Saints Row

 Xbox Series X
User Score
2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 210 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 210
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 210
  3. Negative: 145 out of 210
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  1. instinct46
    Aug 24, 2022
    4
    Start on the hardest setting as the default middle is way too easy, so would hate to see what the previous 2 are like. I remember they said the amount of customization was insane, which it wasn't. You no longer buy shops. For some reason they lock out a bunch of features when your in a mission (e.g. the camera), so you can't take pictures of locations marked on the map, even if you haven'tStart on the hardest setting as the default middle is way too easy, so would hate to see what the previous 2 are like. I remember they said the amount of customization was insane, which it wasn't. You no longer buy shops. For some reason they lock out a bunch of features when your in a mission (e.g. the camera), so you can't take pictures of locations marked on the map, even if you haven't really started the mission (just on your way to it).

    Side quests are lacking. The dialogue is... well its just plain bad.

    The key and very main issue... it isn't funny. They have removed the fun wackiness and kept some weird form of slapstick wackiness from the mid 90s American family friendly tv shows (ones were laughter can be heard as something unfunny happens).

    As for bugs, I haven't really noticed any on the Xbox Series X.

    The core game seems to be pretty solid (as foundation goes), but it feels massively under utilised and the game just feels flat and uninspired.

    For an AAA release this is just a poor release, this is sort of what I'd expect from a small studio.
    Last week I finished playing Saints Row 3 remastered (fantastic and probably the peak of saints row) and this has massively gone in the wrong direction vs that game.    … Expand
  2. Mikeeep22
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely has some bugs and glitches especially in co op. It was still a lot of fun and I enjoyed the story. Has some weak points but is definitely getting way to much hate.… Expand
  3. Captiosus
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    The best part of the new Saints Row is the character creator. Second best is the synthwave radio station. Everything else was bland, soulless, open-world-by-numbers corporate game design. If I hadn’t known anything about the game beforehand and someone told me it was a remaster of a game from 14 years ago, I would believe them based on design and gameplay.

    Sanitized, bland, characters    The best part of the new Saints Row is the character creator. Second best is the synthwave radio station. Everything else was bland, soulless, open-world-by-numbers corporate game design. If I hadn’t known anything about the game beforehand and someone told me it was a remaster of a game from 14 years ago, I would believe them based on design and gameplay.

    Sanitized, bland, characters with very little humor and the whole thing just felt like a bunch of boomers and older Gen X’ers trying to write what they thought would appeal to millennials and zoomers. Student loans, yadda yadda yadda, late stage capitalism, yadda yadda yadda, evil imperialist corporation… If the Steve Buscemi “how do you do fellow kids” scene/meme were a video game, this would be it.

    Driving and shooting is janky af, the vast majority of missions are just “go here, pick up thing, bring it back”, even the main story missions. The “gang building” is but a pale imitation of the first two SR games. Visually the game looks like something from mid-last gen only with volumetric fog and heat distortion effects for the hell of it -- but there's nothing here that can excuse the game's absolutely awful performance. Unstable frame rates, copious frame drops, stutters, extreme texture pop in, missing textures, the list goes on. And the list of bugs I encountered, many minor, some gamebreaking, would be too long to list.

    26 hours played to reach 100% completion and I only bothered because I didn't have anything better to play at the moment. I cannot recommend this game, especially not to Saints Row fans. This is a dumbed down, forgettable, "politically correct" version of the Saints and it feels like a game the original Saints Row would have absolutely pilloried. Saints Row 4 accurately predicted this with their parody signs reading: "REBOOT IS DEATH". This is, indeed, the death of a once fun franchise. Rest in Peace, Third Street Saints.    … Expand
  4. Hanakan
    Sep 29, 2022
    3
    a lot of bugs... can't connect to play with friend .. crashes.. disgusting physic..stupid dialogs and story.. this game is trash
  5. headbiscuits
    Aug 29, 2022
    3
    The good: Character customization.
    Lighting can look really nice in some areas.
    Graphics are a step up from previous titles.

    The bad:
    Horrible writing.
    Outdated gameplay mechanics and mission structure.
    Empty world.
    Bugs / missing features.

