Watch_Dogs 2
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How do players who really played Watch_Dogs 2 rate it? TrueGG Rating 87.2%

Release date: Nov 30, 2016 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it higher than Steam overall. Early impressions are weaker, so the first few hours tend to decide whether it clicks.

Good for

  • Players willing to push through a slow start
  • Players who care about visuals and music
  • Players who want to soak in the world and atmosphere

Think twice if you are

  • Players who judge a game in the first hours (early ratings are lower)
  • Players bothered by bugs (reports of crashes and bugs)
  • Players relying on Japanese (Japanese reviews rate it lower)

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
87.2%
▲ +5.1 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 10+ hours (last 180 days) · 7,691 reviews

TrueGG, all time
88.7%
Steam overall
82.1%
Japanese, all time
82.8%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 9.2% of all reviews. Their positive share is 44.8%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (10h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 10 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h28%9551–2 h42%6472–5 h77%2,7855–10 h83%2,61710–20 h86%2,92520–50 h88%3,59450–100 h89%942100–200 h93%167200+ h86%63Positive share by playtime0–1 h95528%1–2 h64742%2–5 h2,78577%5–10 h2,61783%10–20 h2,92586%20–50 h3,59488%50–100 h94289%100–200 h16793%200+ h6386%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h28.1%20.0%955
1–2 h42.2%33.3%647
2–5 h77.5%0.0%2,785
5–10 h83.1%100.0%2,617
10–20 h85.7%0.0%2,925
20–50 h87.8%57.1%3,594
50–100 h88.7%100.0%942
100–200 h92.8%100.0%167
200+ h85.7%100.0%63

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 10+ hours. 45% had 20+ hours and 4% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

Watch_Dogs 2 has a TrueGG Rating of 87.2%: the positive share among 7,691 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 10+ hours. That is 5.1 points above Steam's overall 82.1%, so players who really play the current version rate it higher than the headline number suggests (all time: 88.7%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 9% of the total, and only 45% of them are positive. Some players bounce off early, but those who get past the opening rate it higher. Steam accepts refund requests within 2 hours of play and 14 days of purchase.

In the last 180 days, reviews at 2–5h are 77% positive versus 89% at 50–100h: the more people play, the more they like it.

Negative reviews most often mention crashes and bugs (more than at launch), boredom (more than at launch), and performance (less than at launch). Positive reviews praise how fun it feels, 前作・シリーズ, and graphics and music.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 82.8%, similar to all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (81.9% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on technical quality (Crashes & bugs, Performance). These can be fixed, so check recent reviews too. It is also a game many people bounce off early (early reviews are much less positive than those of players who stuck with it).

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Crashes & bugs22% of negative reviews (6% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · more than at launch
  • Boring / repetitive9% of negative reviews (5% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · more than at launch
  • Performance9% of negative reviews (5% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · less than at launch

+ What players praise

  • Fun & feel30% of positive reviews (13% of negative)
  • Compared with earlier entries13% of positive reviews (6% of negative)
  • Graphics & music12% of positive reviews (8% of negative)
  • World & atmosphere7% of positive reviews (2% of negative)
＋ 攻略＋ マーカス＋ ボリューム＋ 協力＋ 街中＋ 豊富＋ オブジェクト＋ スマホ− bug− screen− launcher− before− rtx− cards− refund− unplayable

Counted from 399 recent negative and 561 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating82.1%All time, all languages · 105,371 reviews
Adjusted rating81.9%Weighted by trust (95% range 81.2%–82.6%), −0.2pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews72.5%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−9.6pt vs overall) · 360 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review5%30%
Very short text50%28%
Key activated outside Steam5%3%
Received for free1%1%
Owns very few games25%20%
Over 100 reviews written2%2%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.720.73

