Saints Row IV

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1958 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,179 out of 1958
  2. Mixed: 514 out of 1958
  3. Negative: 265 out of 1958
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  1. reb0rn
    Nov 1, 2022
    6
    i **** hate deep silver, stop touching saints row and making it a fictional buggy alien mess.
    This game is trying way too hard to be funny, yet it's so scripted and makes me cringe at times. The only thing I like about this game is the cheats and takedowns.
  2. r0m4n0
    Dec 15, 2022
    6
    fun & cool game but i had a lot of crashes !!!
    tried to fix but never worked ...
    miss a first person view
    i would give a 8/10 if game would be more stable & have fps feature ...
  3. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
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  4. Captiosus
    Sep 4, 2013
    5
    [Original Review: 8/25/13; Updated 9/5/13]
    What happens if you take:
    1 part super powers from Prototype, 1 part collection scheme from Crackdown/Infamous, 1 part crazy weapon collection from Ratchet & Clank, 1 part irreverent M-rated humor, and 1 part gratuitous violence? You get Saints Row 4 and therein lies the problem. The game is, at best, schizophrenic in terms of what it aims    [Original Review: 8/25/13; Updated 9/5/13]
    What happens if you take:

    1 part super powers from Prototype, 1 part collection scheme from Crackdown/Infamous, 1 part crazy weapon collection from Ratchet & Clank, 1 part irreverent M-rated humor, and 1 part gratuitous violence?

    You get Saints Row 4 and therein lies the problem. The game is, at best, schizophrenic in terms of what it aims to be. While it continues to be completely irreverent and crude, often making fun of pop culture and other games, it's lost a lot of what made Saints Row the "anti-GTA". Now it wants to be a super hero game, a mini games collection, and Saints Row without really committing to any of the styles.

    Running around gathering clusters isn't nearly as enjoyable as orb gathering from Crackdown or shard gathering from inFamous, the free roaming city design is utterly destroyed by the ease of traversing the entire city using super jump and super speed, both of which can be maxxed out within only 2-3 hours of gameplay time.

    It bears repeating that this was originally designed as a large DLC for Saints Row: The Third but ended up becoming a full game in and of itself. This is evident in the fact that Steelport hasn't changed except to add the new alien structures. The location of most events are in the same places as SR3, the models are the exact same, and the core gameplay is shorter.

    How much shorter is this game compared to its predecessor? Well, when I completed the main story, I had finished all the activities, side quests, and targets and was sitting at 93% completion after only 14 and a half hours. I spent shy of an hour and a half finishing up gathering all the collectibles and doubling back to repeat two activities for gold medals and reached 100%. On hardcore, I had reached 100% completion in a third of the time spent on Saints Row The Third.

    "Why is this game so short?", you may be asking. Well, frankly, they gutted a ton of activities that was in Saints Row The Third for this and streamlined the number of stores, as well. For example, the Saints Row standby missions of "Snatch", "Escort", and "Trafficking" missions are gone. The "Nobody Loves Me" clothing store is gone, and many stores have had their location numbers extremely reduced. "Genki Bowl", which had at least 7 different activities in Saints Row The Third, has been replaced with "Genki's Mind over Murder", which only has three (and two cameos of Genki Bowl as side missions). "Buying" properties has been changed into a hacking minigame that is annoying and tedious, not difficult. As for the activities themselves, other than one or two, anyone can get gold on them on the first try rather easily. "Insurance Fraud" which was one of the more challenging activities in SR3, has become laughably easy thanks to super sprint and the ragdoll mechanic (at one point, I had over a $1M combo, higher than needed for the gold medal).

    Unfortunately, all the issues with the SR3 engine persist, and Deep Silver have even compounded some of the issues. The engine is even more poorly optimized than SR3 and slogs even on quality machines. The game is a buggy mess right now, with the initial release crashing and deleting game saves, and the patch "fixing" this issue causing even more problems such as the loss of weapons, cache, and vehicle/weapon upgrades.

