- Released
May 26, 2014
4,534 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
- PS3
- Xbox 360
- +2
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 9, 20202,145 days ago
- Stadia
- Nov 18, 20144,358 days ago
- Wii U
- May 27, 20144,533 days ago
- PS4
- Xbox One
- PS3
- Xbox 360
- May 26, 20144,534 days ago
- PC
About
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.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 2,338 players- Main story
- 20 h
- Main + extras
- 33 h
- Completionist
- 63 h
Game info
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Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- PEGI18Bad Language, In-Game Purchases, Online Gameplay, Violence
- CEROZCrime, Violence
- USK18No content descriptors
- GRAC19+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Crime, Anti-Social, Gambling, Language, Sexuality, Violence
- CLASS IND18No content descriptors
- ACBR 18+No content descriptors
Languages
20 languagesChinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (UK) and 14 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | – | ||
| Czechčeština | – | ||
| DanishDansk | – | ||
| DutchNederlands | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| English (UK) | |||
| FinnishSuomi | – | ||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| HungarianMagyar | – | ||
| ItalianItaliano | |||
| Japanese日本語 | |||
| Korean한국어 | – | ||
| NorwegianNorsk | – | ||
| PolishPolski | – | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal)Português (Portugal) | |||
| RussianРусский | |||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | |||
| SwedishSvenska | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Open world
- Sandbox
- Science fiction
- Stealth
- achievements
- action-adventure
- anarchism
- artificial intelligence
- audio logs
- banned
- bink video
- bloody
- building
- bullet time
- car accident
- car chase
48 more tags
- carjacking
- chess
- climbing
- color separation
- companion app
- conspiracy
- countdown timer
- cover system
- crime
- cyberpunk
- damsel in distress
- darkness
- digital distribution
- disguise as npc
- dolby digital
- drifting
- drugs
- dystopian
- ea app
- economy
- enemy tagging
- espionage
- explosion
- fast traveling
- game critics awards
- game reference
- gamescom 2013
- games with gold
- hacking
- helicopter
- human
- internet culture reference
- kill feed
- male protagonist
- melee
- mercenary
- motion blur
- movie reference
- nintendo network
- no jumping
- non-player character
- off-tv play
- over the shoulder
- pax east 2013
- pax east 2014
- playstation trophies
- poker
- polygonal 3d
Story & names
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.
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Also known as
- WatchDogsAlternative spelling
- Watch_DogsStylized title
- Watch_Dogs.exeWindows Executable
Release dates by region
The Watch Dogs series
All 10 games
This gameWatch Dogs2014
Watch Dogs: Gold Edition2014
Watch Dogs: Vigilante Edition2014
Watch Dogs 22016
Watch Dogs 2: Deluxe Edition2016
Watch Dogs 2: Gold Edition2016
Watch Dogs: Legion - Limited Edition2020
Watch Dogs: Legion2020
Watch Dogs: Legion - Ultimate Edition2020
Watch Dogs: Legion - Resistance Edition2020
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.