About Build a Syndicate
A persistent mafia strategy MMO that lives in your browser, launched in 2026, in early access, and built in public with its players.
The game
Build a Syndicate drops you into a living criminal city as a nobody with pocket change. Everything above you is earned: cash from jobs you run with hired operators, an army you research, train and equip, a crime family you found or join, and eventually territory, real cities on a shared world map that your syndicate takes, garrisons, taxes and defends against everyone else.
Every rival is a real player. The markets move because players move them. Wars start because two families wanted the same city. Deals happen on escrow-backed contracts, units and cash on paper, two signatures, structurally scam-proof. There are seasons to time, a Golden Crown casino for simulated gambling with virtual chips only (never real money), spies to send, battle reports that account for every soldier, and live chat threading through all of it.
The rules the city runs on
- Free means free. Optional purchases (V.I.P, gold) buy time and status, never units, gear, cash or power. A free player can reach the top. That's a design law, not a promise.
- The server is the truth. Every battle, payout and clock is computed server-side. No client tricks, no cheats-by-console.
- Conservation. Soldiers and money are never created or destroyed by bugs. Every unit is accounted for on every path. When something's off, it gets a public fix.
- One human, one presence. Alt-account farming is engineered against, so the leaderboard means something.
Early access, honestly
The city is still being built, new systems land weekly, and the players here now shape what the game becomes. That's the trade of early access: you get a young economy and a reachable throne; we get players whose feedback becomes features. The Discord is where that conversation happens, and the in-game Support line goes straight to the Creator.
Start here
New to the genre? Read what a browser mafia game is or see how we compare to the classics. Ready to play? The beginner's guide covers your first week, or just walk in. Registration is a username and a password. The city does the rest.