    All in all this is a very hurried cash in that, despite the humor, isn't worth the $50 price tag. It truly is nothing more than a quick 'expansion' of SR3 that is really only worth about $25. My sincere advice is to wait for a complete or GOTY version, then wait for THAT to go on Steam Sale before picking it up.    … Expand
  5. Allions
    Aug 31, 2013
    5
    Hell NO. This can't be called Saint's Row IV. It could be called Saint's Row The Third: Alien Expansion pack. And it should cost around 10 euors, NOT 60! This is not a new game, is just an heavy modified version of SRIII with aliens! Missions are boring, repetitive, the story is nice and the story missions are good, but i can't believe they sold this game as a new Saint's Row. Very disappointed.
  6. suneater
    May 9, 2015
    5
    Prior to its release, a lot of the previews made the game look like a reskin or DLC for Saints Row 3. I held out hope that the devs were going to expand beyond expectations considering all the wacky aliens, superpowers, and ridiculous weapons they were adding. Instead what we got was essentially Saints Row 3.5: a big & stupid Michael Bay sequel that feels like a really long add-on to SR3.Prior to its release, a lot of the previews made the game look like a reskin or DLC for Saints Row 3. I held out hope that the devs were going to expand beyond expectations considering all the wacky aliens, superpowers, and ridiculous weapons they were adding. Instead what we got was essentially Saints Row 3.5: a big & stupid Michael Bay sequel that feels like a really long add-on to SR3.

    SR 2 & 3 had some restraint and at least attempted to build up to their big action sequences. SR4 starts off with a bang and never stops in the worst way possible. The only thing that breaks up the action sequences are a few comedic moments and nostalgia pandering scenes but even these manage to go over-the-top. Seriously, who has played SR1 and why is so much of this game wasted on referencing it? Many of the rest breaks I took while playing this were just to detox from the Michael Bay-ness of everything; I love blowing up spaceships as much as everyone else, but there's a point in time where you just want to walk through the city and beat pedestrials with a giant ♥♥♥♥♥. Much of the game feels like you are forced to take the most explosive route possible through everything; I really wish there was an ability toggle button because simply bumping into pedestrians or vehicles while super sprinting will have the police shooting lasers at you for miles. The majority of this game feels like action for the sake of action with most of it feeling unrewarding and boring at times.

    Adding to the rushed feeling of SR4, much of the game doesn't feel playtested. For example, Explosive Blast's chain reaction will kill whole flashpoints with a single fireball from any distance, while the Buff ability feels like a joke considering how late in the game you get it. Weapons have plenty of issues too; some weapons are completely useless unless you are handed them for a mission (obligatory useless sniper rifle, Alien SMG, Dubstep Gun, etc.) while others slaughter everything unupgraded (Disintegrator, 'Merica, etc.). I found myself using garbage weapons or abilities just to complete in-game challenges because otherwise I would've just used Blast & the Thump Gun for everything.

    The storyline feels really slapped together too. Why bother with more simulation exploits when you have a suit of giant power armor in the real world? Everytime something cool happens in the real world it feels like the game drops an arbitrary hurdle for you to overcome inside the simulation. The whole in-out-in-out just feels like padding and an excuse to turn off superpowers for missions, especially considering your Health upgrades carry over into the real world. I really would've enjoyed more time spent in the real world... Perhaps the first part of the game inside the simulation with all the ridiculous superpowers and the second half in the real world, fighting Zinyak on his own turf? Overall it just feels like a missed chance simply because the devs wanted to recycle as much as possible.

    So is SR4 just extended DLC for SR3? Yes, but really, really long DLC. I feel like they stretched SR3's assets as far as they could go and whipped together some quick alien tech from recycled STAG parts. People might try to draw conclusions between this and GTA 3 vs. VC & SA, but those were completely new environments, characters, vehicles, and so forth. SR4 manages to even reuse 3's map despite Earth being destroyed (whoops spoilers!)!

