Legion’s Follow-Up Could Offer Hope for the Series’ Future

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Legion's Follow-Up Could Offer Hope for the Series' Future



While a new game might not be in the series’ near future, a recently announced follow-up to Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs: Legion could reassure Watch Dogs fans that the series still has more to give. As the third game in the Watch Dogs series, Watch Dogs: Legion didn’t fair as favorably as its predecessors when it came to its critical response, with leaks in 2024 claiming that Ubisoft was shelving the series due to this performance. However, the announcement of a new interactive Audible audiobook called Watch Dogs: Truth will serve as a direct continuation of the story from Watch Dogs: Legion.




Despite an initial controversy with early trailers for the first game, the Watch Dogs series has gained significant popularity among players as a counterpart to Ubisoft’s ongoing Assassin’s Creed series, with both referencing one another through Easter eggs and cameos. But while fans might have been hoping for a new game rather than a choose-your-own-adventure audiobook, Watch Dogs: Truth could still offer hope that rumors of Ubisoft shelving the IP are misinformed. Between this latest audiobook and an upcoming movie adaptation, a follow-up to Watch Dogs: Legion might be enough to keep the series ticking over until a new game comes around.

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Watch Dogs: Truth Will Continue the Story of Watch Dogs: Legion


Though Watch Dogs: Truth isn’t a new game, the audiobook is still breaking new ground within the format as Audible’s first-ever interactive experience, as listeners can make decisions at the end of each episode which will shape the story as it unfolds. A summary of Watch Dogs: Truth‘s plot claims it will directly follow from Watch Dogs: Legion‘s ending where DedSec has been cleared of terrorist allegations and thwarted Zero Day’s plans. How the story evolves from there will be up to the listener, but based on the cast involved with the audiobook, it seems Watch Dogs: Truth could be pooling characters from across the series.

With Pascal Langdale reprising his role as Watch Dogs: Legion‘s Bagsley to guide listeners through the story, other returning characters appear to include Tyrone “Bedbug” Hayes and Yolanda Mendez who played supporting roles in the first Watch Dogs. Moreover, just as the Bloodline DLC featured the return of Aiden Pearce, Jackson Pearce, and Wrench from both the first and second games, it seems that Watch Dogs: Truth will tap into the same creative potential that Watch Dogs: Legion did. If this is the case, then Watch Dogs: Truth could hide more cameos than its cast currently outlines, with the potential for the characters below to feature.


  • Marcus Holloway
  • Raymond “T-Bone” Kenny
  • Jordi Chin
  • Dusan Nemec

Watch Dogs Might Still Have Potential With Movies and Audiobooks

Coincidentally, the announcement of Watch Dogs: Truth couldn’t have come at a better time as, earlier this year, Ubisoft confirmed via social media that filming had been completed for the franchise’s long-awaited movie adaptation.

With a projected 2025 release date, the momentum gained by the Watch Dogs movie and Watch Dogs: Truth suggests that the series is still going strong despite the lack of new games. However, between the Watch Dogs movie following its own story in the franchise’s universe and the mixed reception Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed film adaptation received, fans may still want explicit reassurance that the Watch Dogs‘ games haven’t been retired.


Watch Dogs: Legion Follow-Up Could Tide Players Over Until the Next Game

Given that the upcoming Watch Dogs movie is predicted to feature original characters and stories, then Watch Dogs: Truth might be the closest continuation to the current Watch Dogs canon within gaming. Even with the futuristic setting departing from the present-day of Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2, Watch Dogs: Truth could still offer an experience close to the original games to tide fans over as they wait for details about new Watch Dogs games. However, with Ubisoft focused on the likes of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, fans should keep expectations realistic for potential Watch Dogs announcements any time soon.

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