Dark, gripping story and Aiden Pearce
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Out of the trilogy, this is without a doubt the best Watch Dogs when it comes to the story.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
Watch_Dogs™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%Ubisoft2014Stealth · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A gritty, atmospheric Chicago hacker-revenge story with fun hacking and stealth. The Steam version is hurt by Ubisoft Connect, dead online and clunky aim. Skip it if you want online or 100% achievements.
Great for
Single-player fans of dark revenge stories, stealth and hacking in a living open-world city, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Ubisoft Connect login or license problems and no working online on Steam, plus forced aim assist
What changed in the last 30 days
142 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews stress that the story and atmosphere aged well, and many bought it at a deep discount. This is a tentative read from the sample.
142 recent reviews
What players love
Atmospheric, living Chicago
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“City feels alive especially thanks to NPCs.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Fun hacking as a core mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Hacking is incredibly fun and is what makes the game stand out.”
Steam review · 26 h played ↗
Aged well, still looks good and runs light
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Even in 2026 game looks very good and it's worth to play it.”
Steam review · 77.2 h played ↗
Satisfying stealth and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The gunplay is criminally underrated.”
Steam review · 27.2 h played ↗
Fun side activities and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“digital trips in my opinion are the best mini games in a game ever.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ubisoft Connect launcher and license problems
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Cant even open the game thanks to Ubisoft trash connect 'processing my license' non stop”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring missions and shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“side missions which are so repetitive, unfun and they are designed to waste your time”
Steam review · 58.5 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs (Bedbug) and glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Thanks, Ubisoft, for leaving a campaign breaking bug in the game for over 12 years while still selling it to people.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Online broken on Steam, achievements locked
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the Steam version of this game is sold without working multiplayer.”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Forced aim assist and bad mouse controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The gunplay is so bad that the game has autoaim for keyboard and mouse that can not be disabled.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Awful driving and car physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Driving a car is HORRIBLE”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable25 GB
Minimum
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
ProcessorEight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
Storage25 GB available space
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
Storage25 GB available space
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