    Should you bother playing SR4? If you've played any of the previous games, you will find something familiar here. If you are new to the series, don't expect "GTA With Aliens" because this is the most bombastic Saints Row yet. I enjoyed this but it would be my least favorite Saints Row if SR2's PC port wasn't garbage. I recommend giving it a shot but 2 and 3 are clearly better games.    … Expand
  7. giskarduk
    Jan 4, 2014
    5
    First, this really is not my type of game. The low score reflects that fact. Now thats said this is the first GOOD console port of this type of game I have seen. As PC user I was happy to find it supported my PC properly. Only the checkpoint save system was annoying because the save did not save your current position as a PC user would have expected. The game play is amusing, butFirst, this really is not my type of game. The low score reflects that fact. Now thats said this is the first GOOD console port of this type of game I have seen. As PC user I was happy to find it supported my PC properly. Only the checkpoint save system was annoying because the save did not save your current position as a PC user would have expected. The game play is amusing, but repetitive at times. The open ended world involves going around doing missions basically. Nice idea but not terribly interesting for gamers used to more involving games. Still if you like GTA style games, this is probably one of the best ports to the PC. The 5 score reflects my interest in this type of game more than the quality of the game. Its just not my thing.… Expand
  8. Duskspark
    Aug 23, 2013
    5
    "Saints Row IV" is basically "Dead Island Riptide" it's an exact clone of its predecessor, with less fun to be had. So forgivable and so braindead, it pains me that this game gets a 86 from critics. Shame on you, Deep Silver.
  9. Mescal1ne
    Sep 7, 2013
    5
    Boooooooring, That's what I am thinking about SR4. Boring tale. Aliens destroying Earth? How unexpected! Developers didn't think about game, I guess. No, we have some nice ideas, like dubstep gun and 50's town. But all this hints about Matrix, Prototype, Portal and etc I think it's funny first one, may be two ours. The same town, that was in SR3, awful battles with boring shooters.Boooooooring, That's what I am thinking about SR4. Boring tale. Aliens destroying Earth? How unexpected! Developers didn't think about game, I guess. No, we have some nice ideas, like dubstep gun and 50's town. But all this hints about Matrix, Prototype, Portal and etc I think it's funny first one, may be two ours. The same town, that was in SR3, awful battles with boring shooters. On-type missions. 5/10. Saint's Row 3 are the best.

    P.S. Why you put pixels on and holes, if the game have rating 18+?    … Expand
  10. Hseeker25
    Sep 16, 2013
    5
    This game is Average: it feels like a expansion, same game only upped slightly in terms of UI and graphics, its not a new game on its own.
    Having super powers makes vehicles and upgrades useless, as well as your backup unable to keep up with you.
  11. jcasetnl
    Dec 12, 2013
    5
    Only two hours in and I had this gnawing feeling it felt like a big DLC kind of thing. Come to metacritic and find out I'm not the only one.

    So far, SR4 feels like a game with all the whacky bonus modes unlocked. The kind that are fun to screw around with for a few hours but then you get bored of being "god" and play something else.
  12. Frast2013X
    Oct 26, 2013
    5
    Ta gra jest śmieszna tylko w jednym aspekcie. Śmieszne jest to że twórcy wypuszczają "TAKĄ" grę na rynek. Przykro mi po tak dobrej 3 to mówić, ale Saint's row IV to jedna z najgorszych gier tego roku. Twórcy wręcz w ogóle nie zmienili silnika graficznego poprzedniej części, dali nam nawet to samo miasto. W IV występuje większość tekstur, modeli i efektów znanych z 3. Twórcy poszli zaTa gra jest śmieszna tylko w jednym aspekcie. Śmieszne jest to że twórcy wypuszczają "TAKĄ" grę na rynek. Przykro mi po tak dobrej 3 to mówić, ale Saint's row IV to jedna z najgorszych gier tego roku. Twórcy wręcz w ogóle nie zmienili silnika graficznego poprzedniej części, dali nam nawet to samo miasto. W IV występuje większość tekstur, modeli i efektów znanych z 3. Twórcy poszli za przeproszeniem na odpierdziel robiąc taką grę. Gra momentami wygląda dość słabo(chodź grafika nie stanowi tutaj chyba największego problemu). Potem nadchodzi fabuła. Twórcy ze śmiesznego Saint's Row'a zrobili nudną, poważną grę science-fiction w dodatku ze strasznie nudnymi pomysłami. Gdyby nie 20%(ta część w której występują śmieszne motywy) momentów gry po prostu zasnął bym przed komputerem. Twórcy dodali specjalne moce, które trochę polepszają rozgrywkę, szkoda że są CHAMSKĄ(nie, nie wmawiajcie mi że twórcy dla śmiechu podpierniczyli innym twórcom pomysłu) zerżnięte z innych gier. Nie mówiąc o tym że 75% gry to nudne, monotonne, bez pomysłowe strzelanie do tych samych przeciwników. Gra jest nie dopracowana, zbudowana(tak że wiele misji musiałem zaczynać od nowa(tak, twórcy nie pomyśleli o możliwości wrócenia od checkpointa jeżeli gracz będzie tego chciał) ponieważ gra zbugowała się na amen). Jakość gry leży i kwiczy. Nie dosyć że twórcy zrobili DLC i uznali to jako zwykła, pełnoprawną nową grę to do tego zrobili do DLC fatalnie. Gra na szczęście momentami przypomina ducha Saint's Row'a, momentami śmieszy, i zawiera dość ciekawe pomysły. Moja ocena 5/10… Expand
  13. smoovelai
    Aug 20, 2013
    5
    Saints Row the third with super powers

