All Criminal Ventures in Saints Row

Take a look at all the different businesses that can become part of The Saints' empire.

By Dave Acuñaon
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Criminal Ventures are part of the gameplay experience in Saints Row where The Saints purchase and establish different businesses that will help the criminal empire expand and grow. These ventures offer different kind of services apart from providing constant income to The Saints’ pocket.

In this guide, we will be talking about the different criminal ventures, how much they cost, and what rewards are in store for completing their venture requirements.

This guide is still a work in progress. We will be updating the necessary details as progress is made in the game.

The Church

The Church serves as The Saints’ HQ and main base of operations. What was once a rundown church, this HQ gradually gets reconstructed into a grander base that rules over all the criminal activities in Santo Ileso.

Once the criminal empire has gained its highest tier, these are the rewards that will be given:

  • $80,000
  • 3,000 XP
  • Saintsblade
  • Saints Raycaster
  • Saints Gargantua

Empire Tier 1

As The Saints acquire the The Church and turn it into their base, you’ll then gain access to The Empire Table where new ventures can be bought and established in certain plots of land in Santo Ileso. Ventures will start out small, but as the empire grows, more larger ventures will become available.

JimRob’s Garage

JimRob’s Garage runs a chop shop for whatever vehicle gets delivered in its garage. Plus, it also doubles as another garage away from the HQ. Its venture requirements are to steal specific cars from all across Santo Ileso.

  • Cost: Free
  • Hourly Income: $3,000
  • Venture Requirements: 11
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • JimRob’s Crew Outfits
    • JimRob Statue
    • JimRob’s Attrazione

Chalupacabra

Chalupacabra is a restaurant that also extends its food service via food trucks. To make the franchise bigger, competition must be eliminated, so its venture tasks require that all other rival food trucks must be captured.

  • Cost: $30,000
  • Hourly Income $3,750
  • Venture Requirements: 5
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Chalupacabra Crew Outfits
    • Chalupacabra Sign
    • Costume, Taco

Bright Future

Bright Future’s front is to offer safe disposal of toxic wastes of big corporations, but it saves up big on running expenses just by dumping collected wastes illegally. Its venture requirement is to collect all the toxic and radioactive barrels left on trucks and deliver them back to the dump without making a huge mess.

  • Cost: $30,000
  • Hourly Income: $1,250
  • Venture Requirements: 14
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Bright Future Crew Outfits
    • Hazmat Suit, Bright Future
    • Toxic Waste Truck
    • Toxic Waste Barrel

Shady Oaks

Shady Oaks takes advantage of faking out injuries to collect false claims from the government and committing insurance fraud. Its venture requirement is to commit insurance fraud by deliberately running into traffic and chaining hits to get big payouts.

  • Cost: $30,000
  • Hourly Income: $2,500
  • Venture Requirements: 7
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Shady Oaks Crew Outfits
    • Guitar Case Launcher
    • Roadkill Responder
    • Shady Oaks Sign
    • Crutch

Castle Kraken

Castle Kraken is The Saints’ LARPing fort which was established to challenge the other neighboring LARP kingdoms in Santo Ileso. Completing its venture is a whole side quest of its own where Eli takes the lead.

  • Cost: $30,000
  • Hourly Income: $7,500
  • Venture Requirements: 5
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Dustlander Crew Outfits
    • Costume, Dustlander
    • Dustlander
    • D20

Empire Tier 2

In order to reach Empire Tier 2, these requirements must first be met:

  • Place 3 Criminal Ventures in the city
  • Complete 1 Criminal Venture

After completing these requirements, the Empire Tier will be increased and new ventures will be unlocked.

Eurekabator!

Eurekabator! specializes in churning up new inventions that will disrupt the market. Its venture requirement is to test out several of the inventions before they get sold to the public.

  • Cost: $100,000
  • Hourly Income: $15,000
  • Venture Requirements: 4
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Eurekabator! Crew Outfits
    • Hoverboard Trophy
    • Lab Coat, Eurekabator!

