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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

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 of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.

What works
  • Engaging hand-to-hand combat system
  • Immersive hong kong setting and story
  • Included dlc content
  • Character progression and customization
  • Good value for price especially on sale
Things to keep in mind
  • Driving mechanics considered clunky
  • Gunplay is weak and awkward
  • Some bugs and ai glitches
  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Some repetitive side missions

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition

  • Mad Max

  • ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN

  • BioShock™

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

  • Metro: Last Light Redux
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Beyond Sunset

  • Beyond Hanwell

  • Turbo Kid
If you liked…

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Why this game works

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