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Doodle Mafia

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54%Game Brain Score
story, humor
gameplay, graphics
54% User Score Based on 65 reviews

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Doodle Mafia is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by JoyBits Ltd. and was released on April 19, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Doodle Mafia is a unique simulation game where you play as a criminal mastermind, building your gang and committing various crimes. You'll make decisions in different situations, from robbing banks to casting spells, while managing your crew and resources. The game features a blend of adventure, strategy, and puzzle elements, making it an engaging experience for players who enjoy open-ended gameplay.

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54%
Audience ScoreBased on 65 reviews
story4 positive mentions
gameplay5 negative mentions
  • Doodle Mafia offers a unique twist on the Doodle series with its crime-themed combinations, providing a fun and creative outlet for players.
  • The game features a campaign mode with multiple endings, adding a layer of narrative that enhances the overall experience.
  • The visuals and audio are well done, contributing to a casual atmosphere that makes the game accessible to a wide range of players.
  • The gameplay can become repetitive and tedious, with many combinations feeling nonsensical and lacking intuitive logic.
  • The user interface is clunky and poorly designed, making navigation frustrating and detracting from the overall experience.
  • The game appears to be a rushed cash grab, with numerous spelling mistakes and bugs that hinder gameplay quality.
  • story
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it bland and unengaging, while others appreciate the campaign mode's multiple endings and the progression of a criminal empire narrative. However, many criticize the short and often frustrating campaign, describing it as lacking depth and excitement, with minimal storyline development. Overall, the story aspect seems to be a weak point, with players feeling it does not significantly enhance the gameplay experience.

    • “The campaign mode is an interesting addition with a story playing out and the order you make reactions in mattering with multiple endings to each chapter.”
    • “As you unlock new combinations, you piece together your criminal empire's progression and unravel new story elements.”
    • “There's an open world where you work on unlocking everything for your city, a campaign which gives you a different story premise and you must unlock the right things to complete the story.”
    • “Bland story and bothersome UI makes this an easy skip.”
    • “The 'story' can be seen in campaign mode, a short, frustrating series of chapters that provide little besides boredom.”
    • “The story is short and boring, that's all I have to say about it.”
  • gameplay
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of "Doodle Mafia" is characterized by repetitive mechanics centered around combining elements to build a criminal empire, similar to its predecessors. While some players appreciate the simplified approach, many find it tedious and lacking depth, with unclear combinations and an absence of a compelling narrative leading to a sense of aimlessness. Overall, the gameplay may appeal to fans of the theme but can become monotonous for those seeking more complexity.

    • “The gameplay of 'Doodle Mafia' revolves around combining elements to create new ones, just like its predecessors 'Doodle God' and 'Doodle God Blitz.' However, this time, the focus is on crafting a criminal empire.”
    • “It's also better suited, in my opinion, to touch screen mechanics than clicking. I'd recommend the original 'Doodle God' if you haven't played any at all, for its extra puzzles and competitive elements, unless you really like the theme of crime sprees.”
    • “I have never played anything like it before; the gameplay is about adding elements. For example, take an iron bar and add a criminal to make a mugger.”
    • “Just like all the other 'doodle' games, this one gets boring after a while, because the whole gameplay is doing the same thing over and over again for hundreds of times either until we get bored or until we get all the achievements.”
    • “The game's simplified approach to gameplay might also feel repetitive after a while, especially for those who've experienced the more complex mechanics of the earlier 'doodle' games.”
    • “With very tedious gameplay and at times very nonsensical combinations, 'Doodle Mafia' is not a puzzle game worth playing.”
  • graphics
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics maintain a charming doodle aesthetic that aligns with the series' established style, contributing to a casual atmosphere that appeals to a broad audience. While some players appreciate the crisp visuals and adjustable settings, others find the artwork lacking and overwhelming due to excessive visual elements. Overall, the graphics are considered adequate but not groundbreaking.

