Saints Row Is 'Dead' Says Design Director After Prequel Pitch 'Ghosted' by Embracer Group 1

It sounds like the Saints Row series isn't doing too hot right now.

Chris Stockman, design director on the first game in the franchise, certainly seems to think it's the end of the road for the open world action series.

A few months ago, Stockman shared with the Saints Row Reddit that he was asked to propose a pitch for a reboot of the series. Sadly, it seems this hasn't gone anywhere.

X user @paparpg shared an update taken from the Saints Row Discord, and it seems Embracer Group (which holds the rights to the IP) isn't showing any interest.

"I think the franchise is dead, unfortunately," Stockman says. "I get the sense that Embracer has zero ability to do anything with it. I wish things were different."

He goes on to say he tried his best to "offer a path forward", but that the company has "ghosted" him on his pitch, which was for a prequel to the original game.

The Saints Row series has had some big hits and big misses. Many will fondly remember the original trilogy, for example, while the most recent game, simply named Saints Row, failed to resonate.

It certainly does seem like the future of the franchise is uncertain. Would you like to see more Saints Row? Would you be interested in Stockman's prequel idea? Tell us in the comments section below.

[source x.com, via videogameschronicle.com]