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SeriesSleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

Critic score13 critics
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First release
Aug 13, 2012
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure game set in contemporary Hong Kong. Players control Wei Shen, an undercover police officer who infiltrates a Triad organization called the Sun On Yee. Gameplay emphasizes melee combat using martial arts moves, grapples, and environmental attacks over gunplay, alongside driving, parkour, and open-world exploration. The game features a triple experience system split between Triad, Police, and Face progression paths, each unlocking different abilities and rewards.

Also known as Black Lotus, True Crime: Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs: Hong Kong Himitsu Keisatsu, HKShip.exe

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Storyline
Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist, returns to Hong Kong on assignment from the SFPD to infiltrate the Sun On Yee, one of the city's most powerful Triad organizations. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Jackie Ma, Shen enters the criminal underworld as a low-level gang member, quickly earning the trust of local boss Winston Chu. As he rises through the ranks, Shen must maintain his cover while feeding intelligence back to his police handlers, all while the Sun On Yee's internal power struggles threaten to consume everyone around him. Caught between his duty as a cop and the bonds he forms with the people he is betraying, Shen finds the line between his identities blurring. When a brutal massacre tears the organization apart and triggers a war for its leadership, Shen is drawn deeper into the violence, forced to question who he can trust on either side of the law.Read more

Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist, returns to Hong Kong on assignment from the SFPD to infiltrate the Sun On Yee, one of the city's most powerful Triad organizations. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Jackie Ma, Shen enters the criminal underworld as a low-level gang member, quickly earning the trust of local boss Winston Chu. As he rises through the ranks, Shen must maintain his cover while feeding intelligence back to his police handlers, all while the Sun On Yee's internal power struggles threaten to consume everyone around him. Caught between his duty as a cop and the bonds he forms with the people he is betraying, Shen finds the line between his identities blurring. When a brutal massacre tears the organization apart and triggers a war for its leadership, Shen is drawn deeper into the violence, forced to question who he can trust on either side of the law.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 13, 2012
PlayStation 3
Aug 13, 2012
Xbox 360
Aug 13, 2012
All 6 release dates
PlayStation 3
Aug 14, 2012
PlayStation 3
Aug 17, 2012
PlayStation 3
Sep 27, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
17h
Main + Extras
20h
Completionist
41h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
assassin, martial arts, drugs, organized crime, street racing
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At a Glance

Critic Score
82
Main Story (IGDB)
17h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
20h
Completionist (IGDB)
41h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 10,248 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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