Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.Ī story about family, respect and loyalty, The Godfather book by Mario Puzo and film by Paramount Pictures serve as inspiration for the game as you join the Corleone family and earn respect through loyalty and fear as you rise through the ranks to become Don in a living, 1945-1955 New York. Now it’s up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you’ve been accepted into America’s most famous criminal organization.