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 14.6 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 2016-11: +1,194 / −193 2016-12: +3,031 / −660 2017-01: +1,890 / −460 2017-02: +733 / −144 2017-03: +461 / −118 2017-04: +370 / −83 2017-05: +281 / −41 2017-06: +478 / −122 2017-07: +581 / −164 2017-08: +261 / −54 2017-09: +173 / −42 2017-10: +214 / −54 2017-11: +1,210 / −143 2017-12: +546 / −146 2018-01: +686 / −226 2018-02: +377 / −98 2018-03: +360 / −88 2018-04: +236 / −56 2018-05: +420 / −184 2018-06: +291 / −135 2018-07: +269 / −123 2018-08: +167 / −63 2018-09: +101 / −24 2018-10: +239 / −124 2018-11: +826 / −104 2018-12: +297 / −132 2019-01: +368 / −123 2019-02: +373 / −165 2019-03: +525 / −266 2019-04: +293 / −91 2019-05: +332 / −187 2019-06: +1,799 / −421 2019-07: +1,601 / −261 2019-08: +203 / −76 2019-09: +185 / −85 2019-10: +228 / −56 2019-11: +1,228 / −115 2019-12: +1,172 / −125 2020-01: +1,056 / −140 2020-02: +1,128 / −198 2020-03: +1,431 / −224 2020-04: +833 / −133 2020-05: +581 / −71 2020-06: +616 / −120 2020-07: +2,010 / −423 2020-08: +612 / −105 2020-09: +470 / −77 2020-10: +492 / −78 2020-11: +665 / −129 2020-12: +750 / −121 2021-01: +626 / −89 2021-02: +779 / −132 2021-03: +711 / −123 2021-04: +436 / −68 2021-05: +386 / −71 2021-06: +493 / −60 2021-07: +598 / −104 2021-08: +358 / −85 2021-09: +520 / −103 2021-10: +522 / −106 2021-11: +665 / −96 2021-12: +588 / −94 2022-01: +534 / −95 2022-02: +424 / −58 2022-03: +574 / −103 2022-04: +273 / −46 2022-05: +673 / −126 2022-06: +419 / −87 2022-07: +482 / −98 2022-08: +471 / −104 2022-09: +268 / −58 2022-10: +316 / −69 2022-11: +430 / −60 2022-12: +775 / −150 2023-01: +581 / −113 2023-02: +255 / −56 2023-03: +884 / −200 2023-04: +328 / −96 2023-05: +230 / −68 2023-06: +986 / −284 2023-07: +1,299 / −349 2023-08: +622 / −119 2023-09: +564 / −151 2023-10: +416 / −103 2023-11: +1,053 / −286 2023-12: +602 / −154 2024-01: +816 / −183 2024-02: +666 / −152 2024-03: +607 / −135 2024-04: +345 / −80 2024-05: +636 / −220 2024-06: +805 / −240 2024-07: +1,840 / −406 2024-08: +911 / −201 2024-09: +682 / −140 2024-10: +444 / −106 2024-11: +515 / −100 2024-12: +814 / −179 2025-01: +735 / −124 2025-02: +457 / −93 2025-03: +801 / −179 2025-04: +583 / −153 2025-05: +409 / −90 2025-06: +734 / −232 2025-07: +744 / −194 2025-08: +463 / −108 2025-09: +938 / −306 2025-10: +795 / −170 2025-11: +632 / −158 2025-12: +1,103 / −322 2026-01: +963 / −225 2026-02: +473 / −105 2026-03: +817 / −198 2026-04: +503 / −93 2026-05: +399 / −94 2026-06: +1,045 / −444 2026-07: +4,949 / −1,403 2026-08: +1,449 / −362 2026-09: +1,625 / −451 2026-10: +1,504 / −337 2016/112017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 81.4% 2016-11: 86.1%2016-12: 