Game

Saints Row IV

2013 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Shooter · Adventure

79IGDB player score
595 ratings

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A 79 average from 595 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. An adventure game leaning hard into science fiction, comedy — more about the journey than the destination. Come for the campaign, stay because your friends won't let you leave the lobby.

About this game

Saints Row IV is an open-world action-adventure game with third-person shooter combat and a heavy science fiction and comedy bent. It is the fourth main entry in the Saints Row series and the last of the original storyline. Players freely explore a simulated version of the city of Steelport, taking on story missions and side activities, and gain superpowers such as super speed, high jumps, and elemental attacks that reshape how they move and fight. The player character is highly customizable, and a two-player cooperative mode is supported.

The player controls the leader of the 3rd Street Saints, who is elected President of the United States after stopping a terrorist attack. Years later, an alien empire called the Zin invades Earth and captures the president along with members of the gang, trapping them inside a computer simulation of Steelport. Aided by allies who have escaped and hacked the simulation to grant superhuman abilities, the player works to free their captured friends, break out of the simulation, and push back against the Zin.