Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Hack your way through traffic while you engage in dangerous car chases through the winding streets of San Francisco, traverse the rooftops of the colorful and vibrant neighborhoods of Oakland, and infiltrate the cutting-edge offices of Silicon Valley companies. There are many secrets to uncover in the birthplace of the tech revolution. In 2016, ctOS 2.0, an advanced operating system networking city infrastructure, was implemented in several US cities to create safer, more efficient metropolises. Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, and expose the hidden dangers of ctOS 2.0, which, in the hands of corrupt corporations, is being wrongfully used to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale. With the power of hacking and Dedsec by your side, launch the Hack of the Century, take down ctOS 2.0, and give freedom back to who it belongs to: the people.
ShooterAdventureActionScience fictionStealthSandboxOpen worldhelicoptercyberpunkbloodydrugsparkourdystopianaction-adventuresteamachievementsbuildinghackingGoogle Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
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Contemporary, classical in form, plot-driven and earnest.
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- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Released
- November 15, 2016
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Disrupt
- Time to beat
- 38 h main story · 43 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 767 ratings.
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