{
    "schema_version": 1,
    "edition_date": "2026-09-03",
    "title": "Browser Crime RPG Census: September 2026",
    "scope": "A verified snapshot of publicly discoverable English-language crime or mafia RPGs that advertise browser play and showed official evidence of current operation or access on the review date. It is not an exhaustive market count.",
    "methodology": {
        "inclusion": "An entry needs an official HTTPS page, an explicit browser-play claim, a crime or mafia RPG/MMO premise, public evidence of current operation or access, and enough English-language evidence to review.",
        "exclusions": "App-only games, social deduction games, single-player titles, inaccessible signup-only claims, and products supported only by third-party directory claims are excluded.",
        "ordering": "Entries are ordered alphabetically by game name. No score, award, payment, affiliate relationship, estimated popularity, or editorial preference affects placement.",
        "unknown_values": "Not publicly stated means the reviewed official pages did not establish the attribute. It is not a claim that the game lacks the feature.",
        "source_policy": "Descriptive claims use official publisher or game pages. Each entry records the pages reviewed and the date of that review. Later product changes are outside this snapshot."
    },
    "publisher_disclosure": "DHEWY LTD publishes Street Crime and this census. Street Crime uses the same inclusion rule, field definitions, review date, and alphabetical ordering as every other entry.",
    "correction_path": "/contact",
    "field_definitions": {
        "browser_access": "Whether an official source explicitly offers play through a web browser.",
        "access_status": "The public access state shown by official sources on the review date.",
        "progress_model": "Whether public sources describe continuing progression, rounds, seasons, or do not state the model clearly.",
        "player_groups": "Whether official sources publicly describe player-run groups such as crews, families, factions, or cartels.",
        "pvp": "Whether official sources publicly describe direct player-versus-player conflict.",
        "economy_trading": "Whether official sources publicly describe an economy, market, trading, or player-owned economic assets.",
        "mobile_form": "The mobile access form explicitly described by official sources; this does not rate mobile quality."
    },
    "entries": [
        {
            "id": "ashgate",
            "name": "Ashgate",
            "official_url": "https://playashgate.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "closed_beta",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "not_publicly_stated",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site presents Ashgate as a persistent browser mafia RPG in Season Zero closed beta, with a waitlist plus families, territory and economy systems.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://playashgate.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "badfellas",
            "name": "BadFellas",
            "official_url": "https://badfellas.nl/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "responsive_browser",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes a persistent browser text crime RPG with crews, warfare, stocks, casinos, an economy, territory and mobile-browser access.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://badfellas.nl/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "crime-life",
            "name": "Crime.Life",
            "official_url": "https://crime.life/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "seasons",
            "player_groups": "not_publicly_stated",
            "pvp": "not_publicly_stated",
            "economy_trading": "not_publicly_stated",
            "mobile_form": "native_apps",
            "current_evidence": "The official site offers a free browser text RPG with one-month seasons, a shared Respect ladder and optional native mobile apps.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://crime.life/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "crimebloc",
            "name": "CrimeBloc",
            "official_url": "https://crimebloc.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "not_publicly_stated",
            "economy_trading": "not_publicly_stated",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site presents a free browser crime MMO in a persistent world with cartels, turf, alliances, active moderation and a Steam edition.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://crimebloc.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "gang-city",
            "name": "Gang City",
            "official_url": "https://www.gangcity.nl/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "not_publicly_stated",
            "player_groups": "not_publicly_stated",
            "pvp": "not_publicly_stated",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site advertises browser play with ranks, cars, smuggling, factories, organised crime and interaction with real players.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://www.gangcity.nl/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "gangster-nation",
            "name": "Gangster Nation",
            "official_url": "https://www.gangsternation.net/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "rounds",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "native_apps",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes free browser and app play with families, player shooting, drugs, stocks, cars and competitive rounds that usually reset after 15 weeks.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://www.gangsternation.net/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "mafia-matrix",
            "name": "MafiaMatrix",
            "official_url": "https://www.mafiamatrix.co/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "not_publicly_stated",
            "player_groups": "not_publicly_stated",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site offers a browser mafia RPG with criminal careers, player whacking, cities, smuggling and a black market, alongside current server information.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://www.mafiamatrix.co/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "mobsters-rise",
            "name": "Mobsters Rise",
            "official_url": "https://mobstersrise.com/gameplay/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open_beta",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official gameplay page labels the game open beta and describes permanent stat growth, crews, territory, PvP, markets and an economy.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://mobstersrise.com/gameplay/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "mobsters-united",
            "name": "Mobsters United",
            "official_url": "https://mobsters-united.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "not_publicly_stated",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "not_publicly_stated",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes an actively developed browser revival with missions, gear, PvP, crime families, territory and dated 2026 events.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://mobsters-united.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pentito",
            "name": "Pentito",
            "official_url": "https://pentito.game/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "rounds",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site presents a browser-ready 1930s multiplayer game with rounds, real-time PvP, families, economy, chat and current in-game activity.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://pentito.game/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "street-crime",
            "name": "Street Crime",
            "official_url": "https://street-crime.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "responsive_browser",
            "current_evidence": "Street Crime's official pages describe a free persistent browser MMORPG online since 2007 with crews, PvP, city trading, turf, businesses and player-owned casinos.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://street-crime.com/about",
                "https://street-crime.com/underworld-index"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "the-fifth-family",
            "name": "The Fifth Family",
            "official_url": "https://thefifthfamily.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "not_publicly_stated",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "native_apps",
            "current_evidence": "The official site presents a mobile-first browser mafia RPG with families, real-time stat-based PvP, heists, a stock exchange, a player market and native apps.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://thefifthfamily.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "the-mob-state",
            "name": "The Mob State",
            "official_url": "https://themobstate.com/en/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "seasons",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "not_publicly_stated",
            "economy_trading": "not_publicly_stated",
            "mobile_form": "pwa",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes browser and installable PWA play, short sessions, XP, vehicle operations, goals, seasons and player crews.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://themobstate.com/en/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "torn",
            "name": "Torn",
            "official_url": "https://www.torn.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "persistent",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "native_apps",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes a persistent text-based browser RPG with factions, player attacks, companies, markets and optional mobile apps.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://www.torn.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "velkran",
            "name": "Velkran",
            "official_url": "https://velkran.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "seasons",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "pwa",
            "current_evidence": "The official site describes a browser-based Prohibition RPG with families, territory, an economy, factories, player conflict, 60-day seasons and home-screen installation.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://velkran.com/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "vor-wars",
            "name": "Vor Wars",
            "official_url": "https://vorwars.com/",
            "browser_access": "browser",
            "access_status": "open",
            "progress_model": "not_publicly_stated",
            "player_groups": "publicly_described",
            "pvp": "publicly_described",
            "economy_trading": "publicly_described",
            "mobile_form": "not_publicly_stated",
            "current_evidence": "The official site advertises a free browser mafia RPG with jobs, heists, crews, rival fights, blood wars, rackets, real estate and casino play.",
            "reviewed_on": "2026-09-03",
            "sources": [
                "https://vorwars.com/"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "entry_count": 16,
    "methodology_url": "https://street-crime.com/browser-crime-rpg-census#methodology"
}