<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
,	O
following	O
2013	O
's	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
previous	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
gang	O
's	O
leader	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
the	O
Boss	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
features	O
highly	O
customizable	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
intended	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
drama	O
and	O
comedy	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
expressing	O
concern	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
where	O
players	O
complete	O
missions	O
—	O
linear	O
scenarios	O
with	O
set	O
objectives	O
—	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
driving	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
from	O
previous	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
games	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
vehicles	O
as	O
weapons	O
themselves	O
alongside	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Santo	O
Ileso	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
southwest	O
and	O
modeled	O
after	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
Nordic	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
that	O
Volition	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
full	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parent	O
organization	O
Koch	O
Media	O
,	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
giving	O
the	O
developer	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
saw	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prior	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gat	I-Application
out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
layoffs	O
at	O
Volition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
at	O
the	O
August	O
2021	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
divided	O
opinion	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
for	O
not	O
retaining	O
the	O
"	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
prior	O
series	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reboot	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
pull	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
wacky	O
"	O
tone	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
instead	O
bringing	O
back	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
comedy	O
and	O
seriousness	O
that	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volition	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Bernstein	O
compared	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
to	O
Moonraker	O
of	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
films	O
series	O
,	O
having	O
gone	O
so	O
far	O
outside	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
reality	O
that	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
reel	O
it	O
back	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
development	O
director	O
Jim	O
Boone	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
social	O
climate	O
had	O
outgrown	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
prior	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
Volition	O
,	O
looked	O
to	O
action	O
films	O
as	O
reference	O
points	O
for	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
experience	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
feel-good	O
vehicular	O
movement	O
of	O
Baby	O
Driver	O
,	O
the	O
brutal	O
,	O
stylized	O
combat	O
of	O
John	O
Wick	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
extravagance	O
of	O
Hobbs	O
&	O
Shaw	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
sort	O
of	O
flavor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
platforms	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
until	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-release	O
expansion	O
pass	O
will	O
include	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Volition	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Rows	I-Application
pre-order	O
sales	O
had	O
exceeded	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
the	O
biggest-selling	O
physical	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
times	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
as	O
Volition	O
's	O
2017	O
game	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
week	O
2	O
of	O
UK	O
sales	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
experienced	O
an	O
80%	O
drop	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
falling	O
from	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
August	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
digital	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
physical	O
game	O
behind	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Skywalker	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
ninth-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
10,013	O
physical	O
units	O
sold	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
twelfth-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
7,622	O
physical	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embracer	O
Group	O
CEO	O
Lars	O
Wingefors	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
expects	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
to	O
be	O
profitable	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
likely	O
wo	O
n't	O
"	O
have	O
as	O
great	O
a	O
return	O
on	O
investment	O
as	O
we	O
have	O
seen	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
had	O
attracted	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
stated	O
that	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
"	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
full	O
expectations	O
and	O
left	O
the	O
fanbase	O
partially	O
polarized	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
financially	O
"	O
performed	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
management	O
expectations	O
in	O
the	O
quarter.	O
"	O
</s>
