The Boss Gangster unofficial guide

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE / GUIDES

1.0 · 27 OCT 2026 $15.19 USD WINDOWS

KNOWN STEPS, REWARDS AND GAPS

Story objectives and Office jobs

Use the Journal to select a story objective or accepted Office job, then pin its destination on the map. Story chapters introduce systems in order; repeatable Office work adds deliveries, debts, targets, theft and racing. A kill or a purchase alone may not finish the requested delivery or follow-up action.

The chapter steps, rewards and delegation rules below are single-source summaries of the official wiki: https://thebossgangster.com/wiki/ . Some chapters are explicitly incomplete there. This index covers documented milestones rather than claiming a complete 33-chapter walkthrough.

Dock gunfight beside a coast guard boat
Steam store screenshot of a dock gunfight, no HUD. Image: BEF Games / Tripwire Presents, via Steam.
Dock fight on day one with the objective Talk to Luigi
Steam store screenshot. Corner stamp reads EA 0.6.25, so this is Early Access, not a confirmed 1.0 frame. Image: BEF Games / Tripwire Presents, via Steam.

Select the job and check what completion requires

Press J to open the Journal and M for the map. Pin the relevant objective; selecting another entry preserves previous progress. Check deadlines on Office jobs before making a detour. Some story chapters also wait for a gameplay trigger or depend on the starting mode.

  • Target or delivery job: identify the named destination and required cargo. A target body may need bagging and transport to a drop-off; killing alone may not complete it.
  • Chapter 4 drive-by: recruit through Criminal Activities > Family, create the family, unlock and buy a pistol, equip it, then defeat the marked enemy from the car. Merely firing does not finish the objective.
  • Chapter 27 delivery: move product into the hot dog stand. Rearranging stock already in that stand does not count as a new delivery.

Story milestones and known rewards

The entries below paraphrase the wiki. Dollar rewards and Feature Vault points are different resources; these selected rewards are not a complete payout list.

Selected story milestones; wiki single source
ChapterDocumented objective or routeRecorded reward or limitation
2: Life on the StreetsThree successful pickpockets, then doorman, hot dog and taxi work100 Feature Vault points on chapter completion
3: Small Office Big PlansBuy an Office; complete three Office jobs$2,000 on the three-job objective
4: Create Your FamilyRecruit, create the family, equip a purchased pistol and complete the drive-by target$5,000 on the final objective
5-9: First productionAcquire property and supplies; grow a plant, dry it, then process it at a Crafting TableEquipment unlocks and purchases are separate
10: Street DealUnlock Sales Points; bring processed Broccoli and sell one product$10,000 and 200 Feature Vault points on chapter completion
11: Small LabUnlock and place a Lab Table; buy ingredients and successfully produce a formula$20,000 on chapter completion
24-26: Warehouse productionBuy the warehouse; place growing, drying and processing equipment; hire workers; set up a Lab Room and chemistManual Lab Table and warehouse Lab Room are separate systems
27-28: Distribution and OfficeUnlock a stand, donate for its purchase opportunity, buy and stock it; complete a Cartel contract; later interrogate and promoteCartel terms are contract-specific; no fixed contract payout is asserted here
29: Claim Your TerritoryClaim a sales spot, extort a business in the same district, reach 200 Prestige, start and defend the district fightBring armed family members before starting the fight
31: Car TheftUnlock theft, steal the striped Street Racer and deliver it to the portOnly one of two objectives documented
32: Bloody RevengeGo to the named place, defeat five targets, bag the required body, load the trunk and deliver to the construction siteThe construction site is a mission destination, not a universal body dump
33: Absolute DominanceCapture all Vice Kings territoriesOnly one of two objectives documented

Office work: perform it or delegate

Buy the Office to receive clients and jobs. Before accepting, inspect the requested action, time limit, reward and failure conditions. Deliveries, debt collection, targets, theft and racing are separate job categories.

After unlocking Office job-type assignment, use Manage to assign eligible Capos or gangsters to categories. Preview the skill-based success chance. A Racer assignment reserves a vehicle, so that car cannot be called from the garage until released. Automatic acceptance has its own unlock and filters; it does not change the pinned objective.

Where the public walkthrough stops

The wiki covers only one of twelve Chapter 1 objectives, four of five in Chapter 12, none of three in Chapter 30, and one of two each in Chapters 31 and 33. No dependable missing-step sequence is supplied here.

No reviewed source establishes a mission or activity named blunt raid. It is not treated as a confirmed job. Defeating a rival Boss destroys that family according to the wiki; winning one rival-business raid is a different result.

Questions

Why did a kill not finish my job?

Some jobs require a particular target or a body delivery. Select the relevant Journal entry and follow its task-specific destination. Chapter 32 explicitly requires bagging and trunk transport.

Why can I not call my car during Office work?

The wiki says a Racer assignment reserves a vehicle until the assignment releases it. This is distinct from simply owning a car.

Is this a complete story walkthrough?

No. It is an index of supported milestones and job rules. Several chapters have explicitly incomplete source coverage, including Chapter 30 with no dependable steps.

Keep going

Version line: 1.0 plus the 28 October 2026 hotfix, unless a paragraph says otherwise. Patch notes. Sources. Checked 2026-10-29. Store: Steam. Wiki: thebossgangster.com/wiki.