Laundromat

The Laundromat takes pride in what it does best: taking stains off of dirty clothes. They are so good at their job that criminals often require their services to make sure that their clothes will be free from any incriminating stains.

  • Cost: $100,000
  • Hourly Income: $15,000
  • Venture Requirements: 4
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Laundromat Crew Outfits
    • Interstellar Phone Booth
    • Laundromat Van

Wuzyerz Repo

Wuzyerz Repo takes care of the repossession of things that can be too messy for regular repo services. Its venture requirement is to tow target vehicles to the impound lot.

  • Cost: $100,000
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Wuzyerz Crew Outfits
    • Miami
    • Wuzyerz Thompson
    • Wuzyerz Repo Yard
    • Wuzyerz Tow Truck

Empire Tier 3

In order to reach Empire Tier 3, these requirements must first be met:

  • Place 3 Criminal Ventures in the city
  • Complete 2 Criminal Ventures

After completing these requirements, the Empire Tier will be increased and new ventures will be unlocked.

Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge is headed by Edith Hunt who is into redefining the fashion in Santo Ileso. She offers her customization services in exchange for photographs where she gets her inspirations from.

  • Cost: $400,000
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Cutting Edge Crew Outfits
    • Cutting Edge Coat
    • Body Suit, Cutting Edge
    • Vat of Fabulous

KAKTS Radio

KAKTS Radio is The Saints’ own radio station. With their own transmission towers, they can take the fight to the airwaves by requiring the disruption of other cell and radio towers, so that the other factions cannot radio for back-up.

  • Cost: $400,000
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • KAKTS Radio Crew Outfits
    • Cactus Bat
    • KAKTS Radio Van
    • KAKTS Radio Tower

The Big One

The Big One is an arms dealership whose aim is to sell weapons to those who want them. Entice customers to purchase armed goods by unleashing their firepower throughout Santo Ileso.

  • Cost: $400,000
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • The Big One Crew Outfits
    • Nuke Mount
    • Maximillian

Empire Tier 4

In order to reach Empire Tier 4, these requirements must first be met:

  • Place 3 Criminal Ventures in the city
  • Complete 2 Criminal Ventures

After completing these requirements, the Empire Tier will be increased and new ventures will be unlocked.

Planet Saints

Planet Saints is The Saints very own fashion brand of designer clothes and accessories. To dominate the fashion market, competitor lines must be disrupted by stealing their merchandise before they get sold into the market.

  • Cost: $-
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Planet Crew Outfits
    • Saints Estrada
    • Saints Attrazione
    • Saints Grandad
    • Saints Oppressor
    • Planet Saints Pedestal

Let’s Pretend

Let’s Pretend is a costume emporium that caters to parties, events, and event armed robberies by providing customers with quality costumes. As part of the expansion of the criminal empire, this venture helps lackeys and other recruits to hone their skills in acting and espionage to pull off great heists.

  • Cost: $-
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • Let’s Pretend Crew Outifts
    • Space Suit
    • Piñata Launcher
    • Space Suit

First Strike Dojo

The First Strike Dojo is where The Saints pour their investment into getting better and more skilled recruits that will help the empire becomes more efficient at doing the art of the crime. Part of the venture requirement is to defeat the several dojos and gain the honor of being the best of the best.

  • Cost: $-
  • Hourly Income: $-
  • Venture Requirements: –
  • Rewards
    • $30,000
    • 5,000 XP
    • First Strike Crew Outfits
    • GI, First Strike
    • First Strike Saguaro
    • Training Dummy

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Dave Acuña
Staff Writer
Dave, a seasoned author at Sirus Gaming since 2015, consistently delivers top-notch content that has made him a household name. His expertise lies in crafting comprehensive gaming walkthroughs that transform complex games into accessible adventures. Dave finds solace in passive gaming experiences. Generally detests playing horror games and even FPS games just because he hates the idea of being sneaked at from the sides.