DI
96Steam
2012
Top Rated
Dishonored
MUST PLAY
Action·Adventure
Sleeping Dogs is an exceptional Action/Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
90
Verdict
94%
Steam
82
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 17K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (82/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Sleeping Dogs is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by United Front Games and published by Square Enix. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2012. Set in contemporary Hong Kong, the story follows Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist who goes undercover and infiltrates the Sun On Yee Triad organization. Gameplay focuses on Shen's martial arts moves, fighting, shooting and parkour abilities, and on gadgets that can be used for combat and exploration. The player must complete missions to unlock content and continue the story, but they may instead freely roam the game's open world environment and engage in both legal and criminal activities. The latter may incite a police response, the intensity of which is controlled by a "heat" system. Actions such as fighting, driving and racing grant Shen statistical rewards and earn the player achievements.
Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Environmentalist
Perform 5 unique environmental kills.
80%
unlocked
Strike Gold
Achieve 1 Gold Stat Award.
70.2%
unlocked
Minor Face
Achieve Face Level 2.
63%
unlocked
Slight Silver
Achieve 5 Silver Stat Awards.
61.3%
unlocked
Rookie
Complete 10% of all missions, cases, favors, events, jobs and races.
61%
unlocked
Man Around Town
Visit Aberdeen, Central, Kennedy Town and North Point.
60.9%
unlocked
Take A Bite Out Of Crime
Complete a Case.
60.3%
unlocked
Stuntman
Successfully perform an action hijack.
59.4%
unlocked
Gold Rush
Achieve 5 Gold Stat Awards.
53.9%
unlocked
Officer
Complete 25% of all missions, cases, favors, events, jobs and races.
49.9%
unlocked
One of the best and most underappreciated games ever is less than $3
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Environmentalist
Perform 5 unique environmental kills.
80%
unlocked
Strike Gold
Achieve 1 Gold Stat Award.
70.2%
unlocked
Minor Face
Achieve Face Level 2.
63%
unlocked
Slight Silver
Achieve 5 Silver Stat Awards.
61.3%
unlocked
Rookie
Complete 10% of all missions, cases, favors, events, jobs and races.
61%
unlocked
Man Around Town
Visit Aberdeen, Central, Kennedy Town and North Point.
60.9%
unlocked
Take A Bite Out Of Crime
Complete a Case.
60.3%
unlocked
Stuntman
Successfully perform an action hijack.
59.4%
unlocked
Gold Rush
Achieve 5 Gold Stat Awards.
53.9%
unlocked
Officer
Complete 25% of all missions, cases, favors, events, jobs and races.
49.9%
unlocked
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