    I don't know who this game is for but it should've been scrapped a long time ago.
  6. Melle1000
    Aug 29, 2022
    3
    Feels like 2013. Bad Graphic, Bad gameplay. Pls dont buy this crap. Maybe for 10 Bugs.
  7. kraken2
    Aug 24, 2022
    3
    This game has some fun bugs, but unfortunately it has bugs that break the experience within the game, it has a bad story with a cringe dialogue and the city sometimes feels empty. It seems to me that this is a game that did not live up to its predecessors, I prefer to return to Saints Row 2 and The Third
  8. deftones034
    Oct 31, 2022
    2
    Rented from gamefly. Thank God. What a mess this game is. Horrible bugs, fps issues, horrible controls. I was really disappointed how this game came out. Needed delayed for ATLEAST 6 MONTHS. Also looks terrible on series x. EVERYTHING about this game is bad!!!! Maybe 3 to 4 major patches will make it playable.
  9. sgtleehead
    Aug 29, 2022
    2
    First off, to be fair, the customisation is OK and the chaos factor is present at times. However - their are some anomalous reviews here praising this game to artificially bump the score to ludicrous 10. Its a pretty poor game though; the characters are bland, the story trite and the gameplay is dull. How to kill a franchise.
  10. Kruchini
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    This game its just a piece of **** The graphics is a bit better than infamous 2 on ps 3, gameplay and shooting is from xbox 360 era as well. BTW, the last boss is against us just beacuse he wants to be with our friends, just imagine how bad this game is.
  11. YoungLyrix
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    This game is bad, like really bad, maybe not the worst game ever, but honestly it's not that far off. I will admit there are some fun parts in this game and the graphics are pretty decent, but the fun wears off quickly and you're left with a boring and repetitive game. Instead of a brand new game, it feels like some sort of SR3 DLC or what SR4 should’ve been instead of that president,This game is bad, like really bad, maybe not the worst game ever, but honestly it's not that far off. I will admit there are some fun parts in this game and the graphics are pretty decent, but the fun wears off quickly and you're left with a boring and repetitive game. Instead of a brand new game, it feels like some sort of SR3 DLC or what SR4 should’ve been instead of that president, alien and superhero abomination that was put out. If this was released in 2013 It maybe would’ve been exciting, but in 2022 it's a mediocre game with mediocre voice acting, cringe dialog, mediocre characters, boring and repetitive combat, a plethora of bugs (many game breaking ones) and the same animations and engine Volition has been using for over 10 years. It's also been very clear since the reveal trailer that this game is made for younger kids of this generation, it's obvious Volition and Deep Silver don't care about old SR fans. They would rather pander to kids who have never played a Saints Row game in their life than the actual long time fans. Volition had a great opportunity here to capitalize on the open world, third person shooter market with the absence of Rockstar over the past 9 years, but they would rather dumb down their games so that 13 year olds who enjoy Fortnite can hop on this game and have fun. We told them from the start, "this is not what we want" "this looks terrible" "bring back the old saints" and all they could do is call us haters, well as it turns out the fans and consumers of the product were right yet again. I hope that Volition & Deep Silver will one day realize that they messed up bad with this game and the 3 before it just because they outright refuse to listen to their fans. I would like to see them publicly apologize for this poor excuse of a "Saints Row" game, but that will never happen, they will never admit that they were wrong, even if this was the final nail in the coffin for their already downward spiraling company. This is not Saints Row it only has the name because they knew it would sell decent numbers and make them some money. If you are a true fan of Saints Row, save your money. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  12. SpaceTitz
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    One of the most uninspired games of our time. I felt like i was playing a ps2 game
  13. WolfThorn
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    Not a good game, should have remastered the first two games. This cringe brainless tiktok gang of pansies wouldn't be intimidating anybody, much less an actual gang.
  14. Nathanimations
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    4/10
    Good graphics, Bad everything else

    But I want to see how low the score can get
  15. Zer093
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    honestly i played this game to give it a fair shot and......

    1. LAZY, the devs laziness with this game shows HEAVILY, be it in the glitches, the terrible writing or the fact that every other NPC has cloth physics but the main character (they were just getting good with that in saints row 4 too such a shame) 2. terrible characters, the characters all push a narative that feels forced,    honestly i played this game to give it a fair shot and......

