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Saints Row Guide, Walkthrough

Rascals Saints Row guide is a full walkthrough, the bestBegginer's Gudie, tips for character development, weapon modification, gaining money, skills. We describe all mechanics, allies, minigames, achievements, system requirements and keybinds.

Last update: Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Saints Row guide is a compendium of knowledge about this game. With it, everyone will find their way around this title, regardless of whether or not they have played this type of games. You will learn how to complete each mission, how the mechanics work and what weapons are available in the game. In addition, we have described all the important mechanics and secrets, so you will be able to get all the available achievements.

• Saints Row: Guide's content
• Saints Row: Quick beginner's guide
• Saints Row: All main missions, walkthrough
• Saints Row: Secrets and collectibles - Collections
• Saints Row: Side activities
• Saints Row: Ventures
• Saints Row: Basics
• Saints Row: FAQ
• Saints Row: Trophies and platinum
• Saints Row: Game's length
• Saints Row: PC system requirements
• Saints Row: Language versions

Saints Row: Guide's content

Our Saints Row guide begins with the description of the basics and the most important game mechanics. We have created pages that describe, among others, combat, unlocking the best skills and perks, using vehicles and garage, or calling allies for support. In the first chapter, you will also find starting tips that you should read before starting the game.

The second chapter of our guide is a FAQ - a collection of answers to all the important questions that you may have while playing Saints Row. There, you will find a lot of information that will make your experience more convenient. You can find out, among others, how to lose a police chase, how to save vehicles in the garage, how to get cash and XP, how to get a monster truck and a tank, how to use fast travel, how to heal yourself, or how to change the current time of day.

The next chapter is the most important in the entire guide - it's the Saints Row walkthrough. We have thoroughly described all the story missions, so you will be able to complete every mission available in the game without any problems. Learn what you have to do, how to unlock quests and what rewards you get for them. The walkthroughs for each mission include descriptions of boss fights and puzzle solutions.

Several separate chapters of the guide are related to optional activities on the world map, as well as collecting secrets and collectibles. First of all, you will learn about ventures - how to unlock each business, how to develop it and what profits you can get. In the guide, we inform about the locations of collectibles, as well as side quests and challenges from individual city districts. Doing all additional activities will bring you closer to completing the game in 100%.

The last part of the guide is an appendix, in which you will find, among others, a trophy guide with tips on how to get the platinum trophy, accessibility settings, game editions, PC system requirements, controls, and information on the game's length.

Saints Row: Quick beginner's guide

1. The hero's smartphone gives you access to all important actions and menu windows. Thanks to it you can, e.g. start story missions, check the world map, set new active skills and perks, call allies for help, or load the character creator. It is worth learning how to use all applications efficiently.
2. Thanks to takedowns, you can regenerate health. This is important, because by default, health cannot regenerate itself during combat. Run towards the enemies to perform takedowns and pay attention to their cooldown.
3. Save as many vehicles as possible in your garage, especially those that can be very useful (e.g. police cars, monster trucks, cars with good performance). You can steal them when they are standing on streets or steal from NPCs. After delivering the vehicle to the garage, it will remain available - you can take it out as many times as you like.
4. Choose good active skills and perks. You can gain skills by leveling up. At the moment you can have 4 different ones ready (it is worth to have various skills). Perks are obtained for completing challenges. They are passive and you must purchase slots to place them.
5. Watch out for enemies with yellow shield bars. You must first deprive them of armor by using the heaviest weapons. Only then you can start depleting their health bar (and there may also be an option to perform a takedown on a weakened elite opponent).
6. You can detonate selected objects using Quickshots. Quickshot icons may appear, among others, on explosive barrels. A single press of the button allows you to make them explode immediately - it is faster than shooting in a regular way.
7. Unlock and develop ventures. Each friendly business guarantees hourly income. In addition, by completing small tasks related to ventures, you can earn unique rewards, including vehicles or clothes.
8. It is a good idea to call allies regularly and fight with them together. After making enough progress in the game, you will unlock the mechanic of using the phone to call for support. Fighting in a group may increase your chances of survival, although remember to resurrect your companions if they get knocked down.

For more tips and hints, as well as more detailed versions of the above tips, please go to a separate page: Beginner's guide.

Saints Row: All main missions, walkthrough

In Saints Row, you can complete dozens of story missions. Some of them are performed in a predetermined order, while in the case of others, you can choose the order in which you want to complete them. You have to complete them all to reach the finale and unlock the ending.

