Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Buy94%

Very Positive · 80k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

United Front Games · Open World · Oct 8, 2014

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 80k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise25% are divided8% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sleeping Dogs fits well into this line of publishing because it's a fantastic narrative, with solid gameplay, and it secretly belongs to its own franchise in True Crime.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From a gameplay perspective, the combat feels satisfying and brutal, and the city is fun to explore.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay of Sleeping Dogs is really phenomenal, combat isn't very responsive on my system, which is strange because I definitely played it on PC around 2014-2015 and it felt a lot smoother, I assume this is somewhat a compatibility issue as the game ages.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Definitive Edition enhances visuals, improves lighting, and includes all previously released DLC.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also has great soundtrack with being able to listen to a lot of songs on the radio with different radio stations while in cars and boats.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gunplay is severely more lacking, but level design is great that gameplay sections are well balanced before they become overwhelmed by time or difficulty.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story159 reviews
Gameplay146 reviews
Combat142 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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