Saints Row is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ for the Xbox 360. It was released in North America on August 29, 2006, followed by an Australian release two days later and a European release on September 1, 2006 (the same day the mobile version was also released). Set within the ficional city of Stilwater, modeled after Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore, the single-player story follows a player-created character who joins the 3rd Street Saints gang after they rescue their life, and helps them rise to prominence by undermining enemy criminal syndicates, while slowly building up their own reputation within the gang. The storyline is non-linear, and divided into three separate story arcs for each rival gang the player must defeat.