Sleeping Dogs

Open-world Hong Kong crime action with an undercover cop

United Front Games · Published by Square Enix · Released TBA

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 11K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 11 in 30 days
Players: 7; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: Unknown; no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC: DirectX 10 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 15 GB disk; Full requirements

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

93% of 10,588 reviews are positive · 81% 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.

How many players finish Sleeping Dogs?

37% of Steam players have unlocked «Big Smiles All Around», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

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Sleeping Dogs system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

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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

Does Sleeping Dogs have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Sleeping Dogs run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 59
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish.

Does Sleeping Dogs use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam