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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.

Release DateNov 28, 2016
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.7% (positive) / 82.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.6% Top 20% / 81.6%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)63.9K  Top 1% / 69.5K  Top 1%
Curators558 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time36.1 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar43 minutes
Followers323.5K  Top 1%
Owners± 3.8M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 66.9M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Watch_Dogs® 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Watch_Dogs® 2's Steam rating and reviews between November 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 85.6% (November 2016) and 79.8% (May 2019).

With 69.5K reviews Top 1%, Watch_Dogs® 2 is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Watch_Dogs® 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Watch_Dogs® 2's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (38%), followed by English (29%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 15 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Watch_Dogs® 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Watch_Dogs® 2, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 71 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Watch_Dogs® 2 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 42 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • gameplay is pretty good
  • completed all DLC missions
  • online related stuff avoided
  • missions were engaging
  • storyline
  • graphics are amazing
  • most missions are fun
  • well-optimized
  • expansive world
  • plenty of content
  • repetitive missions
  • police are a joke
  • nothing too dramatic
  • enemies require many bullets
  • limited control
  • music is bad
  • quality of life issues
  • enemy spongy
  • game crashes a lot
  • poor AI

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 82.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Watch_Dogs® 2's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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