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Watch Dogs

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First release
May 26, 2014
Engine
Disrupt
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Science fiction, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Google Stadia

Set in Chicago, where a central network of computers connects everyone and everything, Watch Dogs explores the impact of technology within our society. Using the city as your weapon, you will embark on a personal mission to inflict your own brand of justice. Chicago's overarching network is known as the Central Operating System (ctOS), and it controls almost all of the city's technology and information - including key data on all of the city's residents.

Also known as WatchDogs, Watch_Dogs, Watch_Dogs.exe

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Storyline
You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice for those events, you'll monitor and hack those around you by manipulating the ctOS from the palm of your hand. You'll access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy... and more.Read more

You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice for those events, you'll monitor and hack those around you by manipulating the ctOS from the palm of your hand. You'll access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy... and more.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 26, 2014
PlayStation 3
May 27, 2014
PlayStation 4
May 27, 2014
All 9 release dates
Xbox One
May 27, 2014
Xbox 360
May 27, 2014
Wii U
Nov 18, 2014
Wii U
Nov 21, 2014
Wii U
Dec 04, 2014
Google Stadia
Dec 09, 2020
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
15h
Main + Extras
37h
Completionist
60h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
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At a Glance

Critic Score
81
Main Story (IGDB)
15h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
37h
Completionist (IGDB)
60h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 50,412 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 27 Oct

Feature data: IGDB

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