82.1%2017-01: 80.4%2017-02: 83.6%2017-03: 79.6%2017-04: 81.7%2017-05: 87.3%2017-06: 79.7%2017-07: 78.0%2017-08: 82.9%2017-09: 80.5%2017-10: 79.9%2017-11: 89.4%2017-12: 78.9%2018-01: 75.2%2018-02: 79.4%2018-03: 80.4%2018-04: 80.8%2018-05: 69.5%2018-06: 68.3%2018-07: 68.6%2018-08: 72.6%2018-09: 80.8%2018-10: 65.8%2018-11: 88.8%2018-12: 69.2%2019-01: 74.9%2019-02: 69.3%2019-03: 66.4%2019-04: 76.3%2019-05: 64.0%2019-06: 81.0%2019-07: 86.0%2019-08: 72.8%2019-09: 68.5%2019-10: 80.3%2019-11: 91.4%2019-12: 90.4%2020-01: 88.3%2020-02: 85.1%2020-03: 86.5%2020-04: 86.2%2020-05: 89.1%2020-06: 83.7%2020-07: 82.6%2020-08: 85.4%2020-09: 85.9%2020-10: 86.3%2020-11: 83.8%2020-12: 86.1%2021-01: 87.6%2021-02: 85.5%2021-03: 85.3%2021-04: 86.5%2021-05: 84.5%2021-06: 89.2%2021-07: 85.2%2021-08: 80.8%2021-09: 83.5%2021-10: 83.1%2021-11: 87.4%2021-12: 86.2%2022-01: 84.9%2022-02: 88.0%2022-03: 84.8%2022-04: 85.6%2022-05: 84.2%2022-06: 82.8%2022-07: 83.1%2022-08: 81.9%2022-09: 82.2%2022-10: 82.1%2022-11: 87.8%2022-12: 83.8%2023-01: 83.7%2023-02: 82.0%2023-03: 81.5%2023-04: 77.4%2023-05: 77.2%2023-06: 77.6%2023-07: 78.8%2023-08: 83.9%2023-09: 78.9%2023-10: 80.2%2023-11: 78.6%2023-12: 79.6%2024-01: 81.7%2024-02: 81.4%2024-03: 81.8%2024-04: 81.2%2024-05: 74.3%2024-06: 77.0%2024-07: 81.9%2024-08: 81.9%2024-09: 83.0%2024-10: 80.7%2024-11: 83.7%2024-12: 82.0%2025-01: 85.6%2025-02: 83.1%2025-03: 81.7%2025-04: 79.2%2025-05: 82.0%2025-06: 76.0%2025-07: 79.3%2025-08: 81.1%2025-09: 75.4%2025-10: 82.4%2025-11: 80.0%2025-12: 77.4%2026-01: 81.1%2026-02: 81.8%2026-03: 80.5%2026-04: 84.4%2026-05: 80.9%2026-06: 70.2%2026-07: 77.9%2026-08: 80.0%2026-09: 78.3%2026-10: 81.7% 2016/112017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 50 100 150 200 2026-09-19: +87 / −35 2026-09-20: +91 / −33 2026-09-21: +68 / −28 2026-09-22: +84 / −20 2026-09-23: +90 / −22 2026-09-24: +87 / −24 2026-09-25: +99 / −27 2026-09-26: +115 / −22 2026-09-27: +120 / −34 2026-09-28: +82 / −21 2026-09-29: +86 / −23 2026-09-30: +103 / −23 2026-10-01: +111 / −28 2026-10-02: +106 / −28 2026-10-03: +124 / −34 2026-10-04: +123 / −31 2026-10-05: +112 / −22 2026-10-06: +124 / −24 2026-10-07: +117 / −18 2026-10-08: +71 / −7 2026-10-09: +60 / −17 2026-10-10: +88 / −23 2026-10-11: +88 / −18 2026-10-12: +56 / −14 2026-10-13: +55 / −12 2026-10-14: +37 / −13 2026-10-15: +43 / −9 2026-10-16: +51 / −12 2026-10-17: +78 / −15 2026-10-18: +60 / −12 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2016-111,19419386.1%
2016-123,03166082.1%
2017-011,89046080.4%
2017-0273314483.6%
2017-0346111879.6%
2017-043708381.7%
2017-052814187.3%
2017-0647812279.7%
2017-0758116478.0%
2017-082615482.9%
2017-091734280.5%
2017-102145479.9%
2017-111,21014389.4%
2017-1254614678.9%
