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Red Dead Redemption 2 vs Saints Row: The Third

Red Dead Redemption 2 is an action-adventure FPS game (2018) while Saints Row: The Third is an action-adventure open-world game (2011).

Quick answer: Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher, 8.7 to 8.1 on the GamingPickz Score, and Saints Row: The Third is the cheaper at $2.49.

Red Dead Redemption 2

2018 · Studio not listed

8.7GamingPickz Score

$14.99

Steam: Very Positive

Saints Row: The Third

2011 · Studio not listed

8.1GamingPickz Score

$2.49

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

What each one is

Red Dead Redemption 2 is filed under Action-Adventure and FPS. In contrast, Saints Row: The Third under Action-Adventure and Open-World.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Description from its Steam store page

Saints Row: The Third

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

Description from its Steam store page

Story, characters and reception

Red Dead Redemption 2
Plot

Setting and characters For a more comprehensive list, see List of Red Dead Redemption 2 characters . The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 spans five fictitious U. S. (Wikipedia)

Reception

Critical response PlayStation 4 and Xbox One reception Red Dead Redemption 2 received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic . It is one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic, and the highest-rated PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game alongside Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V . Reviewers praised the story, characters, open world, graphics, music, and level of detail. (Wikipedia)

Saints Row: The Third
Plot

Three years after the events of Saints Row 2 , the 3rd Street Saints have merged with the Ultor Corporation to become a media and consumer empire with their own brand. While robbing a bank in Stilwater to promote an upcoming film about themselves, the Boss ( Troy Baker , Kenn Michael , Robin Atkin Downes , Laura Bailey , Tara Platt , Rebecca Sanabria or Steve Blum ) and the Saints' top lieutenants, Shaundi ( Danielle Nicolet ) and Johnny Gat ( Daniel Dae… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Saints Row: The Third reviews The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic . Some said the game did not try to be more than a good time, and described it as a variant of "ridiculous", "zany", or "absurd". In another way, others called it "juvenile". (Wikipedia)

At a glance

Red Dead Redemption 2Saints Row: The Third
GamingPickz Score8.7/108.1/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (92%, 911,659)Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 69,665)
Critic aggregate93/10084/100
Price$14.99$2.49
Install size150 GB
Steam Deckplayableplayable
Released20182011
Developer

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Red Dead Redemption 2 vs Saints Row: The Third, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Red Dead Redemption 2Action-adventure FPS game
    Saints Row: The ThirdAction-adventure open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Red Dead Redemption 2Open World, Story Rich, Western
    Saints Row: The ThirdOpen World, Action, Comedy

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Red Dead Redemption 2Score 8.7 · 92% on Steam · 93 critic
    Saints Row: The ThirdScore 8.1 · 96% on Steam · 84 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Red Dead Redemption 2911,659 reviews · 150 GB
    Saints Row: The Third69,665 reviews · 20 add-ons

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Red Dead Redemption 2$14.99
    Saints Row: The Third$2.49

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Red Dead Redemption 2Playable
    Saints Row: The ThirdPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Red Dead Redemption 2 (GamingPickz Score 8.7)
  • The cheaper right now: Saints Row: The Third ($2.49)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Red Dead Redemption 2 (911,659 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Open WorldAdventureMultiplayerActionSingleplayerShooterThird-Person ShooterGreat Soundtrack

Where they differ

Red Dead Redemption 2 is also

Story RichWesternRealisticAtmosphericHorsesBeautiful

Saints Row: The Third is also

ComedyCo-opFunnyCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpCrime

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Red Dead Redemption 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Saints Row: The Third is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Red Dead Redemption 2Saints Row: The Third
Minimum GPUNvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series
Minimum CPUIntel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-63002GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel® Core 2 Duo
Minimum RAM8 GB2 GB
Install size150 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Red Dead Redemption 2 · Saints Row: The Third.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Red Dead Redemption 2 and 1 for Saints Row: The Third. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Red Dead Redemption 2 and Saints Row: The Third in scope?

Red Dead Redemption 2 has drawn 911,659 Steam reviews and installs in 150 GB. Saints Row: The Third has drawn 69,665 Steam reviews and ships 20 add-ons.

Is Red Dead Redemption 2 or Saints Row: The Third better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher (8.7 to 8.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Red Dead Redemption 2 or Saints Row: The Third?

Saints Row: The Third is cheaper right now at $2.49, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Should I get Red Dead Redemption 2 or Saints Row: The Third?

Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher, 8.7 to 8.1 on the GamingPickz Score, and Saints Row: The Third is the cheaper at $2.49. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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