Watch Dogs is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in May 2014 for Xbox One and other platforms. Set in a fictionalized version of Chicago, the game centers on hacking and surveillance as the player controls Aiden Pearce, a hacker seeking revenge for the death of his niece. The game features an open-world environment, allowing for free-roaming and the ability to hack into various electronic systems to use as weapons or to extract information.