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 casino to lose money in, 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.