Sleeping Dogs PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Aug-17-2012

US Release Date:

Aug-14-2012

AU Release Date:

Aug-17-2012

Official release date

Genre

Action

Theme

Crime

Sleeping Dogs is available on PC

Direct X
Sleeping Dogs has the option of advanced Direct X which usually result in enhanced graphics. If your system is not good enough for these higher levels of DX the game should still run ok

Downloadable Content
Sleeping Dogs is intiailly released as a download. It is usually an expansion pack so check to see if you need a main game before getting this. Sleeping Dogs may be released in the shops at a later stage

XBox 360 Game
Sleeping Dogs is available on the Microsoft XBox 360 console

PS3 Game
Sleeping Dogs is available on the Sony PS3 console

Back of the Box

In this Hong Kong-based, open-world cop drama, players take on the role of undercover cop, Wei Shen. His directive: to take down the Hong Kong Triads. Game play is fierce, action packed and peppered with shoot-outs, street races and martial arts combat.

Quoted from:

Developer site

PLEASE CONSIDER OUR SPONSORS.

This video player is not visible to our logged in members
Sign up for a free membership here

PC Sleeping Dogs User Scores

Platform

Graphics

Graphics score reflects how great the visuals are for this pc game.
Based on scores by our most trusted members.

Please login to add your score for Sleeping Dogs Graphics played on the pc.

Lifespan

Lifespan score reflects how much gameplay this pc game has in it. This is an average score out of 10 left by our most trusted members.
A high Lifespan score could represent a short fun game, which can be replayed again and again or it could be a game that takes a long time to complete.

Please login to add your score for Sleeping Dogs Lifespan played on the pc.

Value

Value score reflects how much enjoyment this pc game delivers compared to how much it costs. This is an average score out of 10 left by our most trusted members.
A high Value score will let people know that this game is worth its cost. As a game cost goes down over time the Value score may go up to reflect its better value

Please login to add your score for Sleeping Dogs Value played on the pc.

Overall

Overall score reflects how great this pc game is on this platform. This is an average score out of 10 left by our most trusted members.
A 10 means this pc game is perfect in all regards and will appeal to every gamer.

Please login to add your score for Sleeping Dogs Value played on the pc.

9.1

8.8

8.6

XBOX360

7.5

8.6

PS3

8.4

9.1

8.9

8.6

Sleeping Dogs System Requirements

INTEL CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia GPU

AMD GPU

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+

GeForce GT 620 512MB

Radeon HD 6450

2 GB

Win Vista 32

DX 10

15 GB

FPS

GD Adjusted Requirements

Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+

GeForce GT 340

Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR5

3 GB

Win Vista 32

DX 10

15 GB

FPS

Recommended Requirements

Core 2 Quad Q6400 2.13GHz

Phenom 9600B Quad-Core

GeForce GTX 560

Radeon HD 6950

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

15 GB

FPS

Low Setting

Premium Only FPS

Medium Setting

Premium Only FPS

High Setting

Premium Only FPS

Ultra Setting

Premium Only FPS

No Setting

Premium Only FPS

CAN I RUNSleeping Dogs

Compare any computer system against Sleeping Dogs system requirements

1. Select if you wish to compare a laptop
2. Select a Processor (CPU) and Graphics Card (GPU) from the drop downs
3. Click the Proceed button
4. Choose the amount of Memory/RAM the computer has
5. If the system has two graphics cards linked together (SLI or Crossfire) then tick the Multi-GPU box
7. Click the Check Specs button

If your hardware is missing then contact GD Admin Pip and he will sort it out. There is a link below

If you discover you can play a game but results here tell you otherwise, then give your feedback. Login and add your details on the Frames Per Second rating page. You can also get in touch with GD Admin as we are always glad to hear your findings.

HINT - Add lots of accurate Frames Per Second game data in the site to increase your own profile rig accuracy.

CPU:

GPU:

Laptop: No Yes

Clear

Is your hardware missing? Login and contact Pip

The latest system requirements News for Sleeping Dogs

Far Cry 3 Wins Canadian Videogame Awards Game Of The Year []

Apr-22-2013 Now, far be it from me to critisise Journey or The Walking Dead, but they've been somewhat facerolling most of the videogame awards this year.The Canadian Videogames Awards however are only for games ...

