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Watch_Dogs® 2 cover art

Watch_Dogs® 2

Ubisoft · 2016-11-28

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Watch_Dogs · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Nov 15, 2016 (Xbox One), Dec 09, 2020 (Google Stadia)

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.

1,344
playing now
82%
positive of 101k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (21 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (743 ratings)
38h
to beat · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,344 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Watch Dogs 2 is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the sequel to 2014's Watch Dogs and the second installment in the Watch Dogs series. It was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows in November 2016, and for Stadia in December 2020. Set within San Francisco Bay Area, the game is played from a third-person perspective and its open world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control Marcus Holloway, a hacker who works with the hacking group DedSec to take down the city's advanced surveillance system known as ctOS. There are multiple ways to complete missions, and each successful assignment increases the follower count of DedSec. Cooperative multiplayer allows for competitive one-on-one combat and connecting with other players to neutralize a player who is causing havoc.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,344 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13,136 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,642/week).
  • · Review velocity up 96% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 2.5M–6.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 101,361 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$7.49-85%
Uplay$7.50-85%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.25 at GreenManGaming (2026-07-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 78 of 119 observed days · $47.74 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.9k4.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 826 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,799 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,601 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,172 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,128 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,010 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 423 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 750 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 574 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,299 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 349 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,053 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 805 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,840 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 406 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 814 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 801 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 938 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 795 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,045 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 444 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4,949 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,403 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,299 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 320 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.1k1.1k2026-08-06 21:00 — 1,807 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,410 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,962 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,861 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,480 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,942 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,043 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,728 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,135 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,023 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,291 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,783 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,545 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,280 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,518 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,451 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,781 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,109 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,914 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,563 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,379 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,618 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,516 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,783 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,862 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,235 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,241 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,171 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,344 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$4.992016-06-082026-08-282016-06-08 — best price $46.552017-03-23 — best price $35.392017-07-18 — best price $29.992017-12-12 — best price $59.992018-05-16 — best price $19.802018-11-15 — best price $59.992019-03-14 — best price $9.002019-06-17 — best price $8.952019-09-16 — best price $15.662019-12-14 — best price $59.992020-02-24 — best price $14.992020-05-07 — best price $14.992020-07-24 — best price $11.992020-10-07 — best price $49.992020-12-29 — best price $6.992021-03-19 — best price $6.992021-06-17 — best price $59.992021-09-27 — best price $41.992021-12-16 — best price $8.602022-03-15 — best price $59.992022-06-13 — best price $8.882022-10-05 — best price $8.802023-01-06 — best price $59.952023-04-28 — best price $7.492023-07-29 — best price $6.992023-11-16 — best price $49.992024-02-27 — best price $49.992024-08-15 — best price $7.502025-01-02 — best price $49.992025-05-20 — best price $49.992025-09-18 — best price $49.992026-01-11 — best price $7.492026-04-27 — best price $49.992026-08-18 — best price $7.492026-08-28 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7802382026-05-30 — 299 pageviews2026-06-02 — 291 pageviews2026-06-05 — 321 pageviews2026-06-08 — 319 pageviews2026-06-11 — 253 pageviews2026-06-14 — 309 pageviews2026-06-17 — 264 pageviews2026-06-20 — 265 pageviews2026-06-23 — 278 pageviews2026-06-26 — 714 pageviews2026-06-29 — 560 pageviews2026-07-02 — 685 pageviews2026-07-05 — 653 pageviews2026-07-08 — 510 pageviews2026-07-11 — 619 pageviews2026-07-14 — 479 pageviews2026-07-17 — 525 pageviews2026-07-20 — 420 pageviews2026-07-23 — 400 pageviews2026-07-26 — 399 pageviews2026-07-29 — 415 pageviews2026-08-01 — 346 pageviews2026-08-04 — 312 pageviews2026-08-07 — 363 pageviews2026-08-10 — 347 pageviews2026-08-13 — 280 pageviews2026-08-16 — 343 pageviews2026-08-19 — 426 pageviews2026-08-22 — 419 pageviews2026-08-25 — 597 pageviews2026-08-27 — 444 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4822026-08-28 01:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 5 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
35.1%
earned "Who Am I"
5.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller Support30 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opCrimeActionMatureHackingParkourShooterStealthAdventureIlluminati

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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