Watch Dogs 2
Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Hack your way through traffic while you engage in dangerous car chases through the winding streets of San…
Watch Dogs 2 is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 15 November 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 38.2 hrs to finish.
What Watch Dogs 2 is
Watch Dogs 2 is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2016. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Disrupt.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 2016, ctOS 2.0, an advanced operating system networking city infrastructure, was implemented in several US cities to create safer, more efficient metropolises. Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, and expose the hidden dangers of ctOS 2.0, which, in the hands of corrupt corporations, is being wrongfully used to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale. With the power of hacking and Dedsec by your side, launch the Hack of the Century, take down ctOS 2.0, and give freedom back to who it belongs to: the people.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 55 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Watch_Dogs series
Watch Dogs 2 is the third of 12 entries we hold in the Watch_Dogs series. It arrived 2 years after Watch Dogs: Bad Blood. The next entry was Watch Dogs 2: Gold Edition in 2016. Its critic score of 81 is 9 points above the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is Watch Dogs at 81.
How it was received
Watch Dogs 2 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 770 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 38.2 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz, AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz or better, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870, with 2 GB VRAM or better - See supported List*. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 27GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Watch Dogs 2 launched on 15 November 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2 and The Last Guardian. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2, The Last Guardian.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Watch Dogs 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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