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Saints Row 2

Open-world crime action with character customization and gang warfare

Volition · Published by Deep Silver · Released Jan 7, 2009

Action

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 14K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 80 in 30 days
Players
119
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Apr 15, 2016
Minimum PC
128MB 3D with Shader Mode…
1 GB RAM · 15 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Saints Row 2?

A third-person open-world action game set in Stilwater. You customize a character, rebuild the Saints, take on rival gangs, and complete story missions, side activities, races, and diversions using guns, melee combat, and vehicles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy open-world crime sandboxes with varied side activities
  • +you want extensive character, vehicle, crib, and gang customization
  • +you like mixing third-person shooting, driving, and melee combat

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear campaigns without optional activities
  • −you want a serious tone without comedy

What players say

74% of 14,146 reviews are positive · 76% of 80 in the last 30 days

Players praise the lively city, detailed customization, varied activities, and story missions. The most common complaint is that the PC port crashes, stutters, and has control and audio problems; many players say community patches such as Juiced are effectively required, though some still report crashes after installing fixes.

Players over time

▼ -24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 218 players on Oct 12, 2026.

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Sep 21, 2026107

Screenshots and trailer

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Saints Row 2 system requirements

Minimum: 128MB 3D with Shader Mode…, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
2.0 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent
Graphics
128MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 7600 NVidia card or better, ATI X1300 card or better)
Memory
1 GB system RAM
Storage
15 GB of Hard Drive Space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Processor
3.2 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent
Graphics
256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better)
Memory
2 GB system RAM
Storage
15 GB of Hard Drive Space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c

Does Saints Row 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Saints Row 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Russian.

Does Saints Row 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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