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Watch_Dogs™

Ubisoft · 2014-05-26

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreXboxAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Dec 04, 2014 (Wii U), May 27, 2014 (PlayStation 4), May 26, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2014 (PlayStation 3), May 27, 2014 (Xbox 360), May 27, 2014 (Xbox One)

In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.

583
playing now
80%
positive of 52k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
16
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (20 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (1151 ratings)
37h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 60h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

583 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Watch Dogs is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first installment in the Watch Dogs series. The game is played from a third-person perspective, and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. Set within a fictionalized version of the Chicago metropolitan area in 2013, the single-player story follows grey hat hacker and vigilante Aiden Pearce's quest for revenge after the killing of his niece in a botched assassination attempt. An online multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 583 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,374 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~547/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52,404 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Ubisoft Store (2025-01-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 70 of 108 observed days · $18.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 535 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 880 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,300 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 249 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 83 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k4922026-08-06 21:00 — 678 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 550 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 871 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 648 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 615 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 967 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 702 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 716 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,039 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 742 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 530 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 870 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 647 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 492 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 886 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 751 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 608 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,100 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,201 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 645 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 785 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 816 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 643 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 875 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 837 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 536 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 571 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 755 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 583 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$1.802015-01-012026-08-282015-01-01 — best price $21.912015-03-26 — best price $29.992015-06-13 — best price $15.992015-09-14 — best price $39.992016-01-28 — best price $39.992016-05-16 — best price $34.432017-01-12 — best price $8.992017-09-11 — best price $8.992018-03-29 — best price $29.992018-10-04 — best price $30.362019-03-21 — best price $2.992019-06-23 — best price $5.982019-10-10 — best price $5.992020-01-09 — best price $7.492020-03-26 — best price $29.992020-06-05 — best price $26.282020-08-26 — best price $26.882020-11-16 — best price $26.882021-02-01 — best price $29.992021-04-23 — best price $26.762021-08-22 — best price $6.992021-11-19 — best price $7.492022-01-19 — best price $7.492022-04-07 — best price $29.992022-07-22 — best price $7.492022-10-20 — best price $7.492023-02-02 — best price $7.492023-05-01 — best price $6.672023-07-24 — best price $3.852023-11-06 — best price $4.492024-02-19 — best price $3.872024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-12-16 — best price $4.402025-04-29 — best price $5.002025-09-09 — best price $19.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-05-13 — best price $4.992026-08-28 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6122172026-05-30 — 268 pageviews2026-06-02 — 295 pageviews2026-06-05 — 267 pageviews2026-06-08 — 279 pageviews2026-06-11 — 255 pageviews2026-06-14 — 250 pageviews2026-06-17 — 258 pageviews2026-06-20 — 280 pageviews2026-06-23 — 272 pageviews2026-06-26 — 612 pageviews2026-06-29 — 463 pageviews2026-07-02 — 421 pageviews2026-07-05 — 488 pageviews2026-07-08 — 438 pageviews2026-07-11 — 494 pageviews2026-07-14 — 351 pageviews2026-07-17 — 399 pageviews2026-07-20 — 375 pageviews2026-07-23 — 355 pageviews2026-07-26 — 372 pageviews2026-07-29 — 346 pageviews2026-08-01 — 333 pageviews2026-08-04 — 316 pageviews2026-08-07 — 326 pageviews2026-08-10 — 338 pageviews2026-08-13 — 322 pageviews2026-08-16 — 368 pageviews2026-08-19 — 370 pageviews2026-08-22 — 351 pageviews2026-08-25 — 423 pageviews2026-08-27 — 425 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10232026-08-28 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 72 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 16 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
25.6%
earned "Hello World"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller Support4 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish…

Where its players are

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

Player tags

EpicCo-opActionDrivingHackingParkourShooterStealthAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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