    1. LAZY, the devs laziness with this game shows HEAVILY, be it in the glitches, the terrible writing or the fact that every other NPC has cloth physics but the main character (they were just getting good with that in saints row 4 too such a shame)

    2. terrible characters, the characters all push a narative that feels forced, as if someone held a gun to their heads and said "BE INCLUSIVE MAKE HIM A THEY/THEM AND MAKE HIM BI" and stuff like that, it's present but not in a good way, and am i the only one who thinks a nerdy guy who gets scared too easy is NOT A GOOD FIT FOR A GANG???

    3. story, in the story there are other WAY better characters however none ever really become members of your gang, it's depressing that these more interesting characters who have better reasons for making a gang aren't the main characters. the story is also EXTREMLY short i finished it and most side missions in around 4-5 hours.

    I REALLY wanted to enjoy this game for some of the pretty good gameplay and the awesome additions (SAINTS KEYBLADE ANYONE???) but it was just way too cringe and was so horribly bad i sincerely hope the Devs see this and do something to fix it for the next game,

    honestly there is so much more on why this game sucked but if i keep writing i'll probably be here all day for something most people won't read through fully.    … Expand
  16. Arturos
    Aug 26, 2022
    1
    It asks me a lot to give attention to this game and it will surely be the last time, do not buy this game is awful seriously it is full of bugs and it crashes the consoles, the map is big but so empty only the beginning is a little fun after that the quests are repetitive after only 9 hours of games I decided to delete Saints Row, it was already too much for a game that does not deserve soIt asks me a lot to give attention to this game and it will surely be the last time, do not buy this game is awful seriously it is full of bugs and it crashes the consoles, the map is big but so empty only the beginning is a little fun after that the quests are repetitive after only 9 hours of games I decided to delete Saints Row, it was already too much for a game that does not deserve so much attention.… Expand
  17. Itz_Trollamity
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    Absolutely terrible. This game is literally for the they/them crowd. It’s not the same gangsta ish from the old days. It’s some new Starbucks hipster bs with all the sjw check marks. Then on top of all that, it’s more buggy than a roach infested house in New York lmao. Read this to save 70 dollars. You’re welcome.
  18. Nylo316
    Aug 29, 2022
    1
    Soooo Since saints row 2 they gave us 4 **** games,then we get this ...It's just A WALKING DISASTER, forget the bugs, the game play is lacking in soo many ways.the characters are a disappointment, the story is HORRIBLE, how the hell am I a boss of a criminal organization & I can't rob anyone !This is the most disappointing game I've ever played & there is nothing they cane do to fix thisSoooo Since saints row 2 they gave us 4 **** games,then we get this ...It's just A WALKING DISASTER, forget the bugs, the game play is lacking in soo many ways.the characters are a disappointment, the story is HORRIBLE, how the hell am I a boss of a criminal organization & I can't rob anyone !This is the most disappointing game I've ever played & there is nothing they cane do to fix this game... at this point the might as well sell the rights to a company who actually cares and listen to thir fans… Expand
  19. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    saints row, the game know for being raunchy and outrageous in its themes.... this is NOT it... they went so far PC that they were worried about putting in too many phallic objects, pair that with the horde of game breaking bugs and crashing so hard it would turn off your console and this game is absolutely terrible...and after hearing the devs got cannibalized into gearbox, all i can thinksaints row, the game know for being raunchy and outrageous in its themes.... this is NOT it... they went so far PC that they were worried about putting in too many phallic objects, pair that with the horde of game breaking bugs and crashing so hard it would turn off your console and this game is absolutely terrible...and after hearing the devs got cannibalized into gearbox, all i can think is they cant do any worse than volition just did, so have at it… Expand
  20. TLC
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Woke garbage, I knew this game would be trash before it even came out. They’re actively trying to destroy the Saints Row series like how 343 destroyed Halo
  21. Switchbutton
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Boring, lazy, and extremely poorly written.