2018-0168622675.2%
2018-023779879.4%
2018-033608880.4%
2018-042365680.8%
2018-0542018469.5%
2018-0629113568.3%
2018-0726912368.6%
2018-081676372.6%
2018-091012480.8%
2018-1023912465.8%
2018-1182610488.8%
2018-1229713269.2%
2019-0136812374.9%
2019-0237316569.3%
2019-0352526666.4%
2019-042939176.3%
2019-0533218764.0%
2019-061,79942181.0%
2019-071,60126186.0%
2019-082037672.8%
2019-091858568.5%
2019-102285680.3%
2019-111,22811591.4%
2019-121,17212590.4%
2020-011,05614088.3%
2020-021,12819885.1%
2020-031,43122486.5%
2020-0483313386.2%
2020-055817189.1%
2020-0661612083.7%
2020-072,01042382.6%
2020-0861210585.4%
2020-094707785.9%
2020-104927886.3%
2020-1166512983.8%
2020-1275012186.1%
2021-016268987.6%
2021-0277913285.5%
2021-0371112385.3%
2021-044366886.5%
2021-053867184.5%
2021-064936089.2%
2021-0759810485.2%
2021-083588580.8%
2021-0952010383.5%
2021-1052210683.1%
2021-116659687.4%
2021-125889486.2%
2022-015349584.9%
2022-024245888.0%
2022-0357410384.8%
2022-042734685.6%
2022-0567312684.2%
2022-064198782.8%
2022-074829883.1%
2022-0847110481.9%
2022-092685882.2%
2022-103166982.1%
2022-114306087.8%
2022-1277515083.8%
2023-0158111383.7%
2023-022555682.0%
2023-0388420081.5%
2023-043289677.4%
2023-052306877.2%
2023-0698628477.6%
2023-071,29934978.8%
2023-0862211983.9%
2023-0956415178.9%
2023-1041610380.2%
2023-111,05328678.6%
2023-1260215479.6%
2024-0181618381.7%
2024-0266615281.4%
2024-0360713581.8%
2024-043458081.2%
2024-0563622074.3%
2024-0680524077.0%
2024-071,84040681.9%
2024-0891120181.9%
2024-0968214083.0%
2024-1044410680.7%
2024-1151510083.7%
2024-1281417982.0%
2025-0173512485.6%
2025-024579383.1%
2025-0380117981.7%
2025-0458315379.2%
2025-054099082.0%
2025-0673423276.0%
2025-0774419479.3%
2025-0846310881.1%
2025-0993830675.4%
2025-1079517082.4%
2025-1163215880.0%
2025-121,10332277.4%
2026-0196322581.1%
2026-0247310581.8%
2026-0381719880.5%
2026-045039384.4%
2026-053999480.9%
2026-061,04544470.2%
2026-074,9491,40377.9%
2026-081,44936280.0%
2026-091,62545178.3%
2026-101,50433781.7%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-198735
2026-09-209133
2026-09-216828
2026-09-228420
2026-09-239022
2026-09-248724
2026-09-259927
2026-09-2611522
2026-09-2712034
2026-09-288221
2026-09-298623
2026-09-3010323
2026-10-0111128
2026-10-0210628
2026-10-0312434
2026-10-0412331
2026-10-0511222
2026-10-0612424
2026-10-0711718
2026-10-08717
2026-10-096017
2026-10-108823
2026-10-118818
2026-10-125614
2026-10-135512
2026-10-143713
2026-10-15439
2026-10-165112
2026-10-177815
2026-10-186012
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days80.5%3,372
Last 180 days78.9%14,649
All time82.1%105,371
Japanese, last 180 days43.8%32
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