Tomb Raider Was Expected To Sell Upto 7.5 Million Copies During First Month []

Apr-10-2013 Square Enix has said in the past that the sales of Tomb Raider, among several of its games, were below what they had expected.They've now revealed just how much they were expecting to sell, and it's a...

Intro To: Sleeping Dogs Review By GD [pc]

Mar-01-2013 Now, here in England, being a police officer doesn't sound terribly fun; you walk the beat, and take care of the local drunks.Of course, in the Far East, you have triads to deal with, which makes your...

Game-Debates Game Of The Year 2012 Is [pc]

Dec-25-2012 Hello GD'ers! The Poll for Game-Debate's Game of the Year 2012 has now officially ended. We sincerely thank you all for taking your time out and voting.The winner for GD GOTY 2012 led the poll fr...

Sleeping Dogs October DLC Revealed [pc,xbox360,ps3]

Sep-22-2012 It's only been about a month since Sleeping Dogs released and the public had a choice of many different DLCs at the pre-order stage. Yesterday Square Enix announced DLCs that will be coming out this m...

Sleeping Dogs Day One DLC [pc,xbox360,ps3]

Aug-14-2012 Square Enix, the publishers behind eagerly-awaited Hong Kong open world crime drama beat 'em up Sleeping Dogs (that enough of an introduction for them, you think?) have announced just ahead of the gam...

Full system requirements for Sleeping Dogs reported on Aug-08-2012

Sleeping Dogs System Requirements [pc]

We have just been passed a comprehensive update to the Sleeping Dogs system requirements plus a bunch of other juicy game info.

Take a look to see the latest info for the full recommended and minimum Sleeping Dogs system requirements to see if you can play it...

Sleeping Dogs Minimum System Requirements

OS: Microsoft Windows Vista ® / Windows 7

CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or Althon X2 2.4 GHz

RAM: 2GB preferably more

GPU RAM: 512MB

GPU: ATI Radeon 3870 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT

HDD: 15GB

DX: 10

Max DX: 11

AUDIO: Sound board compatible with DirectX

OTHER: Windows95/98/ME/2000/XP is not supported

DRM: Internet connection and service required for the authentication procedure.

Sleeping Dogs Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU

RAM: 4GB

GPU RAM: 1GB

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950

HDD: 15GB

DX: 11

Advanced PC Features

Nvidia 3D Support Nvidia Multi Screen Monitor Support AMD EyeFinity Multi-Monitor Gold Status Support Window and Full Screen Mode Support Benchmark Mode

DirectX11 Specific Features

Contact hardening shadows HD-AO Use of Direct Compute

Performance Enhancements

Enhanced Performance on Dual Core and Quad Core Processors Enhanced Performance on Nvidia SLi Enhanced Performance on AMD Crossfire

Mouse, Keyboard, and Controller Support

Xbox360 Controller Support Keyboard and Mouse Support including Key Remapping Auto Pad, Mouse and Keyboard Switching

Advanced PC Graphic Features

Increased Small Object Detail High Resolution Texture Support High Resolution Shadows High Quality Shadow Filters Soft Particles High Quality SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion) High Quality Motion Blur Super Sample Anti-Aliasing

Steamworks Features Supported

DLC Support Achievements Auto Patching Pre-Download Store Save Games to the Cloud Player to Player Chat

Thanks to Hamza and Cham0d

Sleeping Dogs Now Mixed With Just Cause Chaos [pc]

Aug-06-2012 Good news for Just cause fans waiting for Sleeping dogs. Those who have a Just cause 2 game-save will now have access to exclusive bonus content in Sleeping Dogs. Rico Rodriguez, the main protagonist...

All The Latest News On Game Debate

8.6

View User Scores

Sleeping Dogs Weblinks

GD Tags: true crime hong kong, sleepingdogs, true crime sleeping dogs truecrime sleeping dogs

360

PS3

Sleeping Dogs Game Trailer

We aim to only deliver around 3 pre-trailer ads during any visit to the site.
Premium members do not experience these

Discussion Area

The discussion area is the place where you get to chat with fellow gamers and techies.
You need to be logged in and have a GD rank of 2 or higher to join the discussion

Submit A Benchmark

Welcome. From this page you can submit a personal benchmark to GD. Once approved by GD admin everyone can search for your bench results here. The more results the more we all learn.