1. First F#@!ing Day - This is the prologue mission, in which you must, among others, learn the basics of combat, protect NPCs, and hunt down an enemy escaping by plane.
2. Morning Commute - In this mission, you will learn the basics of car controls and traveling around the open world.
3. Making Rent - You will learn how to deal with police chases, how to fight gang members and how to travel in the wilderness.
4. Observe and Report - This is a larger mission featuring a convoy attack, in which you have to jump to successive vehicles, destroy enemy machines and defeat the mini-boss with a yellow shield bar.
5. A Piece of the Action - In this mission, you will unlock your first venture, which is a car repair shop. You have to steal a container from the Idols and take it to JR.
6. The Peter Principle - It's a mission with intense battles in the museum building. In the walkthrough, you will learn how to get to the Codex and how to escort it, and how to complete the cannon puzzle.
7. Be Your Own Boss - You have to rescue allies. You will have to defeat the first member of the Collective.
8. Take Me to Church - In this mission, you have to establish new headquarters for the Saints in an abandoned church. You must get the property deed and defeat the enemies.
9. Office Decor - This mission is an introduction to the collectibles. During it, you will find the first one - a cannon.
10. Networking - In this task the Saints help JR by destroying crates with parts. At the end of the mission, you will also unlock the criminal empire planning table.
11. Neenah's Car - In this mission, you have to locate your companion's vehicle. You need, among others visit Gabriel's workshop and race against time on the way to the quarry.
12. Forge - In this mission, the heroes attack the Los Panteros' car production facility. Our walkthrough explains what steps lead to the sabotage of the Forge and how to defeat the enemy mini-boss.
13. Aggressive Recruiting - This is a unique mission on Boot Hill Island. Our walkthrough describes the rules of the tournament and tells you how to win.
14. Shootin' the Shit - In this mission, you will have to shoot at flying objects at the shooting range. You will also learn how to defeat the Marshall squad and how to escape the mercenaries.
15. The Fast and the Foodiest - In this mission, the heroes visit a few fast food restaurants in search of Kev's favorite meal and pursuit a delivery vehicle.
16. Idol Threat - This mission requires you to find and save kidnapped Kev. You must, among others, win a bar fight, defuse bombs and defeat the idol mini-boss.
17. The Dustmoot - A LARP game that you will learn more about during the story mission. The walkthrough explains how to get the outfit for the game, how to defeat enemies and how to collect loot.
18. Drawing Heat - As you complete this mission, you will advance to Empire Tier 2. Defeat the police and lose the pursuit.
19. The Frontier - An extensive mission during which you will infiltrate prison to rescue Nahualli. Our walkthrough explains how to avoid detection and how to properly escape from the Frontier facility.
20. Body of Evidence - In this mission, you have to help JR get rid of the police. Apart from that, our walkthrough explains how to destroy all evidence from the warehouse and how to shoot down the helicopters.
21. Idol Hands - This is one of the less complex missions in which you have to recover several dozen packages stolen by the Idols gang.
22. Donut Run - In this mission, the main character has to defend themselves against numerous civilians. Our walkthrough explains how to remove the Wanted status.
23. Corporate Retreat - During this camper trip, the heroes will have confrontations with members of two different gangs.
24. The Great Train Robbery - In this mission, the Saints decide to steal money from the titular train. Our walkthrough describes the next wagons and sections of the train.
25. Art Appreciation - In this quest, you have to fulfill Neenah's wish and steal 3 different sculptures, and then transport them safely to the Saints' residence.
26. The Rod Warrior - This is the second task of the urban LARP game, in which you will take care of obtaining parts and building a unique Bowelrod vehicle.
27. Unto the Breach - This is the final LARP mission, in which the main characters protect the Castle Kraken and attack the Ford Thunderpump to deal with the boss Gwen.
28. Going Overboard - In this mission, the Saints set out in search of the previously lost Codex. You must, among others, get onto the luxury yacht and deal with two members of the Collective.
29. Non-Compete Clause - In this mission, you attack the Marshall headquarters, in which you have to reach the next floors of the skyscraper and defeat the Gatling Gunner mini-boss.
30. Severance Package - The main goal of this mission is to remove Atticus from Marshall's board of directors. It will be possible by taking over the AI tank and causing massive damage.
31. Good Cop/Bad Cop - In this mission, the Saints try to force Police Chief Michaels to divert her attention from their criminal empire. You have to intimidate her with a helicopter.
32. After Party - This is the first of the final missions of the campaign in which the main character visits the party and tries to get out of the nightmare.
33. High Noon - You re-visit the fictional town of Silver Gulch and have to find a mercenary that can be interrogated.
34. Showdown - This is the last mission of the main storyline, in which you have to attack the casino, save your friends and defeat the final boss. Our walkthrough describes the ending and the endgame phase.

