
The first Saints Row game, initially launched in 2006 for the Xbox 360, was heavily inspired by the Grand Theft Auto series, especially Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Players controlled a mostly silent character who could steal cars, evade the police, and participate in gang battles, aiming to conquer the city of Stilwater territory by territory for the 3rd Street Saints. The following three sequels continued this formula, becoming increasingly over-the-top, until the fourth game featured the complete destruction of Earth. Most of that game then takes place within a Matrixlike simulation aboard an alien spaceship. The 2015 game, Gat Out of Hell*, continued the series’ bizarre streak and served as the final installment, following popular characters Johnny Gat and Kinzie Kensington as they attempt to rescue the protagonist from Hell after Satan decides his daughter will marry him.