Saints Row: The Third
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ActionOpen WorldComedyThird-Person ShooterCo-opFunny

94 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 208

Peak in the last 7 days: 254

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Game description

Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!

Basic info

DeveloperVolition
PublisherDeep Silver
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 14, 2011
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® XP
Processor2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2) or higher
Memory2 GB
Graphics320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series or better.…
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 409 reviews from the past 1 year

85.9/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Over the top open world mayhem keeps Saints Row: The Third at 85.9, top 30% of games we analyzed. Reviews love the chaos and humor more than the plot.

👍 Strengths

212 reviews call it fun, and some describe it as loud, lawless and full of personality. 33 enjoy co-op with a friend, and several say playing the campaign together turns missions into comedy. Multiplayer ranks 85th of 642. 20 praise its freedom, with some pointing to wild weapons, vehicles and deep character customization. Gameplay ranks 105th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

52 report crashes, and some say it struggles on modern PCs. 26 dislike the story, and a few find it silly for its own sake, with weak endings or a confusing tone. 20 mention performance trouble, such as stutter and frame drops. Tech & Support ranks 1058th of 1399, Story & World ranks 820th of 1096, and Visuals & Sound ranks 877th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“hilarious game full of personality, loved it” · 212 reviews
“badass interactive action scenes, charming and fun to play” · 33 reviews
“total freedom from start, tanks helicopters bizarre weapons” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.39 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “total freedom from start, tanks helicopters bizarre weapons” · 20 reviews
Negative “character customization restrictive, step down from earlier titles” · 3 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 1% · Strategy 7% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.71 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “serves as a time capsule of 2011 gaming” · 11 reviews
Negative “Steelport is boring and lacks unique world design compared to SR2” · 2 reviews

Story 34% · Characters 13%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.96 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “hundreds and thousands of hours of brutal fun content” · 6 reviews
Negative “way less content than expected, feels half finished” · 7 reviews

Variety 16% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.69 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “the soundtrack is legendary” · 11 reviews
Negative “soundtrack underwhelming compared to other franchises” · 3 reviews

Visuals 15%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.37 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “badass interactive action scenes, charming and fun to play” · 33 reviews
Negative “online co-op is broken compared to singleplayer” · 3 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “good and interesting game available at low price on old laptop” · 1 review
Negative “only worth buying on sale or with extra money” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.41 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes a lot on modern Windows versions” · 52 reviews
Positive “doesn't crash, barely 13 GB space” · 2 reviews

Performance 10% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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