Mafia Wars — Play Free Online

Action & Shooting

Mafia Wars is a free action and shooting game you can play in your browser, with WASD or arrow movement, mouse aim and touch controls.

Mafia Wars is an action and shooting game that runs in the browser with nothing to install. You steer a character around the screen, aim with the mouse and fight through gangster-themed encounters, which makes it a very different kind of session from the one-thumb hopping that Doodle Jump fans usually come here for.

Where Doodle Jump asks you to keep climbing without falling, a shooter asks you to keep moving while you pick your targets. If you like the constant, low-stakes pressure of a jumper but want something with more to aim at, this is a sensible change of pace. A session can be as short as a few minutes, so it fits a break between longer games.

How to play

On a computer, move with the arrow keys or WASD and use the mouse to aim and to select things on the menus. On a phone or tablet the game uses touch instead: tap and swipe on the screen. There is no setup beyond opening the page, and progress is kept in your browser, so use the same browser and device when you come back.

The basic rhythm of this kind of game is simple: stay mobile, line up the cursor before you fire, and do not stand still in the open. A keyboard and mouse give you the most precise aim, so touch controls are better thought of as the fallback.

Tips

Keep moving with WASD or the arrow keys rather than planting yourself to aim; a moving target is harder to hit.
Use the mouse for aiming and keep your movement hand free, instead of reaching across the keyboard.
If the game feels cramped on a small screen, switch to a laptop or desktop where the mouse makes aiming much easier.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want to stay with action and platforming, Fireboy and Watergirl is a two-character puzzle platformer where careful timing matters more than aim. Helix Jump is a quick one-button arcade game about guiding a ball down a tower. Ovo 2 is a fast precision platformer that rewards clean jumps and quick reactions.

Mafia Wars suits players who want to use the mouse as well as the keyboard, and who like short sessions that can be picked up and dropped at any time.