    whole review nothing else needed to be said i guess i'm in the minority of people who don't like the super powers and thinks they should of been kept as DLC not the main focus of the game, and the world is almost exactly the same only updated a little to accommodate super powers don't get me wrong the super powers are fun but i did not want    Saints Row the third with super powers

    whole review

    nothing else needed to be said i guess i'm in the minority of people who don't like the super powers and thinks they should of been kept as DLC not the main focus of the game, and the world is almost exactly the same only updated a little to accommodate super powers

    don't get me wrong the super powers are fun but i did not want that as the whole game i might as well go play infamous which does it better and is more original    … Expand
  14. SamKeogh
    Sep 2, 2013
    5
    Since it's set in the same city as SR3, there is no exploration aspect, plus with the superpowers (which had already been done in an SR3 expansion pack...), the game becomes much too easy.

    It's fun to almost fly from building to building for a while, but wait for a very generous sale if you wish to buy the game.
  15. Babaloo2U
    Sep 5, 2013
    5
    Saints Row 4 is a complete rip-off of the Crackdown series. Run and jump like superman, shoot the bad guys (in this case aliens), collect the orbs (in this case data clusters). Come on. I only give it a 5 because of it's humor. I was utterly not impressed.
  16. seelenamt
    Oct 20, 2013
    5
    I will start by saying that I absolutely loved saints row 3, I got more than my money's worth out of it, it was and is incredibly enjoyable.

    Saints Row IV is not bad, instead it's just a disappointment. This game is almost like a texture pack or skin for saints row 3. The game is still in Steelport, not literally, virtually in Steelport. As is shown in the trailers, there are super    I will start by saying that I absolutely loved saints row 3, I got more than my money's worth out of it, it was and is incredibly enjoyable.

    Saints Row IV is not bad, instead it's just a disappointment. This game is almost like a texture pack or skin for saints row 3. The game is still in Steelport, not literally, virtually in Steelport. As is shown in the trailers, there are super powers in this game, they're kind of broken. You get super speed running an hour or so into the game, so from that point on there is basically no reason to have a car, and upgrades to running and jumping also make it so there's not really a benefit to have a plane or helicopter either.

    As far as their implementation in combat, they are ridiculous, like in the last game, you can do take downs (run at someone right click on PC), they are lethal on your run of the mill cops/gang members/zin. In this game, you run so fast that you can take out an entire group, 5+, that you can physically take down them all before they can really even take a shot at you. In 3, you were limited in take downs by your sprint meter, and until your respect level got really, really high up.In this you get unlimited sprint fairly early in.
    Instead of making them better or smarter fighters, instead they just spam them, literally opening portal. to bring in large groups of zin. This does make the combat harder (more like longer), but if you play on harder mode, it makes fighting with a gun basically useless, unless you want to take the time to take cover from the battalion of zin taking potshots at you, it's much faster to just use take downs.

    The story is okay, not anything spectacular though, I'm avoiding spoilers so I can't really get into depth. While it's not bad, it certainly feels sequel-y (Although saints row 3 is a sequel also, it went in a completely different direction than 2 or 1 did.)

    I've had one major glitch, to avoid spoilers I'll be vague. I had to get out a place with a door that was slowly closing, and the glitch meant that the doors closed to quickly. I did a quick search and found that the solution was changing the detail level, don't ask why but it worked. This occurred around a month after release.

    This game also has it so when you want to upgrade powers you collect 'glitches', there are literally over 1000 in the entire game, and searching for them isn't hard but it is very, very tedious.

