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Saints Row

game
M
August 24, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
4Mixed
Audience Woke Score
9/10
Woke
1 Rating
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Saints Row includes customizable body options and a pansexual character in the core crew, but these choices stay incidental to the central story of friends building a criminal empire. The result is a moderate 4/10 woke score with no activist framing or identity-driven plots.

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Detailed Analysis

The 2022 Saints Row reboot features a diverse core cast of original characters—Eli (voiced by Eugene Byrd), Kevin (Greg Chun), and Neenah (Jeannie Tirado)—alongside a fully customizable Boss, with marketing prominently featuring a young Black woman as the default.

Kevin is explicitly pansexual, with dialogue referencing both male and female exes. Character creation replaces binary gender with body sliders for figure, chest size, and groin size, allowing mixed anatomy, while the narrative uses they/them pronouns for the Boss for technical reasons.

Developers cited intent to broaden appeal and emphasize self-expression through inclusive options, including renaming the crude “Rim Jobs” garage to “Jim Rob’s.” These elements remain incidental to the core premise of four friends building a criminal empire amid gangs and corporations, with no systemic oppression narratives, lectures, or identity-focused plotlines. The story centers on friendship, student debt struggles, and over-the-top action without activist framing.

Reception shows a clear critic-audience gap (Metacritic critics ~61-67 vs. users 3.3/10), with player complaints focusing on annoying characters and tone rather than overt messaging.

Key Factors

  • Diverse original core cast and marketing default
  • Pansexual Kevin with explicit ex dialogue
  • Gender-neutral they/them pronouns and body-type sliders replacing binary gender
  • Softened crude humor (e.g., Rim Jobs rename) for broader appeal
  • Developer statements prioritizing inclusive self-expression and audience expansion

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
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Is Saints Row Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Saints Row and scored it 4/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Saints Row?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Saints Row's overall score.

Is Saints Row appropriate for kids?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Saints Row is rated M. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

How does Wokeometer score video games?

We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →

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