There are lots of free benchmark tools that test parts of your PC. Select a Type in the form to the right, then select a Tool and then select a Test. You will see a weblink appear beside your selection. Click this link to get the benchmark Tool. Try NovaBench for an all in one benchmark that is only 12Mb to download.

How To

Run your choosen Benchmark Tool on your PC, using the benchmark tool's default setting. Take a screenshot displaying the benchmark score and information displaying your rig and submit that to us.
Example Screenshot

Discussion Page 1

Webexplr

12:01 May-21-2013

Webexplr's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-3220 3.3GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Zotac AMP! 2GB

RAM

4GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Sony Ericsson Hazel

GD Reputation
Webexplr's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

The vehicle physics is kinda weird, I think the cars are too lightweight.

nikolassmith067

11:54 May-21-2013

nikolassmith067's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300

GFX

Intel GM45 Express Chipset

RAM

2GB DDR2 400MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

GD Reputation
nikolassmith067 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

Can i run this? i am able to drop the resolution if need be. :)

gameboy98

12:24 May-21-2013

gameboy98's Rig
Saved at: May-21-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Celeron 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce 210 1GB

RAM

1GB DDR2 0MHz

RES

1024 x 768
width x height

Phone

Videocon A22

-4

GD Reputation
gameboy98's reputation on GD is wavering.
Login to have your opinion

no i dont think so buddy....maybe low

clostr98

17:56 May-20-2013

clostr98's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3450 Quad 3.1GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Zotac Boost Edition oc: 20%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

GD Reputation
clostr98's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

can this game run on my rig on high setting?

Quickzilver

18:04 May-20-2013

Quickzilver's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 6670 2GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR2 0MHz

RES

1280 x 768
width x height

GD Admin Approved: Quickzilver is a Made-man and trusted by the GD Admin team

175

GD Reputation
Quickzilver is a highly valued long time GD member, having helped many GD members with various problems! You need but ask and they will do what they can to assist
Login to have your opinion

You can even run it in ultra settings Bud. It is a very good game with awesome combat, so enjoy :)

clostr98

18:12 May-20-2013

clostr98's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3450 Quad 3.1GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Zotac Boost Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

GD Reputation
clostr98's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

ohh..thanks bro :D

SFhades2

14:37 May-20-2013

SFhades2's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8150

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti EVGA SSC 1GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

Acer Liquid Metal

GD Reputation
SFhades2 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

I has a question kind gentlemen would I be able to max it out without aa on my resolution but still have a +40 fps? thanks

MrOZZ98

15:27 May-20-2013

MrOZZ98's Rig
Saved at: May-20-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 330M

RAM

6GB DDR0 0MHz

RES

1600 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 4 8GB

GD Reputation
MrOZZ98 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

Yes! you will be able to max it with some aa, fps around 50! Enjoy

SFhades2

23:42 May-20-2013

SFhades2's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8150

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti EVGA SSC 1GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

Acer Liquid Metal

GD Reputation
SFhades2 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

that's good to hear! thanks, I appreciate it! :D

andreics96

10:37 May-18-2013

andreics96's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+

GFX

GeForce GT 630 1GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

GD Reputation
andreics96's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

i'm installing the game right now, on what details can i play the game? and what fps? i just read that the high res texture pack does not affect performance..is it true?

codenamethestriker

10:45 May-18-2013

codenamethestriker's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.40GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5

RAM

4GB DDR2 0MHz

RES

1024 x 720
width x height

GD Reputation
codenamethestriker has helped many fellow gamers. A great person to buddy!
Login to have your opinion

low to medium settings for u .enjoy the game :)

andreics96

10:49 May-18-2013

andreics96's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+

GFX

GeForce GT 630 1GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

GD Reputation
andreics96's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

do you know if it's true what i read about the high res texture pack? that they don't affect performance?

codenamethestriker

10:52 May-18-2013

codenamethestriker's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.40GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5

RAM

4GB DDR2 0MHz

RES

1024 x 720
width x height

GD Reputation
codenamethestriker has helped many fellow gamers. A great person to buddy!
Login to have your opinion

no i dont think so buddy. i have read that only those people whose rigs exceed the recommended requirements should download it.

andreics96

12:47 May-18-2013

andreics96's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+

GFX

GeForce GT 630 1GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

GD Reputation
andreics96's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

well..the game runs better with the high res texture...when i play without the pack i get like 24-25 fps..with the pack 27-28...i don't know how..but it's better

anirudh100

18:00 May-15-2013

anirudh100's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7670M

RAM

4GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Ace

GD Reputation
anirudh100 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

high settings?

