Saints Row IV, an open-world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, was officially released.
Saints Row IV became available on the Steam platform, broadening its accessibility to PC gamers.
A remastered version of Saints Row IV, titled Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with enhanced graphics and all DLC included.
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected was released for the Nintendo Switch, allowing portable play of the game.
The Player Character along with their crew rescues Johnny Gat from alien captivity.
The Zin alien forces invade Earth, capturing the Player Character and several others to be placed inside a simulated Steelport.
The Zin construct a virtual simulation of Steelport city to trap the Player Character and other humans inside their minds.
Before the invasion, the Player Character is elected President of the United States, gaining access to high-level resources.
The Player Character hacks and manipulates the simulation to escape the Zin's control and rescue the human survivors.
The Player Character confronts and defeats Zinyak, the Zin leader, ending the alien invasion threat.
Following the defeat of the Zin, humanity regains control over Earth and begins rebuilding.