Mafia: The Old Country gets its first story DLC — meet young Don Salieri
Mafia: The Old Country is getting its first paid story expansion, and it arrives almost exactly a year after the base game launched. Man of Honor drops August 14 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S for $10, adding two new chapters to the game's linear crime narrative. The DLC was confirmed at Summer Game Fest 2026 and announced via the official Mafia site.
The story
Set in Sicily in winter 1905, Man of Honor slots into the existing campaign rather than sitting apart from it. Protagonist Enzo Favara is sent by Don Torrizzi to help a recently released convict named Ennio Salieri — the same man who will eventually become Don Salieri, the central antagonist of the original Mafia from 2002. Players who remember the first game will recognize the name immediately; this is a direct prequel thread woven into The Old Country's world. According to the 2K Support DLC FAQ, the expansion adds new vehicles, horses, weapons, amulets, and previously unseen Sicilian locations, along with new Free Ride mode content.
Why this matters for the franchise
The Old Country shipped in August 2025 at a budget-friendly $40 price point — lower than most AAA releases — and the gamble paid off. Publisher Take-Two confirmed the game exceeded its internal sales expectations, with third-party estimates putting launch-week sales at around 800,000 units. PS5 accounted for nearly half of those sales, underlining how well single-player crime games perform on console.
What's genuinely new here is the post-launch commitment. Every previous Mafia game shipped as a self-contained story with no meaningful follow-up content. A paid story DLC arriving a year later — timed to the base game's anniversary — signals that Hangar 13 and Take-Two see this as a living franchise rather than a one-and-done release. Whether that leads to a full sequel or more expansions remains to be seen, but the franchise pivot is hard to miss.
The bottom line
At $10, Man of Honor is a low-risk add-on for anyone who enjoyed The Old Country's focused, linear storytelling. The Salieri connection gives it real narrative weight for long-time fans. No regional pricing for UK/EU markets has been confirmed yet, but a direct dollar-to-pound conversion would put it around £8–9.