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Triad Wars

Triad Wars was an open-world action MMO spin-off of Sleeping Dogs set in the same Hong Kong universe, where players built criminal empires and raided rivals' turf; it never left closed beta before being cancelled.

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Status
Cancelled — never left closed beta; development and servers were shut down in January 2016, and developer United Front Games closed later that year
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Open-world action MMO
Release
2015
Platforms
Windows
Developer
United Front Games
Publisher
Square Enix London Studios
Profile
Full
Research checked
2026-09-07
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

An open-world PvP raiding game with no recorded PvE

SoloPlay styleGroup

Empire management is largely a solo pursuit, with raids on rival players

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

An open-world sandbox reused from Sleeping Dogs

TargetedCombat feelAction

Open-world melee and gunplay action combat

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Player fit

Why you might like it

  • Reused Sleeping Dogs' Hong Kong open world and combat systems as a foundation for online criminal-empire play.
  • Raiding rival players' turf added a genuinely competitive PvP layer to the Sleeping Dogs universe.
  • Backed by Square Enix London Studios alongside developer United Front Games.
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Things to consider

  • The game never left closed beta and was cancelled in January 2016 before any full public release.
  • Developer United Front Games itself closed later in 2016, ruling out any revival.
  • No official way exists to play this game today, even in its beta form.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-07
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Full
Source note
Wikipedia, GameDeveloper.com and MMORPG.com coverage of the shutdown
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Game history

Triad Wars timeline

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  1. 2015
    Released

    MMOFinder records Triad Wars as released in 2015.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Cancelled — never left closed beta; development and servers were shut down in January 2016, and developer United Front Games closed later that year

  3. 2026-09-07
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Triad Wars screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Developer-linked exact-title reveal video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Triad Wars is classified by MMOFinder as a Open-world action MMO. Triad Wars was an open-world action MMO spin-off of Sleeping Dogs set in the same Hong Kong universe, where players built criminal empires and raided rivals' turf; it never left closed beta before being cancelled.

The verified profile records United Front Games as developer, Square Enix London Studios as publisher, 2015 as its release year and Free-to-play as the current access model. Supported platforms are Windows. Combat is recorded as Open-world melee and gunplay reused from Sleeping Dogs, centered on raiding rival players' territory and building criminal empires. Discovery tags attached to the profile include Action, Open World, Catalog.

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