The Godfather: The Game

This page is for game based on the 1972 film. For the 1991 game based on the film series, see The Godfather.

The Godfather
The Godfather	1991
The Godfather: The Game	2006
The Godfather II	2009

Warnings

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).

RenderWare games may not work on Windows 11 24H2 or later without using a DirectSound wrapper (see the engine page for details).

The Godfather: The Game is a singleplayer open world game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the 1972 film The Godfather and is followed by The Godfather II.

It was first released in North America on March 21, 2006, followed by releases in Europe and Japan on March 24, 2006 and August 3, 2006 respectively.

The game crashes after the copyright screen on modern versions of Windows; use SilentPatch to resolve this issue.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4 DRM^{[Note 1]}
Retail		Themida DRM, German/French versions.^{[citation needed]}
EA app (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

The product key provided with physical copies can no longer be activated on Origin.^[3]

Essential improvements

SilentPatch

Fixes the movies causing a crash on Vista and newer Windows versions.

Only works with US godfather.exe.

Additional options such as custom FPS cap and skipping intro videos are available in SilentPatchGF.ini.

To install, extract the contents of `SilentPatchGF.zip` to `<path-to-game>`^[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Electronic Arts\The Godfather The Game\VideoSettings\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\GF\settings.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24820/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\GF\SG\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24820/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

European version stores its save files in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\GF\corleone

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-Game Graphics Options Menu at Highest settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use The Godfather Widescreen Fix.
Multi-monitor		Use The Godfather Widescreen Fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Use The Godfather Widescreen Fix.
4K Ultra HD		Use The Godfather Widescreen Fix.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use D3DWindower.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use D3DWindower and Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 16x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	Locked at 30 FPS; use SilentPatch.
120+ FPS	Running past 60 FPS leads to everything running at the incorrect speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

In-Game Control Options Menu

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Shares the same option with mouse sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Fix^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open settings.ini.
Paste all text at the bottom

[Controller_(Xbox_360_Wireless_Receiver_for_Windows):10:1:5]
DEVICETYPE=JOYSTICK_DEVICE
NAME="XBOX 360 Wireless Controller"
BUTTON2=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_LEFT
BUTTON0=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_DOWN
BUTTON1=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_RIGHT
BUTTON3=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_UP
BUTTON4=VBUTTON_LEFT_TOP
BUTTON5=VBUTTON_RIGHT_TOP
BUTTON6=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
BUTTON7=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM
BUTTON6=VBUTTON_SELECT
BUTTON7=VBUTTON_START
BUTTON8=VBUTTON_LEFT_STICK
BUTTON9=VBUTTON_RIGHT_STICK
POV_0_NORTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_UP
POV_0_SOUTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_DOWN
POV_0_EAST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_RIGHT
POV_0_WEST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_LEFT
DIRECTION_X_AXIS=LJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Y_AXIS=LJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_X_AXIS=RJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_Y_AXIS=RJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Z_POS_AXIS=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
DIRECTION_Z_NEG_AXIS=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM

4. Save and Exit

Xbox 360 Wired Controller Fix

This controller configuration swaps the bumpers with the triggers. This is necessary because pressing both triggers simultaneously centers the Z-axis making it impossible to melee grab or aim and shoot.

Go to <path-to-game>
Open default.ini in a text editor and paste the text below to the end of the file.

[Controller_(XBOX_360_For_Windows):10:1:5]
DEVICETYPE=JOYSTICK_DEVICE
NAME="XBOX 360 Controller"
BUTTON0=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_DOWN
BUTTON1=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_RIGHT
BUTTON2=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_LEFT
BUTTON3=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_UP
BUTTON4=VBUTTON_LEFT_TOP
BUTTON5=VBUTTON_RIGHT_TOP
BUTTON6=VBUTTON_SELECT
BUTTON7=VBUTTON_START
BUTTON8=VBUTTON_LEFT_STICK
BUTTON9=VBUTTON_RIGHT_STICK
POV_0_NORTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_UP
POV_0_SOUTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_DOWN
POV_0_EAST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_RIGHT
POV_0_WEST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_LEFT
DIRECTION_X_AXIS=LJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Y_AXIS=LJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_X_AXIS=RJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_Y_AXIS=RJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Z_POS_AXIS=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
DIRECTION_Z_NEG_AXIS=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM

3. Save and Exit
4. Run the game, go to Controller Options, assign the Left and Right Sticks as they are not mapped by default.

If the controller is still not recognized open the USB Game Controller Control Panel (Win+R control joy.cpl) to find the actual name of the used controller, edit the controller name inside the square brackets to match, replace spaces with underscores. Controller_(XBOX_360_For_Windows) and Controller_(XBOX_360_Controller_for_Windows) are the most common values for official and third-party XBOX 360 Wired Controllers.

