Saints Row 2 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It is a sequel to 2006's Saints Row and the second installment in the Saints Row series. The game was released in October 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, January 2009 for Microsoft Windows, and April 2016 for Linux. A mobile tie-in game was developed by G5 Entertainment and also released in October 2008. Saints Row 2 expands the first game's setting of Stilwater, and continues the story of its unnamed player-created protagonist. After being in a coma for five years, the player character awakens to discover that their gang, the 3rd Street Saints, have disbanded and their former territories have been taken by newly-formed criminal gangs and a corrupt corporation. With the help of new and old allies, the player attempts to rebuild the Saints and take back Stilwater from their rivals.
