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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 362 sampled Steam reviews (346 positive / 16 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing32% mention it
- Combat22% mention it
- World & exploration13% mention it
- Visuals & art9% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing31% mention it
- Combat31% mention it
- Bugs & crashes25% mention it
- Controls & UI19% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
87%
67 reviews
5-15h
96%
97 reviews
15-40h
98%
156 reviews
40-100h
100%
37 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 77 | 12 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 94% | 89 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 82 | 31 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 95% | 90 | 268 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 766 total reviews in window · weighted 239.6 up / 12.3 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (59)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 70
“That it only receives the slightest of graphical upticks is less a sign of laziness in porting the game to next gen so much as a testament to how well-crafted Sleeping Dogs was to begin with.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition enhances its visuals in order to delight franchise's newcomers. Its abrupt driving style is still there, but the presence of all the DLC's and a long campaign mode can also draw in those who already played this game in the past generation. ”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is a smart, accessible, and enjoyable open-world adventure with plenty to do. The terrific melee combat system and intriguing story are more than enough to warrant a recommendation to anyone yet to play it, but if you've experienced the streets of Hong Kong before then the slightly sharper visuals and included DLC are a tougher sell.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition provides a good excuse to get involved with Hong Kong's shady dealings if you haven't already, but a lack of new features makes it difficult to recommend a return trip, at least at full price. It's still a fantastic sandbox title, however, sporting cohesive, engaging mission design, satisfying gameplay, and a great story, a formula which makes Wei Shen's tale a fantastic alternative to the likes of Watch Dogs and even Grand Theft Auto V if you're looking for an open world time sink.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is a better-looking console version of a solid open-world game. That might be the most generic description of a game I have ever concocted, but it breaks it down perfectly. I enjoyed playing through Wei Shen's story again, but the hefty price tag makes it a little hard to recommend, especially to those who have already played it”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is still a great game, but the asking price makes it a bit of a tough sell, at least on consoles.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“I love this game! Sleeping Dogs to me absolutely nails the blend and balance needed for a strong open world experience. It doesn’t do everything perfectly and for me personally having the whole of Hong Kong speaking English really breaks the immersion but it does do a very good job of what it sets out to, an open world action adventure, heavily focused on hand to hand combat in the bustling neon lit streets of Hong Kong. Don’t sleep on it!”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Still a very good game, but it's on the more pointless end of the rerelease spectrum, and they really should have fixed those bugs.”
read full review ↗ - 80
- 80
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is amongst the finest open-world games of recent years, with gratifying and brutal combat, a genuinely gripping story and excellent car handling for this type of game. Despite some technical issues, which perhaps should have been addressed for a 'definitive edition', the game remains as playable as it was two years ago. Given the wealth of content and its relatively low entry price it would make a sound addition to anyone's collection, though there's ultimately nothing new here for players that have exhausted the original the first time round.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is an amazing video game in most aspects, worth a play for sure.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is the best way to experience one of the better games from the last-generation of consoles. ”
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Patch history
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