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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth…

74 10 October 2014

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is an adventure developed by United Front Games, released 10 October 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 27.3 hrs to finish.

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What Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is an adventure game developed by United Front Games and released in 2014. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Havok.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sleeping Dogs is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by United Front Games and published by Square Enix. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2012. Set in contemporary Hong Kong, the story follows Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist who goes undercover and infiltrates the Sun On Yee Triad organization. Gameplay focuses on Shen's martial arts moves, fighting, shooting and parkour abilities, and on gadgets that can be used for combat and exploration. Aside from the linear story, player can freely roam the game's open world environment and engage in both legal and criminal activities.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 59 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 265 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 27.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 41.3 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or Athlon X2 2.7GHz, 4 GB RAM and DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higher. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition launched on 10 October 2014, within three weeks of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and Bayonetta 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Bayonetta 2.

Cheats and codes

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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition come out?
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition was released on 10 October 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?
At minimum, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition needs Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or Athlon X2 2.7GHz, 4 GB RAM, DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higher graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?
The main story of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition takes around 27.3 hrs, or 41.3 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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