'Combat is decent, and the story missions are enjoyable when at their most over-the-top, but there's too much bland filler in between,' Richard Wakeling wrote in GameSpot's Saints Row review. The game received lukewarm reviews when it first launched due to a variety of technical bugs and janky gameplay, but developer Volition has updated Saints Row with several substantial patches and content drops since then.
Like the original games, it's set in an open-world environment in which you can unleash some explosive chaos, insurance fraud, and help solidify the Saints as the top gang in town. Saints Row was originally released in 2022 and is a reboot of the franchise that is themed around the idea of self-made success, only with gratuitous violence and devastation instead of more legal methods of entrepreneurship. All PS Plus members across Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers can add the trio of games to their library today. Available from September 5 through October 3, September's PS Plus games also include Black Desert: Traveler Edition and Generation Zero. Saints Row is the headliner in this next batch of games, as was leaked prior to the official reveal. The new batch of free PlayStation Plus Essential games for September 2023 are available to claim now.
