were all blended up in a jar and consumed. I got it on heavy discount - like $5 or so for the game plus all DLC. Definitely worth the price at $10 or less. Grab it on sale !!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games, it was a short game if they make a part 2, Ill be excited to play it !! It is very similiar to Gangsters 1 , 2, and Empire of Sin. Wish it was longer ! This game came out and actually inspired other studios to create more mafia games !!
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