Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game set in a near-future Chicago, where a complex computer network known as the Central Operating System governs the city. Players assume the role of a skilled hacker seeking vengeance through various technological means. The game highlights themes of surveillance and the effects of technology on society, allowing players to manipulate the city's systems to achieve their objectives.
Set in Chicago, where a central network of computers connects everyone and everything, Watch Dogs explores the impact of technology within our society. Using the city as your weapon, you will embark on a personal mission to inflict your own brand of justice. Chicago's overarching network is known as the Central Operating System (ctOS), and it controls almost all of the city's technology and information - including key data on all of the city's residents.