Mobster management sim Empire of Sin heads to Xbox Game Pass next week Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Mobster management sim Empire of Sin heads to Xbox Game Pass next week Available on console and PC. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 13 Mar 2021 15 comments Empire of Sin, Brenda and John Romero's mobster-themed strategy game, will be making its way to Xbox and PC Game Pass on 18th March. Empire of Sin, if you're unfamiliar, drops players into the seedy side of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago and tasks them with building a formidable crime empire from the ground up. The ultimate goal is to become mob king or queen of the city - a climb that'll require a blend of business savvy, intimidation, and, inevitably, violence. Bribery and black market trading are perfectly valid tools in your quest for criminal supremacy, and you'll also want to establish protection rackets or set up respectable fronts for all your dodgy business ventures - including speakeasies, breweries, casinos, and brothels. Watch on YouTube Empire of Sin - Release Trailer. Then there's combat, and players - along with their loyal crew of cohorts, each with their own traits and relationships - will frequently need to hit the streets and get their hands dirty, indulging in turn-based tactical combat reminiscent of XCOM. Empire of Sin received middling reviews when it launched at the end of last year, thanks to bugs, balance issues, and more serious underlying gameplay problems - some of which Eurogamer's Robert Purchese highlighted in his own review - and developer Romero Games has been focussed on improving the experience since then. Its latest patch, for instance, currently in beta, introduces combat auto-resolve to reduce the somewhat extreme amount of time players were previously forced to spend in battle. Despite its issues though, Empire of Sin is an intriguing, and wonderfully characterful, blend of strategy game and management sim, and curious Game Pass subscribers can step into its deliciously evocative world of trilbies and Tommy guns starting Thursday, 18th March. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store