# Mob Wars LCN: Mafia Empire

> Crime RPG · Strategy Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id789910921](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id789910921)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id789910921`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KANO/APPS
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (3,905 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.138.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2015-06-30
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mob-wars-lcn-mafia-empire/id789910921)
- **Website:** [https://www.kano.ca/work/mobwars-lcn](https://www.kano.ca/work/mobwars-lcn)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kanoplay.com/privacy](https://www.kanoplay.com/privacy)

## Description

**Mob Wars: La Cosa Nostra** is a classic text-based online mafia RPG and strategy game inspired by the social RPGs of the early Facebook era. Start with nothing, complete gang missions, earn cash, manage criminal businesses, collect gear, buy properties, and build a powerful mafia empire.

Compete against real players in PvP battles, hitlist attacks, bounty hunts, and large-scale syndicate wars. Recruit mobsters, form alliances, chat with the community, and customize your character as you rise through the ranks. With idle income, long-term progression, global leaderboards, regular events, and cross-platform play on iPhone, iPad, Facebook, and web, Mob Wars combines multiplayer strategy with classic mafia game nostalgia.

## Rankings

- #28,890 — Overall
- #48 — application

## Review summary

Players praise Mob Wars LCN for its nostalgic Mafia Wars vibe, lack of ads, flexible pacing, and strong social/ongoing content. However, multiple reviews note concerns about monetization and pay-to-win dynamics, battle pass glitches and gating, general stability issues, problematic recruitment/invite systems, and limited app support. Overall, it’s a beloved, long-running Mafia-style experience for many, but with notable frustrations around monetization, barriers to progress, and technical problems.

### Pros

- Nostalgic feel that closely resembles the old Mafia Wars gameplay.
- No ads and flexible progression/pacing—you can level up at your own speed.
- Strong social aspect—play with friends, global chat, and steady community engagement.
- Regular content and events (Syn Wars, Quests, Boss Raids) that keep the game fresh.
- Long-term appeal and consistency—many players have been enjoying it for years and see it as a solid Mafia-style experience.

### Cons

- Pay-to-win perception and monetization that can reset progress or speed up power gains (e.g., spending money leading to setbacks).
- Battle pass and monetization issues—glitches or barriers that lock players into the battle pass and feel like a money grab.

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