⇨ Sleeping Dogs (2012)
Finally, we have Sleeping Dogs, the granddaddy of video games set in Hong Kong. It’s been positively lauded and recommended by all those who’ve played it, and it’s easy to see why.
Sleeping Dogs is by far the most well-researched and authentic open-world game to take place in Hong Kong. The team spent a week exploring the city, and—taking some creative liberties—have made faithful and beautiful recreations of every nook and cranny including Aberdeen Harbour, Soho, the back alleys of North Point, and even Temple Street Night Market.
You have the opportunity as the main character Wei Shen to discover it all as you live your life as an undercover cop within the (take a wild guess) triads. Yes, Sleeping Dogs was heavily inspired by the Hong Kong film classic Infernal Affairs, but the story doesn’t feel exhausted at all, supported by voice acting from prominent Asian actors like James Hong, Lucy Liu, and Altered Carbon’s Will Yun Lee and cool missions that’ll take you from cockfights to high-speed chases. Seriously, we can’t recommend this enough, so we’ll end it here and let you discover this game for all its glory.