Sleeping Dogs

Open-world Hong Kong crime action with an undercover cop

United Front Games · Published by Square Enix · Released TBA

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 17K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 63% of 11 in 30 days
Playing now: 14; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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What is Sleeping Dogs?

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person, single-player action game set in an open-world Hong Kong. You play Wei Shen, an undercover cop infiltrating the Triads, as you fight with martial arts and guns, drive through the city, and take part in criminal activities without exposing your identity.

For you if...

+you like hand-to-hand combat in an open-world game
+you enjoy undercover crime stories set in Hong Kong
+you want street races and other activities between missions

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear levels over open-world roaming
−you want to avoid close-quarters fighting and car chases

What players say

94% of 17,274 reviews are positive · 63% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the undercover story, Hong Kong setting, and hand-to-hand combat. Some criticize the camera and dated movement, while others report crashes, freezes, or trouble launching the game on modern systems. Some also warn about problems with the German low-violence version.

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Sleeping Dogs system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
Graphics: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher
Memory: 2GB
Storage: 15GB