Over-the-top humor and absurd story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“this game doesn't just deliberately jump the shark, it PUNCHES THE SHARK.”
Steam review · 120.3 h played ↗
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Deep Silver Volition2013Third-Person Shooter · Sandbox · Action
The verdict
A wildly silly superpowered sandbox that's great fun solo, but the modern Re-Elected build is plagued by Epic login popups, crashes and broken co-op. Skip it if you want stable co-op or a grounded Saints Row.
Great for
Solo players who want dumb, over-the-top superhero chaos and don't mind switching to the legacy branch
Main risk
Forced Epic integration and crashes/disconnects can make the default version unplayable, especially in co-op
What changed in the last 30 days
45 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews describe the Re-Elected build getting stuck on the Epic login or loading screen, plus crashes, softlocks and broken co-op. Many positive recent reviews also tell players to switch to the legacy branch.
45 recent reviews
What players love
Fun superpowers and traversal
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“everything makes you feel completely overpowered — and that’s the point.”
Steam review · 181 h played ↗
Great sandbox freedom and chaos
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“if you want to blow staff up in the most creative ways possible, this is game for u”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
Great music, radio and weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The dubstep gun is my favorite silly weapon of all time”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends (when it works)
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“It is a damn good game best enjoyed with a friend.”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Deep character and clothing customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Character Editor : The developers give you complete freedom and don’t care about any rules or political correctness.”
Steam review · 42 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes and instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it crashes when loading into any save.”
Steam review · 14.5 h played ↗
Forced Epic launcher and account popups
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The embedded Epic update is FORCE PAUSING me in the middle of a SINGLE PLAYER game to make me link my accounts”
Steam review · 30.3 h played ↗
Co-op disconnects and desyncs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“play solo dont play co-op as you will be kicked every 30min half way thgroo missions its just trash now”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Broken achievements, saves and missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“game kept having an autosave glitch. where the save icon would not go away”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Feels like a Saints Row 3 DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Saints Row IV should have been a DLC for the third game rather than a standalone sequel.”
Steam review · 48.4 h played ↗
Powers make vehicles and balance pointless
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“the game has a really cool fundament and then they made all of that pointless because you're the human embodiment of a god”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista (x86 or x64)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | AMD Athlon II x3
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 5800 series
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 (x86 or x64)
ProcessorIntel i3 2100T | AMD Phenom II x4 or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6800 series or higher
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows Vista (x86 or x64)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | AMD Athlon II x3
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 5800 series
Storage10 GB available space
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