- Released
Nov 15, 2016
3,635 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Stadia
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 9, 20202,150 days ago
- Stadia
- Nov 29, 20163,621 days ago
- PC
- Nov 15, 20163,635 days ago
- PS4
- Xbox One
About
Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Hack your way through traffic while you engage in dangerous car chases through the winding streets of San Francisco, traverse the rooftops of the colorful and vibrant neighborhoods of Oakland, and infiltrate the cutting-edge offices of Silicon Valley companies. There are many secrets to uncover in the birthplace of the tech revolution.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 2,464 players- Main story
- 20 h
- Main + extras
- 32 h
- Completionist
- 47 h
Game info
DisruptEditions, DLC & expansions
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- PEGI18Bad Language, Sex, Violence
- CEROZCrime, Violence
- USK18No content descriptors
- GRAC19+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Crime, Anti-Social, Language, Sexuality, Violence
- CLASS IND16Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language), Violência (Violence)
- ACBMA 15+No content descriptors
Languages
19 languagesArabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch and 13 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabicالعربية | – | ||
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | – | ||
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | – | ||
| Czechčeština | – | ||
| DanishDansk | – | – | |
| DutchNederlands | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| English (UK) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| HungarianMagyar | – | ||
| ItalianItaliano | |||
| Japanese日本語 | |||
| Korean한국어 | – | ||
| PolishPolski | – | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | |||
| RussianРусский | |||
| Spanish (Mexico)Español (Mexico) | |||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Open world
- Sandbox
- Science fiction
- Stealth
- achievements
- action-adventure
- anarchism
- artificial intelligence
- audio logs
- bink video
- black protagonist
- bloody
- building
- car chase
- carjacking
- climbing
48 more tags
- conspiracy
- countdown timer
- cover system
- crime
- cyberpunk
- digital distribution
- downloadable content
- drifting
- drugs
- dualshock 4 support for pc
- dystopian
- ea app
- enemy tagging
- explosion
- fast traveling
- game reference
- hacking
- helicopter
- human
- internet culture reference
- kill feed
- male protagonist
- melee
- mercenary
- motion blur
- movie reference
- no jumping
- non-player character
- over the shoulder
- parkour
- playstation experience 2016
- playstation trophies
- polygonal 3d
- pop culture reference
- poverty
- profanity
- real-time combat
- regenerating health
- rock music
- sequel
- shopping
- side quests
- skill tree
- sleeping
- sociopathy
- sports cars
- sprinting mechanics
- stealth kill
Story & names
In 2016, ctOS 2.0, an advanced operating system networking city infrastructure, was implemented in several US cities to create safer, more efficient metropolises.
Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, and expose the hidden dangers of ctOS 2.0, which, in the hands of corrupt corporations, is being wrongfully used to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale.
With the power of hacking and Dedsec by your side, launch the Hack of the Century, take down ctOS 2.0, and give freedom back to who it belongs to: the people.
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Also known as
- Watch_Dogs 2Alternative spelling
- Watchdogs 2Alternative spelling
- Watch_Dogs2Alternative title
- WD2Acronym
Release dates by region
The Watch Dogs series
All 10 games
Watch Dogs2014
Watch Dogs: Gold Edition2014
Watch Dogs: Vigilante Edition2014
This gameWatch 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.