Watch Dogs

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Wii U

Genres

• science fiction video game

• action-adventure game

• cyberpunk video game

• sandbox game^*

• shooter game^*

• stealth game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Wii U^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Wii U^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Watch Dogs

Engines

• Disrupt

Localized titles

• Watch Dogs

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Partial Controller Support^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Hungarian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Swedish^*
• Finnish^*
• Norwegian^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  4,351^*

• Hacking^*

  Votes · historical

  3,453^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  3,281^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,015^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  1,905^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,538^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  1,414^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,304^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,163^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  979^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  968^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  858^*

• Epic^*

  Votes · historical

  417^*

• Driving^*

  Votes · historical

  348^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  240^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  235^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  220^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  202^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  160^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  142^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers^*

  Conditions

  Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel® Iris™ Pro HD 5200^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Eight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  180^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Ubisoft^*
• Ubisoft Montreal^*

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*

• 2014-05-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation 3

• 2014-05-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2014-11-18

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  North America

• 2014-11-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  Europe

• 2014-12-04

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  Japan

• 2014-05-27 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2014-05-27^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2014-05-27 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-05-27^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2014-11-20 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2014-11-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 26, 2014^*

Detailed specifications