Crackdown is an action-packed sandbox game for the Xbox One platform. It is the first game in the Crackdown series, released inThe game takes place in the fictional Pacific City, where the player controls a biologically improved Agent from the Agency, who is called to the city to eliminate the three criminal bosses and their organized crime syndicates.

The game offers a typical third-person-action set in a sandbox environment, with a variety of weapons and skills that can be upgraded by accumulating Experience Orbs. The player can explore the entire territory of Pacific City from the start of the game. The game mechanics are similar to other games in the genre, such as the Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row series.