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.
Last updated 18d ago
It's great for the nostalgia value. Great story, voice acting. Gameplay is a bit dated for 2026 but I played it when it came out and I loved it. Hope they make a sequel. They are making a TV show as I recall based on the game or the characters.
Incredibly fun and immersive GTA style game set in Hong Kong, kung fu fighting, car chases and a story that does not suck. Unfortunately the accessbility settings are a bit lacklustre and as someone who is vision impaired I managed to get about halfway through then had to shelf it as it is too fast paced.
Bought this on sale for nostalgia purposes. Worth every dollar. One of the best GTA, but not GTA game to exist. If you like chinese martial arts, kung fu, and detective shows this game is for you! They have a lot of references to popular movies like Ip Man for example. The game has extremely satisfying and fluid melee combat, with good variety of fighting animations. The characters and story is interesting enough to become invested. Never too late to try this game, imo it holds up well for its age. Don't Sleep on this Dog, and get the game.
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