The upcoming Saints Row reboot has been delayed six months to August 2022. Originally set to release in the busy month of February, Developer Volition announced the delay with an apology to fans, stating that it decided to delay the game in order to fine-tune and “do [they’re] vision justice.” Saints Row will instead release on August 23, 2022.
Volition announced the delay via its official Twitter accounts,, along with a message from Chief Creative Officer Jim Boone. Boone states that the main reason behind the delay is to do with fine-tuning and polish. He assures fans that not much will change from the initial gameplay showcase, aside from “overall quality and polish”. Boone goes further into depth about how the global pandemic affected the game’s development schedule on the official Saints Row website.
Below is the full announcement from Voltion:
Saints Row will no longer release on the originally announced date of 25th February 2022, instead it will launch worldwide on 23rd August 2022.
Our priority is to create the best Saints Row game yet and, if we released on the original date, it wouldn’t be up to the standards we’ve set ourselves, and that you’re expecting and deserve. The team just need more time to do our vision justice; we’re doing some fine tuning and there won’t be much change in the game outside of overall quality and polish.
In all honesty, we underestimated the impact COVID would have on our schedule, although everyone adapted very quickly to the working from home arrangement and continued to be incredibly productive.
However, due to the size and scope of our new Saints Row, it’s become apparent that to create the best game possible, we need to give our team longer to perfect their craft.
As mentioned when we announced Saints Row in August, this will be the biggest and best Saints Row game ever and, in order to achieve our goal, we’ve settled upon a generous, yet essential amount of time to realise our ambitions.
Rest assured, there will not be any changes to the story or the characters or anything that we’ve lovingly imagined over the last few years and already shared with you.
Over the past two years, all corners of the entertainment industry have been affected/impacted in one way or another. As gamers ourselves, we know what it feels like to have something delayed which you’ve been looking forward to; it’s frustrating and you feel disappointed. But we also know that when we finally get Saints Row in your hands, it will have been worth the wait. It’s our absolute priority to get this right.
Keep it strange,
Jim
“In all honesty, we underestimated the impact COVID would have on our schedule,” Boone says in the official announcement. “Due to the size and scope of our new Saints Row, it’s become apparent that to create the best game possible, we need to give our team longer to perfect their craft.” Boone assures fans that none of the story or characters will change, reiterating a previous statement from August that Saints Row will be the “biggest and best” Saints Row game ever.
Saints Row will release on August 23, 2022 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Epic Games. If you’re interested in learning more about the upcoming Saints Row reboot, you can also check out our official preview from the game’s reveal.
