Controversial GTA 5 rival finally hits Steam at a 67% discount

If GTA 5 hasn’t given you adequate crime and mayhem over time, Steam customers now have a brand new open-world playground to run round in. The excellent news is that 2022’s Saints Row reboot is lastly on Steam after a yr as an Epic Video games Retailer unique.

The reboot, which we fairly loved, as you’ll be able to see in our Saints Row review, was admittedly controversial because of its bugs at launch and arguably dated design. The year-long await Steam customers was because of an exclusivity settlement between the sport’s writer, Deep Silver, and Epic Video games.

Even at a steep 67% low cost, which runs till August 31, this one may not be an prompt buy in the event you’re hoping for extra of the superpowered antics of Saints Row 4. This one is much nearer to the sequence’ earlier video games, and certainly a few of the earlier GTA releases, however it’s nonetheless an action-packed open-world game for lower than $20. Mix that with the common quality-of-life updates over the previous yr and the latest 1.6 patch, which brings some extra bells and whistles, and it’s beginning to sound like an intriguing deal.

Sadly, the sport’s lukewarm reception at launch means the way forward for a greater than 15-year-old sequence stays in query. Even with the developer pushing out new DLC earlier this yr, it isn’t clear if we’ll see one other mainline Saints Row sport anytime quickly.

The reboot’s Steam launch will inevitably convey it to a contemporary viewers, particularly at such a hefty low cost, so fingers crossed that the 1.6 replace can reignite some additional curiosity. If nothing else, it ought to make ready for the GTA 6 release date a bit simpler.