Saints Row: Secrets and collectibles - Collections

Collections in Saints Row are the most important collectibles. You have to find them yourself - their icons do not appear on the map. Our guide has instructions on how to reach them.

1. Small decorations collection - this collection includes 29 different items.
2. Medium decorations collection - it consists of 47 different objects.
3. Large decorations collection - It includes 23 items.
4. Wall decoration collection - It contains 16 different types of items.

Saints Row: Side activities

Each territory in Saints Row has several dozen optional activities related to, e.g. combat, exploration of the area or completing challenges. We have described them all in the guide and divided the descriptions according to the districts in which the activities occur.

Old Town West

1. Threats - We have described how to complete all 5 threats that appear in this district.
2. Discoveries - In the Old Town, you can find and complete 8 different discoveries/additional activities.
3. Side Hustles - There is only one side quest in this district.

Old Town East

1. Threats - You can unlock and complete 5 threats.
2. Discoveries - There are 10 different discoveries/additional activities waiting for you to locate and complete in this district.
3. Side Hustles - In the eastern part, you can do 2 missions.

East Providencia

1. Threats - You will learn how to complete 5 threats from this part of the world map.
2. Discoveries - In East Providencia, there are 6 different discoveries/activities.
3. Side Hustles - There is only 1 side quest in this territory.

West Providencia

1. Threats - This page describes the locations of all 5 threats from this region.
2. Side Hustles - You will perform 1 side activity in this location. We have described it on this page of the guide.
3. Discoveries - The district offers 16 additional activities that can be discovered on the map. We described their locations and how to complete them.

Mercado

1. Threats - The page describes threats from the Mercado region.
2. Side Hustles - There is one additional activity in Mercado, the description of which can be found on this page of the guide.
3. Discoveries - Description of all 12 discoveries available in the Mercado district.

Lakeshore South

1. Threats - The page contains a description and locations of 5 threats from this district.
2. Side Hustles - Descriptions of all side hustles available in this location.
3. Discoveries - Description of all discoveries available in the Lakeshore South district.

Lakeshore North

1. Threats - Description and location of the 5 Threats available in the region.
2. Side Hustles - You will perform 1 side activity in this location. We have described it on this page of the guide.
3. Discoveries - Description of all 10 Discoveries available in the Lakeshore North district.

Marina East

1. Threats - The page contains a description and locations of 5 threats from this district.
2. Side Hustles - Descriptions of all side hustles available in this location.
3. Discoveries - Descriptions of all discoveries available in the Marina East district.

Marina West

1. Threats - Location and description of all 5 Threats available in this district.
2. Side Hustles - Description and location of the 3 activities available in this district.
3. Discoveries - There are 7 different discoveries/additional activities in this district.

Smelterville West

1. Threats - Description and location of the 5 Threats available in the region.
2. Side Hustles - 3 side activities in the district are described on this page of the guide, along with their exact locations.
3. Discoveries - This page describes all of the discoveries available in Smelterville West.

Smelterville East

1. Threats - Location and description of all 5 Threats available in this district.
2. Side Hustles - Descriptions of the 2 side activities available in the Smelterville East region.
3. Discoveries - 10 discoveries from the district are listed on this page. We have also provided their locations and rewards.

El Dorado

1. Threats - Description and location of the 5 Threats available in the region.
2. Side Hustles - The page describes 4 Side Hustles and the rewards you can get for completing them.
3. Discoveries - The page contains the location and description of all discoveries in the El Dorado district.

Badlands South

1. Side Hustles - The page describes all 4 Side Hustles that can be performed in this part of the map.
2. Discoveries - This page describes all the discoveries available in the Badlands South district.

Badlands North

1. Side Hustles - Description and location of the 2 Side Hustles available in the Badlands North district
2. Discoveries - The page contains the location and description of all discoveries in this region.

Rojas Desert South

1. Side Hustles - The information on this page applies to all Side Hustles in the Rojas Desert South region
2. Discoveries - This page describes all the discoveries available in this region.

