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# Create a shortcut to the games executable, or use '''Set Launch Options''' in Steam.
 
# Add boot parameter {{Code|-disablepagefilecheck}} to the shortcut (ie: '"C:\Program Files\WatchDogs\watchdogs.exe" -disablepagefilecheck'
 
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|minOS    = Vista SP2
 
|minOS    = Vista SP2
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|minCPU  = AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz
|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz
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|minCPU2  = Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz
 
|minmem  = 6 GB
 
|minmem  = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 25 GB
 
|minHD    = 25 GB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
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|minGPU  = AMD Radeon HD 5770
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 5770
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|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
 
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|recOS    = 7 SP1, 8
 
|recOS    = 7 SP1, 8
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|recCPU  = AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
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|recCPU2  = Intel Core i7 3770 3.5 GHz
 
|recmem  = 8 GB
 
|recmem  = 8 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
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|recGPU  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
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|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
 
|recVRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 2 GB
 
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Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Disrupt
Release dates
Windows May 27, 2014
Watch Dogs on Wikipedia

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Uplay.

Version differences

Watch Dogs has six special editions, each with varying DLC; refer to the UPlay Pre-Order Edition Comparison for details.

Essential improvements

Reduce game stuttering on higher graphics settings

This may cause instability on machines with low amounts of RAM.
Instructions

Update driver (NVIDIA)

If you have NVIDIA, updating to the latest beta (337.81) driver may improve performance and reduce stuttering.
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243470/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243470/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions
Does not remove mouse acceleration completely; fine aiming has negative mouse acceleration even with this fix applied.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Traditional Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

System requirements

64-bit only.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5770
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Shader model 5.0 support
Supported Nvidia chipsets: GTX 460 and better, GT 500 series, GT 600 series, GT 700 series.
Supported AMD chipsets: Radeon HD 5850 or better, HD 6000 series, HD 7000 series, R7 and R9 series.
Supports the Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 chipset.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References