A fundamental misunderstanding often underpins the search for Saints Row 1 on PC. Historically, Volition cited technical difficulties and the complexity of porting the Xbox 360 architecture to DirectX 9/10 Windows environments as reasons for skipping a PC release.
The original was never officially released for PC; it remains an Xbox 360 exclusive. Any "Highly Compressed REPACK" or "PC Download" claiming to be a native version is likely either a scam, malware, or a bundled emulator. Saints Row 1 Pc Download Highly Compressed REPACK
You download the repack, run the installer, and get an error: "xinput1_3.dll missing." The website then prompts you to download a "fixer" tool. That tool is malware. (Real solution: Install DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributables from Microsoft’s official site). run the installer