View larger watchdogs all it takes is the swipe of a finger. We connect with friends. We buy the latest gadgets and gear. We find out whats happening in the world. But with that same simple swipe we cast an increasingly expansive shadow. With each connection we leave a digital trail that tracks our every move and milestone our every like and dislike. And its not just people. Today all major cities are networked. Urban infrastructures are monitored and controlled by complex operating systems. View larger in watchdogs this system is called the central operating system (ctos) and it controls almost every piece of the citys technology and holds key information on all of the citys residents. You play as aiden pearce a brilliant hacker and former thug whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. Now on the hunt for those who hurt your family youll be able to monitor and hack all who surround you by manipulating everything connected to the citys network. Access omnipresent security cameras download personal information to locate a target control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy and more. Use the city of chicago as your ultimate weapon and exact your own style of revenge. Hack the city control the citys infrastructure in real time with aidens cell phone. Trap your enemy in a 30-car pileup by manipulating the traffic lights. Stop a train and then board it to evade the authorities. Narrowly escape capture by quickly raising a drawbridge. Anything connected to the citys ctos can become your weapon. Seamless multiplayer experience discover a new level of interaction cooperation and confrontation between players thanks to a brand new multiplayer game system that links the single and multiplayer modes into one seamless experience. That means no menus no loading screens just instant open world multiplayer action.