In a mafia underworld where betrayal and violence shape every move, you play Michael Valenza, a made man trying to secure his place while carrying a painful past. The game is a Ren'Py kinetic novel from Arcane Ink Productions, using animated 3D CG to tell a story about crime, romance, and combat. The criminal world also hides something darker.
The current build is v0.9 Ch.5, released May 1, 2026, and development is ongoing. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac in English without censorship. The latest update adds Chapter V: Breaking the Pedestal, with more than 293 renders, nine animations, one cinematic, and over 1,000 lines of story. It also fixes typos, improves performance during animation scenes, and includes new music.
Developer's description
"I woke up choking on my own past. I reached for those pills, like they could smooth out the jagged edges in my head. Enough to stop the weight from pressing so hard it crushes me. But they don’t fix what’s underneath. The nightmares never come as memories. No, they come as feelings—like ghosts with no faces, just pieces of a past I can’t escape."
In Mafia underworld, trust is rare, blood is currency, and survival demands calculated violence. In
Valenza Family
, you step into the shoes of
Michael Valenza
, a cunning and often ruthless made man determined to carve out his place in an underworld teeming with betrayals, shifting alliances, and dangerous rivals. But Michael is also a man with internal struggles and conflict—a heavy past and even heavier burdens. He tries to outrun it all, only to realize that no matter how far he runs, the weight always catches up to him. And beneath the surface of this already dark world, something even darker awaits.
v0.9 - Chapter V
Chapter V: Breaking the Pedestal.
293+ renders, 9 animations, 1 cinematic
1000+ lines of story
Typo Fixes.
Some tweaks for performance during animation show.
New OSTs.
v0.8 - Chapter IV: Part II
284+ renders and over 1700+ lines of dialogue
Updated Game Engine for further stability.
Typo fixes
Squashed some bugs that occured after engine update.
Tweaked Discord Rich Presence
Additional GUI tweaks
Defined few things that should cause prevention of previous known crashes and freezes.
Discord Rich Presence now comes in isolated python file to prevent save file issues that were reported previously.
Added Custom CPS in settings based on suggestion. If you're not satisfied with presets, modify your own CPS speed now.
Fixed issue with Click to Continue screen.
Added Analytics - You can now like-dislike specific scenes and with that provide us some insight and feedback.
v0.7 - Chapter IV - Part I
180 + new renders
Bug fixes
New Tracks
New SFXs
Added Discord Rich Presence
Typos corrected
v0.6.1 - Chapter III - Part 2
Extensive rewrites of the entire Prologue, Chapter I, and Chapter II
Dialogue refinements across all early chapters
Conversations adjusted to properly reflect Michael’s established personality, tone, and behavior
Removal of legacy or outdated dialogue that no longer aligned with his character
Multiple bug fixes
Minor issues identified in the previous release have been located and resolved
v0.6 - Chapter III - Part 2
The new update comes includes:
345 + new renders
1700+ lines of dialogue
Refined UI, new soundtracks
Reworked main character's anatomy & Nora's character.
Fixed issues with character's skins and morphs
v0.5 - Chapter III - Part I
After days of late nights, rewrites, and GPU smoke, the next chapter in Michael Valenza’s story is finally here.
️ What’s Inside
400 + new renders & 15 + cinematics
Rewritten some parts.
New soundtrack suite and SFX.
GUI Updates.
Main Menu Updates.
Presplash Update.
Some font changes.
v0.4 - Chapter II - Part II
A lot of story!
New Soundtracks.
New Codex Entries for World Section and People.
Music Room tracks updated.
GUI tweaks.
Main Menu Update.
Ch.2 v0.3
Story, lots of story, as usual!
New SFX
New Tracks
Squashed a typo (CH1)
Added Codex, offering insight into game lore and characters. (Accessed by right click during playing. "CODEX" hard to miss!)
- Will add things to it as I go.
Altered skip point for Rose based on feedback ( CH1 )
Ch.1 v0.2
Chapter I. (Approximately additional hour of gameplay / maybe a bit more depending on reading speeds.)
Tweaks and fixes on Auto function, along with Auto Forward speed settings.
New Soundtracks.
GUI work.
Shot a tiny typo.
Intro + Prologue Release
~1 Hour of playtime
Player reviews
Player rating4.5 / 5 · 18 ratings
Written reviews18 · avg 4.1★
Positive (4–5★)72%
Latest review2026-05-08
What players say
Most players like the mafia story and characters, but limited choices and dated visuals create mixed opinions.
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Players like
mafia-themed story and crime-world setting
interesting main character and supporting cast
generally appealing visuals and character designs
Common complaints
lack of player choices
verbose dialogue and long intro
dated models and static adult scenes
Best for players who enjoy mafia-themed visual novels and prioritize story over choices.
Summarised from 18 written player reviews.
Shabrani_Goudou2026-05-08★★★★★
I don't want to write a book, it has already been done somewhere in the ratings explaining the game, so I'll just write some stuff and give it 5 stars. This game is literally everything I like in an avn…
Wicks992026-01-15★★★★★
Version 0.7 An entrepreneurial mafia story that depicts MC's beginnings from a down and out pauper in a new country to his uprising as a mafia boss. Things started out well enough, but soon morphs into a MC "acting cool"…
Bmagada2026-01-11★★★★★
I do like that there are people here that think verbose or over written dialogue is a sign of quality..... I mean its not, but good on you folk. That's like some hipster high school level reading right there. First…
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