Game Rant

Sleeping Dogs

Rising from the ashes of Activision's True Crime series, Sleeping Dogs is widely considered to be one of the best GTA clones ever made. The game takes place in Hong Kong and places a heavy emphasis on martial arts and parkour. It received numerous expansions as well as a short-lived multiplayer spin-off called Triad Wars.

Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs

Platform(s)
PS4 , PS3 , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , PC
Released
August 14, 2012
Developer(s)
United Front Games
Publisher(s)
Square Enix
Genre(s)
Open-World , Action
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs

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