Rojas Desert North

1. Side Hustles - Description and locations of the 2 Side Hustles available in the Rojas Desert North district.
2. Discoveries - This page describes 24 Discoveries that await players in the Rojas Desert North.

Lake Sebastian

1. Discoveries - The page describes 2 Discoveries that can be found on the island.

Monte Vista

1. Threats - Description and location of the 5 Threats available in the region.
2. Side Hustles - The page describes the 2 Side Hustles available in Monte Vista.
3. Discoveries - Description of all 12 Discoveries available in the Monte Vista district.

East Flats

1. Threats - The page contains a description and locations of 5 Threats in this district.
2. Side Hustles - You will perform 2 side activities in this location. We have described it on this page of the guide.
3. Discoveries - We have described 6 Discoveries available in the East Flats along with the rewards.

West Flats

1. Threats - Description and location of the 5 Threats available in the region.
2. Side Hustles - The page describes 2 Side Hustles and the rewards you can get for completing them.
3. Discoveries - There are 10 different discoveries/additional activities in this district.

Wanted assignments

A separate section was dedicated to all Bounty Hunter assignments. These are one of the most important side activities:

1. Snitches - a timed activity - your task is to eliminate 2 targets appearing in 2 different locations of the city.
2. Necromancer - you need to defeat a costumed enemy in a large fight taking place in a cemetery.
3. Musclehads - during this one, you need to eliminate Los Panteros gang members while driving a monster truck
4. Millennial - this activity involves helping Grandma locate the target of the mission.
5. Un Mecanico - this assignment involves stealing a guarded vehicle and fighting in Los Panteros warehouse.
6. Backstabbers - during this contract, you have to steal a limousine and kill 2 targets in an unusual way.
7. Foreign Spy - you have to deal with a sniper hiding in the wastelands.
8. Kart Queen - this one is a gokart race where you need to destroy the enemy vehicle.
9. Marshall Vip - your task is to fly a helicopter and attach a magnet to the target vehicle.
10. Car Rustler - you need to plant a bomb on a vehicle.
11. Litterbugs - In this task, you eliminate a Collective target protected by Idol gang members.
12. Meth Cookery - during this one, you need to attach a trailer to the vehicle and deliver it to the marked location.

Saints Row: Ventures

Ventures are simply businesses that you can create and develop. There are several types of them available in Saints Row and each is unique. From our descriptions you will learn, among others, about the conditions for unlocking the venture, small tasks you can do for them, hourly income and special rewards for developing a business in 100%.

1. JimRob's Workshop - this is the car repair shop that you will unlock as your first venture. Our walkthrough explains how to steal 10 different vehicles for JR.
2. Bright Future - this venture is about finding trucks with toxic chemicals and delivering them in one piece.
3. Shady Oaks - This venture is about extorting money through insurance scams.
4. Castle Kraken - in this venture, you participate in huge battles to protect your area.
5. Laundromat - as part of this venture, you must complete 6 orders for getting rid of cars.
6. Chalupacabra - the venture requires stealing 4 food truck and then defending them. After this task, you will get additional cash income.
7. Eurekabator - this venture is about testing new items. Thanks to it, you can get items such as: Prototype RTP 62-8s, Quantum Aperture and Thrustbuster.
8. Wuzyerz Repo - the venture requires you to complete 7 transports of various vehicles using a car with a rope with a hook.
9. Cutting Edge - this venture is about finding unique materials-collectibles for a fashion designer. They can later be used as new skins, e.g. for weapons or outfits.
10. Kakts Radio - Venture is about radio. To get 100%, you need to complete 21 tasks consisting of combat and using a wingsuit.
11. First Strike Dojo - a venture that requires melee skills to max it out. Complete a few tasks with only melee weapons and you will earn some cash.
12. The Big One - a venture that requires you to perform a few Mayhems, i.e. side activities known from the previous installments. Getting 100% gives you extra cash income and XP.
13. Let's Pretend - this venture is about performing 5 heists on various locations in the city. By maxing it out, you will receive an hourly income of $480,000.
14. Planet Saints - A venture for a store to which you have to deliver trucks with equipment. You can come across them by driving in the venture's area.
15. Saints' Tower - The last venture that gets maxed out right after building it. There are no tasks associated with it.

Saints Row: Basics

The Basics chapter of our Saints Row guide explains the most important gameplay mechanics and elements of the game.

