For the enhanced version, containing all DLC rebalanced and properly integrated into the game's story, updated graphics and various additional enhancements, see Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition.
Key points
- Great PC port, featuring DX11 support, a high-res texture pack, and others.[1]
- German version is heavily censored, outdated, and has no DLCs.[2]
General information
- Sleeping Dogs General Discussion - Square Enix Forums
- Sleeping Dogs Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM; digital versions do not contain serial keys, instead registering directly onto the Steam ID.[3]
- Steam version is no longer directly available for purchase, although existing owners can still purchase the DLCs.
- Demo
Monetization
| Type |
Notes |
| Cross-game bonus
| A Just Cause 2 savefile will unlock a Rico Rodriguez outfit and the ability to use Stunt Position from further away. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Valve T-Shirt Pack |
Included with base game |
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| Community Gift Pack |
Included with base game |
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| Deep Undercover Pack |
Included in the Dragon Master Pack |
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| Drunken Fist Pack |
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| Gangland Style Pack |
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| Ghost Pig |
Available for free |
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| GSP Pack |
Included in the Dragon Master Pack |
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| The High Roller Pack |
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| High Resolution Texture Pack |
Available for free. Requires 4 GB of HD space. See the DLC Steam page for a download link. |
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| Law Enforcer Pack |
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| Martial Arts Pack |
Included in the Dragon Master Pack |
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| Monkey King Pack |
This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. |
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| Movie Masters Pack |
This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. |
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| Nightmare in North Point |
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| Police Protection Pack |
Included in the Dragon Master Pack |
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| The Red Envelope Pack |
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| Retro Triad Pack |
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| Screen Legends Pack |
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| Square Enix Character Pack |
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| Street Racer Pack |
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| The SWAT Pack |
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| Tactical Soldier Pack |
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| Top Dog Gold Pack |
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| Top Dog Silver Pack |
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| Triad Enforcer Pack |
Included in the Dragon Master Pack |
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| Wheels of Fury |
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| Year of the Snake |
This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. |
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| Zodiac Tournament |
This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. |
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Version differences
- The Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition contains all DLC rebalanced and properly integrated into the game's story, updated graphics and various additional enhancements.[4]
- Sleeping Dogs Collection is a complete edition with all DLC.[5] The free High Resolution Texture Pack is a separate download.
- The Japanese version is a Low Violence Version and only includes Japanese and English languages. Japanese is not available for purchases in other countries.
- The German version is a Low Violence Version and only includes the German language.
Game data
In-game general settings (1/3).
In-game general settings (2/3).
In-game general settings (3/3).
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Save file information:
- Main story save files:
HK Autosave Slot and HK GameSlot # (# is 1 - 4)
- Nightmare in North Point DLC save files:
HK AutosaveG Slot and HK GameSlotG # (# is 1 - 2)
- The Year of the Snake DLC save files:
HK AutosaveN Slot and HK GameSlotN # (# is 1 - 2)
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings (1/2).
In-game advanced video settings (2/2).
- All graphics changing requires a restart, otherwise visual elements will be missing from the game.[9]
Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings for the player.
In-game gamepad layout settings for vehicles.
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 output[10] |
| Subtitles |
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Can also be turned on only for when Cantonese is spoken. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Cantonese |
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Limited to some NPCs and radio stations. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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Japan region purchases only. |
| Polish |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation; download. |
| Russian |
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| Spanish |
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Issues unresolved
Naz stucks in prologue
During the first/Prologue mission you're supposed to follow Naz to escape the police. While escaping the fish market after climbing over the crates Naz gets stuck in that area and the animation sequence where Wei does a jump takedown to a policeman fails to trigger. However, if the player choose to run straight Naz will spawn someway ahead before the cutscene sequence.
This issue still happens in the up-to-date original version. Doesn't seem to happen in the initial release version without dlcs.
Note: Definitive Edition is unaffected.
HkShip.exe has stopped working
To be resolved issue.[11]
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Run the game in compatibility mode[citation needed]
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Run the game in a lower quality[citation needed]
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Can't choose custom refresh rate
- When selecting resolution in video options, only pre-made presets are available, user can't choose to change refresh rate, which often force players to play in windowed mode.
Can't force game into fullscreen
- The game starts in windowed mode and no matter what you do it just stays in windowed mode. Alt+↵ Enter doesn't work and neither does setting the video option to fullscreen.
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Close TeamViewer if installed[citation needed]
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Disable TeamViewer's QuickConnect[citation needed]
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- Go into TeamViewer's advanced settings.
- Disable the "QuickConnect" feature.
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Close (or stop) Actual Multiple Monitors, or other multi-monitor software if installed[citation needed]
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Change monitor's refresh rate to the native one[citation needed]
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Issues fixed
Constantly scrolling up
- Caused by controller drivers.
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Disable Human Interface Devices[12]
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- This specific fix is only for use when playing using keyboard and mouse.
- Go into your Device Manager > Human Interface Devices
- Right click on any that say HID-compiant consumer control device, for example, USB Input Device, USB Game Controller, HID-compliant device.
- Right click and disable every device apart from your keyboard.
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FPS issues and/or stuttering
- The game may lag or stutter on high-end systems, particularly during day time.[13]
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Run the game in windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Start the game and enable windowed mode.
- See Borderless fullscreen windowed to make the game borderless.
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Black screen during cutscenes
Disable 'Cheat' DLC
- DLC can be selectively disabled from the game's properties in the Steam client.[15]
- Game features DLC that give unbalanced bonuses for player. Some people may not realize this when buying DLC packs.
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Instructions[citation needed]
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- The following DLC may be considered 'cheats' and can be disabled at the player's discretion:
- Gold Top Dog (Gives you 8,250 Triad, 4,500 Cop and 4,500 extra Face Experience Points)
- Silver Top Dog (Gives you 8,250 Triad, 4,500 Cop and 4,500 extra Face Experience Points)
- Red Envelope Pack (Distributes 20 envelopes that have $50k each throughout Hong Kong)
- High Roller Pack (Gives Tuono vehicle, High Roller outfit, and an extra $200k)
Notes
- DLC can't be removed from save file. A new game must be started in order for the DLC to not be applied.
- To grant the DLC bonus to any save game simply re-enable that DLC and load the save game.
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Can't remap to arrow keys
- Can be remapped to number pad arrow keys, but not standard arrow keys.[16]
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Enable arrow key movement[citation needed]
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- Install AutoHotkey.
- After installation, when prompted to create the first script, choose Yes in the dialog box.
- Delete everything from the Notepad file which opens and paste the following:
up::w
down::s
left::a
right::d
Numpad8::up
Numpad5::down
Numpad4::left
Numpad6::right
NumpadAdd::Enter
NumpadEnter::Backspace
- Right click on the AutoHotkey icon in the notification tray and choose Reload script. In the future if you want to use the arrow keys in the game just start the AutoHotkey application and you are done.
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Low performance on Nvidia cards
- The game is optimized for AMD cards, and thus Nvidia cards can post low FPS for the auto detected settings.[citation needed]
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Improve frame rate[citation needed]
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Setting "Enable Quality Anti-Aliasing" and "Screen Space Ambient Occlusion" to Normal should noticeably improve FPS.
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VR support
| 3D modes |
Native |
Notes |
| vorpX |
| G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
Only supports DirectX 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11 |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz |
Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3870
DirectX 10 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD Radeon HD 6950
DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
References
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