answer:I have played both & the one major difference, is the amount of fine tune polish that Rockstar gives to each of their games. Saints Row is buggy. You will run into at least 1 glitch/bug every time you play. It’s not as well developed in the landscape, but for a budget GTA-esque game, Saints Row is pretty good. One thing I really enjoyed about Saints Row, is the amount of customization you can give to your character. GTA is all about playing the lead character & only being able to change their clothes a little bit. Saints Row lets you create the character, very much like The Sims create-a-sim part of the game. I recommend it, but only because you have already played GTA & are looking for something different. Which was what I did. For people having never played either, I would say skip Saints Row & pay a little more for GTA. Enjoy the game, it’s fun. But you will always have thoughts of GTA in the back of your head while you play Saints Row. You can’t help it…GTA will always remain on top in terms of these types of games.