PS2 Controller Fix^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open settings.ini with a text editor.
Paste all text at the bottom

[Twin_USB_Joystick:12:1:4:0]
DEVICETYPE=JOYSTICK_DEVICE
NAME="Twin USB Joystick"
BUTTON0=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_LEFT
BUTTON1=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_DOWN
BUTTON10=VBUTTON_LEFT_STICK
BUTTON11=VBUTTON_RIGHT_STICK
BUTTON2=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_RIGHT
DIRECTION_X_AXIS=LJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Y_AXIS=LJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Z_AXIS=RJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_Z_AXIS=RJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
W_BUTTON3=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_UP
W_BUTTON4=VBUTTON_LEFT_TOP
W_BUTTON5=VBUTTON_RIGHT_TOP
W_BUTTON6=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
W_BUTTON7=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM
W_BUTTON8=VBUTTON_SELECT
W_BUTTON9=VBUTTON_START
W_POV_0_EAST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_RIGHT
W_POV_0_NORTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_UP
W_POV_0_SOUTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_DOWN
W_POV_0_WEST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_LEFT

4. Save and Exit

Xbox One Wireless Controller Fix

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open settings.ini with a text editor.
Paste all text at the bottom

[Controller_(Xbox_One_For_Windows):10:1:5]
DEVICETYPE=JOYSTICK_DEVICE
NAME="Xbox One For Windows"
BUTTON2=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_LEFT
BUTTON0=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_DOWN
BUTTON1=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_RIGHT
BUTTON3=VBUTTON_RIGHT_DPAD_UP
BUTTON4=VBUTTON_LEFT_TOP
BUTTON5=VBUTTON_RIGHT_TOP
BUTTON6=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
BUTTON7=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM
BUTTON6=VBUTTON_SELECT
BUTTON7=VBUTTON_START
BUTTON8=VBUTTON_LEFT_STICK
BUTTON9=VBUTTON_RIGHT_STICK
POV_0_NORTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_UP
POV_0_SOUTH=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_DOWN
POV_0_EAST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_RIGHT
POV_0_WEST=VBUTTON_LEFT_DPAD_LEFT
DIRECTION_X_AXIS=LJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Y_AXIS=LJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_X_AXIS=RJOY_X_FULL_AXIS
ROTATION_Y_AXIS=RJOY_Y_FULL_AXIS
DIRECTION_Z_POS_AXIS=VBUTTON_LEFT_BOTTOM
DIRECTION_Z_NEG_AXIS=VBUTTON_RIGHT_BOTTOM

4. Save and Exit

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only.
Portuguese				PlayStation 2 version only.^[6] Download.
Slovak				Fan - 1
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game crashes after copyright screen on modern versions of Windows

Caused by the game's faulty video player^[7]^[8]

Install SilentPatch.^[4]

Rename `Movies` to `_Movies`.^[9]

After renaming movies folder, character can not be named after creation

A problem caused after applying SilentPatch into the European version of the game

Workaround^{[citation needed]}
Create a save file in the original European `godfather.exe` without any mods. Find a US executable that will enable SilentPatch to work, and replace the existing one. Rename the `_Movies` folder back to `Movies`. Move the save file from `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\corleone` to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\GF\SG\`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
DirectDraw	7	Used for the video player.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 Intel GMA 900 series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 6000 series ATI Radeon 9700 128 MB of VRAM

Nvidia GeForce 4 MX is not supported.

Notes

↑ This version of SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (24820) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Solved: Is NFS Carbon Redeemable on Origin - Answer HQ - last accessed on 2020-12-03
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-03-01
Works.
↑ gamepad doesn't work with The Godfather!!?? - PC/Mac/Linux Society - GameSpot - last accessed on 2018-02-04
↑ PCSX2 Wiki - last accessed on May 2023
↑ CookiePLMonster/SilentPatchGF: SilentPatch for The Godfather: The Game (fixes startup crash on Windows 10) - last accessed on 2018-03-01
↑ VOGONS • View topic - The Godfather 1 and Vista/Win7 - warning: slightly technical thread here - last accessed on 2016-5-21
↑ Verified by User:Averygoodperson on 2022-03-19

[3] This version of SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (24820) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (24820) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[4] Solved: Is NFS Carbon Redeemable on Origin - Answer HQ - last accessed on 2020-12-03

[Blackbird_2018-03-01-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-03-01
Works.

[7] sn't work with The Godfather!!?? - PC/Mac/Linux Society - GameSpot - last accessed on 2018-02-04

[8] PCSX2 Wiki - last accessed on May 2023

[9] CookiePLMonster/SilentPatchGF: SilentPatch for The Godfather: The Game (fixes startup crash on Windows 10) - last accessed on 2018-03-01

[Crash-10] VOGONS • View topic - The Godfather 1 and Vista/Win7 - warning: slightly technical thread here - last accessed on 2016-5-21

[11] Verified by User:Averygoodperson on 2022-03-19

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Developers

	EA Redwood Shores
Windows	Headgate Studios
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	March 21, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Open world
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America
Series	The Godfather