$19.99Watch_Dogs™ Turn the city into a weapon
Hack a whole city's systems to hunt the people who hurt your family, moving through a grim, rainy Chicago where every camera and traffic light is yours to use.
Is Watch_Dogs™ worth it?
Watch_Dogs™ is worth it if…
- you like open worlds where hacking cameras, lights and trains solves problems
- you want a tense, story-driven revenge plot in a rainy modern city
- you enjoy mixing stealth, shooting and clever traps in one mission
- you like seamless multiplayer that drops other players into your world
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The whole city is your weapon
You carry a smartphone, and Chicago listens. You flip traffic lights to trap pursuers in a pileup, stop a train and then board it to lose the authorities, or raise a drawbridge to cut off a chase. Security cameras become your eyes, and personal data points you to the next target.
It makes missions feel flexible. You can sneak past guards with cameras and distractions, jam communications, black out blocks, or trigger steam pipes and barriers at the right second.
Street fights with baton and bullets
When hacking is not enough, Aiden hits back directly. You take down enemies with a baton up close, or pick from more than 30 weapons when things get loud.
Chicago answers violence with violence, so fights stay tense and scrappy. Stealth, shooting and quick hacks stack into your own plan of attack. One quiet takedown keeps the street calm, one missed shot turns it into a very public argument.
Fast cars and high rooftops
Chicago is big, and you cross it fast. You get behind the wheel of more than 65 vehicles, each with its own handling, and thread through traffic while ctOS clears or blocks your path.
On foot, you cut through buildings, climb to rooftops and vault obstacles to stay on a target. Parkour keeps chases fluid: you chase across roofs, drop down a level, steal a car and keep going. The city layout rewards shortcuts, so learning the streets pays off.
A revenge story with seamless multiplayer
You are Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug hunting the people behind a violent family tragedy. You monitor strangers, pull their data, follow leads through Chicago, and your choices send ripples through the story, the city and its residents.
Other players can slip into your game with no menus or loading screens. Someone may try to hack you while you roam, or you can team up and take on rivals together. It keeps even a quiet drive tense, since you never quite know who else is watching.
What else should you know?
How does hacking actually work moment to moment?
Your phone connects to ctOS, so the city infrastructure becomes your toolkit. You read profiles, tap cameras to scout, trigger lights, blockers, bridges and trains, and chain them into escapes or ambushes.
Is combat stealthy or loud?
Both, often in the same fight. You can scout with cameras, distract guards, sneak past or strike quietly with the baton. If spotted, you fall back on more than 30 weapons and use hacks to blind enemies, cut off reinforcements or open an exit. Missions support your own plan rather than one correct style.
What is the multiplayer like?
Single and multiplayer link into one seamless system, so other players can enter your Chicago without menus or loading screens. Expect hacking invasions, chases and cooperative confrontations woven into free roam. It adds paranoia in a good way: that parked car might just be a rival sizing you up.
How dark is the story?
Pretty dark. Aiden is chasing the people responsible for a family tragedy, and Chicago matches him with grey skies, rain and surveillance everywhere. The tone is tense and serious, with street crime, gangs and corporate power in the background. Come for clever power over the city, stay for the slow burn of revenge.
