When comparing Sleeping Dogs vs Watch Dogs, the Slant community recommends Sleeping Dogs for most people. In the question“What are the best open world games on Steam?” Sleeping Dogs is ranked 2nd while Watch Dogs is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Sleeping Dogs is:
It harks back to good old school Hong Kong action cinema.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Amazing storyline
It harks back to good old school Hong Kong action cinema.
Pro Split skill trees
There is a split skill tree system that allows the player to level up as a Triad or Cop or both depending on how the game is played.
Pro Intuitive fighting system
The fighting system ins Sleeping Dogs is very reminiscent of the system in Batman Arkham Asylum where the players uses a flowing system of attacks and counters.
Pro Police sidequest are some of the best quests in game
The police sidequests allow for a wide range of tasks to complete such as tracking serial killers or busting up trafficking schemes.
Pro Interactive, hackable city
Throughout the game players can use their in game phone to hack items in the city such as red lights or draw bridges.
Pro Fun multiplayer
The multiplayer is a bit like Dark Souls where other players can invade the players world with a twist of them hiding in plain sight while trying to hack the player.
Pro Limited co-op play
There is co-op offered in Watch Dogs but it is limited to specific points in the game where players can work cooperatively or competitively to complete a task.
Cons
Con No multiplayer
Unlike most other open world action adventure games, Sleeping Dogs has zero multiplayer.
Con Triad missions are boring compared to the cop missions
The triad missions feel as though they drag on when compared to the fun cop missions.
Con Character is boring and gloomy
The character played in the game has a boring and uninteresting story as well is normally gloomy and downtrodden making it somewhat of a chore playing as such an uninteresting character.