Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game set in a near-future Chicago, where players navigate a world interconnected by the Central Operating System (ctOS). As a skilled hacker, players exploit the city's technology to seek revenge and enforce their own version of justice. The gameplay emphasizes stealth, hacking, and combat, allowing players to influence the environment and uncover secrets.
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.