Omerta is a text-based massive multiplayer RPG game, based on the stories about the legendary don Barafranca..
Set in the 1930's gangster and mafia world, the game is all about status, money and respect. Players get rank points by doing crimes, stealing cars and busting friends out of jail. You can even run you're own organised crime ring, robbing local banks and holding up cars on quiet roads. As you delve deeper into the dark gangster world, many players find other business opportunities, such as gambling clubs, reselling booze and even drug dealing.
New game players choose to start in a city of either USA or Italy, where the mafia has got a large influence even now. One of the more gambling cities, Las Vegas, allows gangsters to try their luck with a wide range of slot machines, black-jack games, and even roulette tables.
In a deadly and sometimes cruel world it helps to have allies, both for protection and shared wealth. Many game players have set up families, who will look out for eachother until the very end. Families are rich, powerful and can run whole neighbourhoods of a city, so you may want to keep on their good side. As you would imagine, they aren't too happy if another player or rival family shoots one of their guys or takes one of their casinos.
For those more cautious game players there are other forms of protection, bodyguards, fast getaway vehicles and even bulletproof suits.
So think you're up to the challenge young gangster? Join the game, everything is free and if you're good enough, grow strong and most importantly, stay alive, we may just be looking at the next Don Barafranca..
Created in 2003 by a solo indie developer coding in his bedroom in Groningen, The Netherlands, Omerta's remarkable growth, consistency and pioneering stance on the free-to-play business model mean it can rightfully claim to be the 'Godfather of all Mafia games'. Today, Omerta has established itself as one of the most iconic faces of browser-based gaming and the go-to destination for budding Mafiosi, boasting more than 4.8 million unique registrations and tens of thousands of active daily users.
Available now, the latest round of the international version of Omerta marks a new beginning for the MMORPG.
Version 4.8 comes after an unprecedented, game-changing war that saw a faction of meticulously organised Serbian families – lead by the fearless Kurosawa family – take surprise control of Omerta's 1930's-inspired mafia streets. The shake up is so severe that, for the first time in years, many of Omerta's longest-established factions and most dedicated players have been left reeling on the sidelines.
Anything could happen now.
Taking Over The Mean Streets of Omerta
The Kurosawa family's frightening rise to dominance in Version 4.7 surprised and shook Omerta's mafia hierarchy to the core. Nobody saw it coming; not the developers, not the crew, and certainly not the opposing families taking comfort in their routines.
When new rounds launch, Omerta often settles into a familiar groove of powerful families reclaiming their territory – something nobody dares to oppose. However, Version 4.7 was different. A daring early war was instead organised by a collective of Serbian families through Omerta's secretive IRC channels. The aim: upset the established order and stake a claim for Omerta's streets.
To everyone's surprise - It worked!
The unexpected shoot-out sent Tommy Gun bullets flying across 26 of Omerta's 27 mafia families, blind-siding the Godfather's of major families so severely that all they could do was congratulate the effort. Over 3000 players died in the surprise attacks and a total of 6 families were wiped out, 3 from either side – a huge upset considering their comparative numbers and influence.
A counter attack was soon launched by Omerta's established mafia families but it was futile, making only a small dent in the Serbian mafia's plans. Kurosawa and its extended family were so well prepared that they swatted away the attack, put on their thinking trilby's and, weeks later, launched a successful final attack of their own to take full control of Omerta.
As Version 4.7 closed, Omerta's biggest shake up in years was completed. Now, Version 4.8 is truly a new beginning for the MMORPG.