    The characters are woke trash that belong in a cancelled CW show.
  22. Monax308
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Worst game of the year. Thank you, lgbt morons. I hope thats is the last game of these developers.
  23. Yourmumsbills
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    Sadly this game turned out exactly as everyone had feared it would. Bland repetitive unoriginal gameplay, terrible treading on egg shells writing, that's trying desperately not to offend which leaves you with very little of anything that could be described as a narrative. Characters are awful as we already knew. And on top of all that, the game runs like cr*p and it's full of bugs. UnlikeSadly this game turned out exactly as everyone had feared it would. Bland repetitive unoriginal gameplay, terrible treading on egg shells writing, that's trying desperately not to offend which leaves you with very little of anything that could be described as a narrative. Characters are awful as we already knew. And on top of all that, the game runs like cr*p and it's full of bugs. Unlike a lot of people, i actually enjoyed saints 3 and 4, this so called reboot is just beyond awful in comparison .… Expand
  24. lenol03
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    saints row died at sr3 , we were getting closer and closer to this type of game each installation
  25. RainOfSorrow
    May 10, 2023
    0
    Terrible even with their "biggest" update released yesterday..my god this game is bad...zero physics enemies can obliterate everything in their path when in pursuits, pop ins everywhere even with the update..Santo Ileso is small and boring including the new area sunshine springs..can't interact with nothing some of the areas are dead with no NPCs...The Crew Is also lame, we had Johnny andTerrible even with their "biggest" update released yesterday..my god this game is bad...zero physics enemies can obliterate everything in their path when in pursuits, pop ins everywhere even with the update..Santo Ileso is small and boring including the new area sunshine springs..can't interact with nothing some of the areas are dead with no NPCs...The Crew Is also lame, we had Johnny and Shaundi back in the days now we are presented with these nerds, the side missions are painful Castle Kraken is so silly...driving those Trucks everywhere in the map..not only that but the camera sucks it's so far away from the vehicles and it gets worse when you're pursuit..all of the past saints row takes had a low height camera close to the vehicles why they had to change it on this one ? I want refund so bad, if you care about quality stay away from this game.… Expand
  26. Knz38
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    the game is buggy mess , the graphics looks very bad , the story is bad the ending is very bad , the character are generic and cringe
  27. KettuF1N
    Sep 18, 2022
    0
    Garbage - big garbage. Very disappointed.
    I ask out of curiosity. Was the game made by a vegan or a Feminist pig? Where is my F- ****
    Game is a buggy glitchy unplayable mess,
    did any of you play through this before release?
  28. o22ie
    Aug 29, 2022
    0
    Saints Row is a buggy silly game I am very disappointed I expected much better but like everything released now it feels rushed.
  29. adamoussi
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    Poor Writing.
    Buggy mess.
    don't buy the game, i made the mistake of pre-ordering it, NEVER AGAIN.
    RIP Saints Row.
  30. Sliferx91
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    Lmfao this is what happens when you ditch “outdated” humor according to the devs. Guess what you woke snowflakes? THATS WHAT WE WANT!!!! The crude humor and fun of the originals. I got a refund instantly. Trash. Stay away
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 39
  3. Negative: 4 out of 39
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Oct 6, 2022
    55
    Saints Row is a franchise that has its best days behind it. Consequently, the latest iteration is dull, dated, and lacking oomph. The open world is great, as are the side hustles. However, this doesn't make up for its many shortcomings. Fans of the franchise may overlook the tedium, but I could not.
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  2. ZTGD
    Sep 8, 2022
    50
    I am extremely sad at this reboot of Saints Row, while I wasn’t a huge fan of the absolute bonkers nature of the 4th entry, even if I did love the 3rd. With this reboot I feel like Volition missed a huge opportunity evolve this series for a new generation, not just of consoles but for gamers. As it stands, this game comes off just feeling like its clinging to the tone and design choices from the 360; even the graphics in this reboot from 2022 feel dated and frankly Johnny Gat deserves better.
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  3. MondoXbox
    Sep 4, 2022
    60
    Saints Row is not the reboot the series needed, significantly limiting the levels of insanity and comedy that are the hallmark of the series, while maintaining a gameplay that is now dated and in need of a serious makeover. This made it a decent but soulless title, definitely forgettable in today's landscape. If you're looking for a not-too-demanding open world it can still wring a few laughs out of you, but at the moment Saints Row smacks too much of a wasted opportunity. The series has great potential, but it needs a real leap forward if it is to have a future.
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