    • “The visual style maintains the doodle aesthetic of the series, and while it doesn't deviate from the established formula, it still carries its own charm.”
    • “The simple graphics contribute to the game's casual atmosphere, making it accessible to a wide range of players.”
    • “I want to mention that the visuals for the game are well done.”
    • “The artwork is not very good.”
    • “There's too much element groups; I got most of the groups and my eyes were hurting from all the visuals, and just like the groups, some of the elements don't make sense.”
    • “Graphics are okay.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews; some players find it repetitive and annoying due to its looping nature, while others appreciate its subtlety and charm, noting that it complements the gameplay without being overly intrusive. Overall, the soundtrack seems to enhance the experience for some, while detracting from it for others.

    • “Especially with the soundtrack accompanying my combination attempts.”
    • “I am quite confused this far but I like it quite a lot and I want to see what happens in the city and what I can build. Nice little odd music score too (of the sort that's good enough to notice when you start the game but still discreet enough to not notice once in the game) and the art is really nice too.”
    • “No music to speak of.”
    • “While I didn't mind this game, it was way too repetitive, both in terms of gameplay and music.”
    • “The same sounds and music played on a loop, and it drove me insane.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a lazy cash grab, with many reviewers feeling that it lacks quality and effort, particularly in comparison to the successful Doodle franchise. Players express disappointment that the developers, joybits, have not leveraged their resources to improve the quality of their offerings, leading to a perception of greed over creativity.

    • “Seems like a lazy cash grab they farmed out to some overseas team.”
    • “With the resources that the success of the Doodle franchise has doubtless brought them, you would think that Joybits would try to make strides in quality for future efforts, but almost every game aside from Doodle God and Doodle Devil feels like a lazy cash grab designed to cash in on minimal effort.”
    • “Doodle Mafia is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as a lazy, greedy cash grab.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of Doodle Mafia to be tedious and frustrating, with gameplay that often feels nonsensical and repetitive. The puzzles, which initially offer some enjoyment, quickly become a chore, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “With very tedious gameplay and at times very nonsensical combinations, Doodle Mafia is not a puzzle game worth playing.”
    • “Tedious, to say the least.”
    • “Eventually, the puzzles stopped being fun and just became tedious.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent glitches, crashes, and freezing reported by users. Many players find it frustratingly buggy, detracting from the overall experience.

    • “The game is extremely buggy, repeatedly freezing or crashing, and in the 4 hours I played, I probably had to kill the process running it at least 20-30 times.”
    • “I have liked previous Doodle games, but this is one buggy, boring mess of a game.”
    • “Fun game, but glitches occur from time to time for no apparent reason.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in "Doodle Mafia" is characterized by a mix of clever and absurd combinations, such as "blackmail nixon," which adds a lighthearted touch to the gameplay. While some combinations are amusing, others feel forced, but overall, the game provides a fun and humorous diversion.

    • “Doodle Mafia is exactly what you would expect if you have played Doodle God before, just Doodle God but with mafia-themed combinations. Some are funny, like 'Nixon' leading to 'Blackmail Nixon', and some are just ridiculous, like combining 'Car Thief' together to make 'Car Thief Gang' leading to 'Car Thief Leader'. That's just reaching for new combinations.”
    • “Fun little game, a little diversion with a sense of humor.”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's simple graphics enhance its casual atmosphere, making it inviting and accessible for a diverse audience of players.

    • “The simple graphics contribute to the game's casual atmosphere, making it accessible to a wide range of players.”
    • “The lack of immersive sound design really detracts from the overall atmosphere, leaving the game feeling flat and unengaging.”
    • “The environments feel lifeless and uninspired, which severely impacts the game's ability to draw players into its world.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's replayability is considered low, indicating that players may not find sufficient motivation to revisit it after completing it.

    • “The replay value for this game is low.”
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Doodle Mafia is a casual simulation game.

Doodle Mafia is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

Doodle Mafia was released on April 19, 2017.

Doodle Mafia was developed by JoyBits Ltd..

Doodle Mafia has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Doodle Mafia is a single player game.

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