1. Difficulty levels - here you can view the available difficulty levels and we explain the main differences between them.
2. Signature Abilities - here we explain how to unlock and make use of special abilities of weaponry and vehicles.
3. Companions - on this page you can view a list of available companions and learn how to use their help.
4. Character Creator - here we will help you in getting around the character creator. You will also learn when and how you can change the appearance of the protagonist.
5. Best Skills - On the page you will find a list of recommended skills that should be set as active.
6. Challenges - On this page, you will learn about unlocking and completing various categories of challenges.
7. Best Perks - We have compiled the most useful perks encompassing 3 categories: Minor, Major and Elite.
8. Combat - this page of the guide is dedicated to basics of combat.
9. World exploration - This page will help you in efficient exploration of the open map of Santo Illeso.

Saints Row: FAQ

In the FAQ chapter, you will find answers to frequently asked questions related to, among others, the main gameplay mechanics or unlocking unique vehicles.

1. Fast travel - how to unlock? - We explain how to unlock fast travel points and how the fast travel mechanic works.
2. Saving - how to save? - Find out whether, in addition to automatic saves, there are also manual saves.
3. Healing - how to regenerate health points? - The page explains how to regain lost health points by using takedowns.
4. Covers - can you use? - On this page, we explain whether the game has the classic cover mechanic and what you can do to avoid damage.
5. Cash - how to earn and what to spend it on? - We have included tips on how to easily earn cash and what you can buy with it.
6. Monster truck - how to unlock? - Gargantua is a great monster truck useful in attacking other vehicles. On the page, you will find instructions on where to find the vehicle and how to add it to the garage.
7. Pursuit - how to lose? - Here we described the Notoriety mechanic and included practical tips on how to lose police and gang members pursuing you.
8. Vehicles - how to steal? - On this page, you will learn what stealing vehicles in the game (driving on city streets and parked) looks like.
9. Saving vehicles - how? - On this page, you will find an explanation of how to add new vehicles to your collection and use them freely.
10. Time of day - how to change it? - We answer how to change the current time in the game to, e.g. night.
11. Tank - how to steal? - This is the most powerful land vehicle in the game. Our walkthrough explains when a tank may appear, how to capture it and how to save it in the garage.
12. Bright Future - why do the trucks stop counting? - The page explains the bug with the inability to complete the venture (missing 1 task - interview).
13. Weapons - can you pick up? - On this page, we explain whether the game allows you to collect weapons dropped by enemies and add them to your inventory.
14. Main missions - how to start? - This page explains how to start new story missions, as well as how to stop the mission and why some tasks are unavailable.
15. Game world - is it big? - Here you will find general information about the sizes of the world in Saints Row as well as the types of main areas.
16. Experience - how to earn? - On this page, we have described how to easily accumulate XP and what further levels offer.
17. Appearance of the Saints - how to change? - We explain how you can change the appearance of the main companions (Eli, Neenah, Keva), as well as the eminor members of the Saints gang.
18. Helicopter - how to unlock? - on this page we show to unlock helicopters and airplanes (combat helicopter, VTOL)

Saints Row: Trophies and platinum

Saints Row has 51 trophies available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, as well as on PC. We have prepared a trophy guide with detailed information on how to obtain achievements and earn the platinum trophy in Saints Row.

1. Trophies/Achievements - This page contains a list of trophies and general information on how to unlock them.
2. The Spins - This achievement is about making a barrel roll while flying in a vehicle.
3. Wrecking Ball - This trophy requires you to kill someone with an object dragged by the vehicle.
4. Free Refills - This achievement is obtained by unlocking and activating the unlimited boost.
5. Statement Pieces - this achievement involves using materials from Cutting Edge business.

Saints Row: Game's length

The story in Saints Row can be completed in around 15 hours. However, the game has many additional activities, such as side missions or secrets.

More about the length of the game can be found on the page: Game's length.

Saints Row: PC system requirements

1. Processor: Intel Core i3-3240/AMD Ryzen 3 1200
2. RAM: 8 GB
3. Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 480/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 4 GB VRAM
4. Disk space: 50 GB
5. DirectX: Version 11
6. Operating system: Windows 10 64-bits

More about the system requirements can be found on the page: System requirements.

Saints Row: Language versions

Saints Row (the 2022 reboot) offers subtitles in 8 different languages. Unfortunately, voice acting is only available in English.

We have listed the available languages on the Language versions page.

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