Saints Row’s First Expansion Pack and Free Content Update is Now Available

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 10, 2023

News: A new expansion adds on to Santo Ileso with new missions, a new weapon, rewards, and more.

Deep Silver and Volition have announced that the first downloadable expansion for Saints Row is now available. Releasing alongside a massive free content update, the city of Santo Ileso just got bigger and better.

As the first of three planned DLC expansions for Saints Row, The Heist & The Hazardous adds three new story missions for single player or co-op sessions, a new weapon and helicopter, rewards, cosmetics, and more. The Heist & The Hazardous is available now as a standalone purchase or as part of the Saints Row Expansion Pass.

Bosses across Santo Ileso will also be able to access a new part of the city for free starting today. Adventure through the all-new district of Sunshine Springs – inspired by Palm Springs – and check out the suite of new features, improvements, and bug fixes implemented with this update.

A brief overview of what is being released as part of this update:

The Heist & The Hazardous DLC for Expansion Pass holders is out now and available to buy separately. The free Sunshine Springs update is out now for all players and includes:

All-new playable district of Sunshine Springs

Improved combat feel, gameplay flow, and balancing

Selfie mode

12 new emotes and emote selection wheel

New camera angle for vehicles

And a huge number of additional fixes and tweaks

The second piece of Expansion Pass content – Doc Ketchum’s Murder Circus – is scheduled for July, with the third and final Expansion Pass content pack arriving in August. All Expansion Pass packs will also be available to purchase separately.

Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you be playing this new content?