Gas sensors are essential tools for safeguarding public health and safety because they allow the detection of hazardous gases. To advance gas-sensing technologies, novel sensing materials with distinct properties are needed. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) hold great potential because of their extensive surface areas, high porosity, unique chemical properties, and capabilities for preconcentration and molecular sieving. These attributes make MOFs highly suitable for designing and creating innovative resistive gas sensors. This review article examines resistive gas sensors made from pristine, doped, decorated, and composite MOFs. The first part of the review focuses on the synthesis strategies of MOFs, while the second part discusses MOF-based resistive gas sensors that operate based on changes in resistance.