Watch_Dogs® 2
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldHackingMultiplayerParkourStealth

1,229 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,563

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,573

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Game description

Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateNov 28, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz, AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz or better
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870, with 2 GB VRAM or better - S…
Storage27 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 390 reviews from the past 1 year

74.9/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Hacking through a vibrant San Francisco is the appeal of Watch_Dogs® 2, held back by crashes; it scores 74.9 from 105,900 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 143rd of 1396 and comes up in 54% of analyzed reviews. 65 reviews say they enjoy it, the most upvoted calling it far better than its predecessor, with improved hacking. 59 praise beautiful graphics and a stunning recreation of the setting, and 44 praise the open world, citing varied hacking and missions that can be finished without violence. Players also enjoy using drones, vehicles and allies tactically.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1297th of 1399. 63 reviews report crashes, black screens and flickering, and 59 describe frame drops and unstable performance. Story & World ranks 867th of 1096, and 47 say the ending falls flat with character arcs left unresolved. Others find missions repetitive and say driving handles worse than in the first game.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“way better than predecessor, improved hacking and gameplay” · 65 reviews
“Beautiful graphics with stunning recreation of the setting” · 59 reviews
“open world design rich with details, hacking gameplay diverse, non-violent completion options” · 44 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.69 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world design rich with details, hacking gameplay diverse, non-violent completion options” · 44 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 28% · Controls & feel 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.25 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “vibrant San Francisco world feels alive and immersive” · 32 reviews
Negative “worldbuilding is bad, hackers portrayed as mockery” · 4 reviews

Story 45% · Characters 27%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.46 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “muchas misiones variadas para todos los gustos y dificultades” · 2 reviews
Negative “wished for more side missions and main missions” · 2 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.29 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful graphics with stunning recreation of the setting” · 59 reviews
Negative “graphics flickering issues” · 3 reviews

Audio 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.25 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing fun with friends driving through city causing chaos and police chases” · 4 reviews
Negative “multiplayer queue cancels randomly, buggy and feels unplayable at times” · 6 reviews

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.14 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “full price not worth it, wait for sale” · 13 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.59 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes, black screens, flickering, character launched into air, tasks restart” · 63 reviews
Positive “game freezing on startup was fixed by Ubisoft support within days” · 1 review

Performance 25% · Developer support 19%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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