    This is a mediocre game overall, but following saints row the third, it's just so disappointing. If you're a real fan of the series or just the third and are still interested, wait until it's on sale. I haven't yet finished the main storyline and I only play because I feel like I have to finish it, although I don't really want to.    … Expand
  17. DatGamingCritic
    Nov 17, 2013
    5
    Saints Row IV is not a good game. In this case all Deep Silver have done is change the SR3 Super powers DLC and put that into the game. They have also not changed the world. Not saying it's not prettier then SR3, it is, but you will know were all the little secret things are. BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY AND DID NOT CHANGE THE WORLD! Anyway a lot of the missions go over the top and are quite fun.Saints Row IV is not a good game. In this case all Deep Silver have done is change the SR3 Super powers DLC and put that into the game. They have also not changed the world. Not saying it's not prettier then SR3, it is, but you will know were all the little secret things are. BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY AND DID NOT CHANGE THE WORLD! Anyway a lot of the missions go over the top and are quite fun. But the story is lazy and not written very well. Also I have problems running this with my PC and my PC is a custom built desktop. In some parts of the city my FPS was going from 100 to 15. Big difference.
    My advice I would not get the game.    … Expand
  18. lryderz1998
    Apr 12, 2014
    5
    This game is the worst saints row, but still good, especially the flash back missions. I think they went a bit to far with the future based story. so i rated it 6.
  19. NatT96
    Jun 14, 2015
    5
    Collecting virtual dust in my steam library. Its campaign was very fun, its powers and weaponry gadgets to a point were very fun, then it just got boring. Honestly this could be expansion DLC for Saints Row: The Third. Its only new thing it has going for it is the alien invasion, which could have been easily ported to Saints Row 3 since hell it has the SAME graphics and same area, noCollecting virtual dust in my steam library. Its campaign was very fun, its powers and weaponry gadgets to a point were very fun, then it just got boring. Honestly this could be expansion DLC for Saints Row: The Third. Its only new thing it has going for it is the alien invasion, which could have been easily ported to Saints Row 3 since hell it has the SAME graphics and same area, no improvement at all! Last time I played it was august 2014 and man it really sucks to see a sequel we did not really need.… Expand
  20. Balcetus
    Aug 20, 2022
    5
    Bad optimization on PC. The game overall is a 7, but after playing saints row 3, you realize how much of lazy carbon copy this game is. Everything is the absolute same, the only new improvement are the super powers which I found super fun, with those superpowers however, vehicles become obsolete, weapons too actually. In one area of the map every skyscraper is copy pasted, such lazyBad optimization on PC. The game overall is a 7, but after playing saints row 3, you realize how much of lazy carbon copy this game is. Everything is the absolute same, the only new improvement are the super powers which I found super fun, with those superpowers however, vehicles become obsolete, weapons too actually. In one area of the map every skyscraper is copy pasted, such lazy developers. Every mission is tedious and boring and is the exact same formula all the **** time I went insane. Don't play this if you have played other saints row, I do recommend gat out of hell though.… Expand
  21. Realnoobman
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    One of the biggest delusion of my video game career. After loving "Saints Row : The Third" I hoped to see another great and humorous gem but instead I had to see a bad copy of "prototype-style" games. Bad shooting (even useless sometimes), boring plot, less humorous than the previous one and technically inferior.
  22. defenz
    Sep 17, 2021
    5
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  23. nastyjes
    Sep 5, 2023
    5
    It's just ok .
  24. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    5
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  25. Dethstar
    Aug 25, 2013
    4
    Very clever twists and turns in the story of the Saints. Unfortunately, that's about as far as I can go with this. It feels like a game very badly ported from a console. SR3 was superior in terms of gameplay and movement. I get barely passable performance in highest detail with 2 Titan cards. (Tried turning one off) some glitches went away but the performance just didnt make sense.Very clever twists and turns in the story of the Saints. Unfortunately, that's about as far as I can go with this. It feels like a game very badly ported from a console. SR3 was superior in terms of gameplay and movement. I get barely passable performance in highest detail with 2 Titan cards. (Tried turning one off) some glitches went away but the performance just didnt make sense. The graphics looks far more basic and the gameplay feels like it is less engaging than was the case previously. The main problem is really the glitchy control and very low rez looking textures. I brought alot of DLC for the SR3 and maybe I got a graphics packs somewhere along the line. This feels like a far older game. It just feels older than it should and the usual humour and saucy characters are not enough to hide the disappointing issues under the surface. Did SR3 get a lot of flack for being a little adult before? It feels like this has been toned down quite a bit.… Expand
  26. choppy
    Mar 31, 2014
    4
    This was pretty disappointing. Not sure of the good reviews this has gotten elsewhere, but it's basically just an extension of one DLC for SR3 that gave you superpowers. That is overplayed into a much-too-long game built on the same exact base as SR3 - same map, same everything. There are a few interludes in an alien spaceship, some interesting and fun new powers, and a few new weapons,This was pretty disappointing. Not sure of the good reviews this has gotten elsewhere, but it's basically just an extension of one DLC for SR3 that gave you superpowers. That is overplayed into a much-too-long game built on the same exact base as SR3 - same map, same everything. There are a few interludes in an alien spaceship, some interesting and fun new powers, and a few new weapons, most of which are fairly disappointing and trying way too hard to be clever. All of this would be great as an expansion pack, but is stretched much too far into a massively repetitive game which wears out its welcome long before it's over. Hopefully, this will give the studio enough cash to actually create a worthwhile sequel for SR3, or maybe they'll simply put the series to rest. As it stands now, this is a very disappointing sequel.… Expand
  27. orosznyet
    Aug 27, 2013
    4
    This game is a huge disappointment, worn out and it should be a DLC for the third episode. I know many people say similar things but it's true.

