Why Do Gamers HATE Saints Row?

Volition's newest title in the Saints Row series has been out for a few days on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC and Google Stadia. Suffice it to say that the reception has been pretty mixed. Our review was positive while noting areas that it could improve, like enemy AI, visual quality and the side activities. And while there have been other positive reviews, the open world reboot has an overall score of 63 on Metacritic. Not exactly what one was expecting for the Saints' big comeback (and their biggest adventure in nearly nine years).

The reviews caused stocks for the Embracer Group, the parent company for Deep Silver which publishes the game, to take a tumble. Which is not great, especially since it considers the reboot as one of its more important releases for the quarter. One could look at the reviews and believe that critics aren't too high on the game – and truth be told, the number of mixed and negative reviews on Metacritic outweigh the positives, 42 to 18.

However, if you look at the reaction from gamers, whether it's in the comments on videos or the limited user scores on Metacritic, you'd think this is one of the worst games ever made. So what gives? Why do some gamers dislike Saints Row so much?