MrGreenBean

21:50 May-16-2013

MrGreenBean's Rig
Saved at: May-23-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-6100

GFX

Radeon HD 6670 2GB DDR3

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

HTC Sensation XL

GD Reputation
MrGreenBean has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

I would stick at medium at that resolution with about 30-40 fps :)

Cassandra1126

12:01 May-14-2013

Cassandra1126's Rig
Saved at: May-25-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-2670QM 4-Core 2.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 560M

RAM

8GB DDR0 0MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

GD Reputation
Cassandra1126's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

Can i run it on med settings ?

HEAVENISHELL

14:06 May-14-2013

HEAVENISHELL's Rig
Saved at: May-20-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06GHz

GFX

Intel G41 Express Chipset

RAM

2GB DDR3 1066MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Lite

126

GD Reputation
HEAVENISHELL is a highly valued long time GD member, having helped many GD members with various problems! You need but ask and they will do what they can to assist
Login to have your opinion

u can run it on medium to high settings :)
enjoy the game and Nice rig buddy :D

MrOZZ98

15:29 May-20-2013

MrOZZ98's Rig
Saved at: May-20-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 330M

RAM

6GB DDR0 0MHz

RES

1600 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 4 8GB

GD Reputation
MrOZZ98 has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

High with fps around 30!

Reecegators

15:49 May-11-2013

Reecegators's Rig
Saved at: May-23-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 640 1GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR0 0MHz

RES

1280 x 720
width x height

GD Reputation
Reecegators has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

Can I play it on low with 20+ fps?

vedajanitra

15:55 May-11-2013

vedajanitra's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-760 Quad 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 DA OC 2GB Edition

RAM

6GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

BlackBerry Bold 9790

GD Reputation
vedajanitra is a great part of the GD community. This person will help where they can!
Login to have your opinion

i'd say medium, or tweaked high because of your low res.

Reecegators

21:40 May-11-2013

Reecegators's Rig
Saved at: May-23-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 640 1GB DDR3

RAM

2GB DDR0 0MHz

RES

1280 x 720
width x height

GD Reputation
Reecegators has started to build a good reputation on GD
Login to have your opinion

Sorry I put in the wrong resolution haha

yiannis2000

21:53 May-11-2013

yiannis2000's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 6470M

RAM

4GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

GD Reputation
yiannis2000 is a helpful part of the GD community
Login to have your opinion

High settings on any resolution. I didn't have any lags on this game on low-med settings :D

jjompong

10:32 May-11-2013

jjompong's Rig
Saved at: May-15-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-M350 2.26GHz

GFX

Mobility Radeon HD 5145

RAM

6GB DDR3 667MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Fit GT-S5670

GD Reputation
jjompong's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

Hi! I can run this game with all the advanced options set to minimum :)

HEAVENISHELL

10:48 May-11-2013

HEAVENISHELL's Rig
Saved at: May-20-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06GHz

GFX

Intel G41 Express Chipset

RAM

2GB DDR3 1066MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Lite

126

yes u can at ur resolution :)
Enjoy the game :D

yiannis2000

21:54 May-11-2013

yiannis2000's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 6470M

RAM

4GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

GD Reputation
yiannis2000 is a helpful part of the GD community
Login to have your opinion

Yes you can! This game is very very very very very very very very very very very very very well optimised :P

Abdulazeembajwa

11:03 May-10-2013

Abdulazeembajwa's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86GHz

GFX

GeForce 210 1GB oc: 20%

RAM

2GB DDR2 400MHz

RES

1600 x 1024
width x height

GD Reputation
Abdulazeembajwa's reputation on GD is neutral at the moment.
Login to have your opinion

can i run this game??

yiannis2000

11:05 May-10-2013

yiannis2000's Rig
Saved at: May-24-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 6470M

RAM

4GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

GD Reputation
yiannis2000 is a helpful part of the GD community
Login to have your opinion

No. But I think lowest settings on lowest resolution will do with 25+ FPS

Discussion Page 1