    The super powers are really cool but they make many things unnecessary in the game (basically each vehicle). There are cars/helicopters in the game but you will never use them until you are being forced (by a mission). You better jump&fly    This game is a huge disappointment, worn out and it should be a DLC for the third episode. I know many people say similar things but it's true.

    The super powers are really cool but they make many things unnecessary in the game (basically each vehicle). There are cars/helicopters in the game but you will never use them until you are being forced (by a mission). You better jump&fly because the waypoints of each missions located on the opposite side of the map which is really annoying. (I think the travel takes the most of the time spent in the game.) Complete waste of time. A new map would save the situation but It's the same as it was in the previous release. That's why I have to mark the game as a refurbished SR3 there is nothing left to explore.

    They kept some old activities and renamed/reskinned them. Lazy bastards. The new rift activities are... mostly "meh" for me. That rushing activity wasn't that bad. Plus they removed the best activities related to Genki. Sad panda is sad.

    The enemies aren't serious threats but annoying ars*holes. I hate when they throwing fireballs (whatever) at me 10 times in a row and I can't do anything just watch how I burn. This is not hard but annoying which is not the same.

    The best thing about the game (in my opinion) is the reviewed game menu. I loved that. Well, the menu responsivity is far from acceptable but it looks nice.    … Expand
  28. Criptonix100
    Nov 10, 2013
    4
    I am dissapointed...this game is so boring you finish the story you are already level 50..WHAT? i hope Saints Row V would be something like 2 beacuse this game isnt too fun to play and the story is too...really too short.I am dissapointed there's not a single assasination,steal vehicle good old times
  29. Styke
    Oct 16, 2013
    4
    Saints Row is a franchise that perfectly fits the description of "Trying way too hard to be hip, edgy, and funny" to entertain the bottom of the social pyramid to make lots of money. Every saints row game comes out a few months prior to a Rockstar release and almost always guarantees positive reviews.

    It's not a bad game, It's just stupid, and some people enjoy stupid games.
  30. Smartazma
    Aug 27, 2013
    4
    If you never played Saints Row the 3rd, this game to you will be weird but entertaining. If you have played Saints Row the 3rd, this game will be very disappointing to you. This was just a letdown; it feels like a DLC for Saints Row the 3rd. It's unfinished, unpolished and expensive for such a poor attempt at a game.
    But, like I said, if you've never played any other Saints Row game, you    If you never played Saints Row the 3rd, this game to you will be weird but entertaining. If you have played Saints Row the 3rd, this game will be very disappointing to you. This was just a letdown; it feels like a DLC for Saints Row the 3rd. It's unfinished, unpolished and expensive for such a poor attempt at a game.
    But, like I said, if you've never played any other Saints Row game, you will most likely enjoy this one.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#16 Best PC Game of 2013
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#21 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 28, 2013
    90
    A combination of sublime and ridiculous, Saints Row IV is outlandish fun. [Nov 2013, p.97]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    90
    Saints Row IV is wild and wacky, but also provides first class entertainment. [Sept 2013]
  3. Level7.nu
    Sep 10, 2013
    80
    The fourth part in the Saints Row saga is an outrageous, silly and incredibly entertaining adventure. The days of Grand Theft Auto is since long gone and the game reminds you rather of the super hero games Crackdown and Infamous. An unexpected but welcome change.
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