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Saints Row: Gat out of Hell vs Saints Row: The Third

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is an open-world sandbox game from Deep Silver Volition (2015) while Saints Row: The Third is an action-adventure open-world game (2011).

Quick answer: Saints Row: The Third rates higher, 8.1 to 6.5 on the GamingPickz Score, and Saints Row: The Third is the cheaper at $2.49.

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

2015 · Deep Silver Volition

6.5GamingPickz Score

$3.74

Steam: Mostly Positive

Saints Row: The Third

2011 · Studio not listed

8.1GamingPickz Score

$2.49

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

What each one is

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is filed under Open-World and Sandbox. In contrast, Saints Row: The Third under Action-Adventure and Open-World.

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

Join Johnny Gat & Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the Boss’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number & a whole lot more shenanigans await!

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

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Plot

The Third Street Saints hold a birthday party for lieutenant Kinzie Kensington (Natalie Lander) on their spaceship. While playing a game of Ouija with a board that once belonged to Aleister Crowley , they unwittingly contact Satan ( Travis Willingham ), who proclaims that the Boss ( Nolan North , Kenn Michael , Robin Atkin Downes , Laura Bailey , Diane Michelle , or Sumalee Montano ) will marry his daughter Jezebel ( Kate Reinders ). Satan then drags the… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception Saints Row: Gat out of Hell received generally mixed reviews. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version a score of 66/100 based on 24 reviews, the Xbox One version a 65/100 based on 16 reviews, and the PlayStation 4 version a 64/100 based on 45 reviews. Brittany Vincent from Destructoid gave the game an 8/10, praising the setting, refreshing superpower abilities, new cast of characters, interesting types of… (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

Saints Row: Gat out of HellSaints Row: The Third
GamingPickz Score6.5/108.1/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (75%, 9,775)Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 69,665)
Critic aggregate66/10084/100
Price$3.74$2.49
Install size7 GB—
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20152011
DeveloperDeep Silver Volition—

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

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell 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

    Saints Row: Gat out of HellOpen-world sandbox 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

    Saints Row: Gat out of HellAction, Open World, Comedy
    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

    Saints Row: Gat out of HellScore 6.5 · 75% on Steam · 66 critic
    Saints Row: The Third ✓Score 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

    Saints Row: Gat out of Hell9,775 reviews · 1 add-on · 7 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

    Saints Row: Gat out of Hell$3.74
    Saints Row: The Third ✓$2.49

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Saints Row: Gat out of HellUnsupported
    Saints Row: The Third ✓Playable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Saints Row: The Third takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Saints Row: The Third (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
  • The cheaper right now: Saints Row: The Third ($2.49)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Saints Row: The Third (playable)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Saints Row: The Third (69,665 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ActionOpen WorldComedyCo-opThird PersonFunnyThird-Person ShooterMultiplayer

Where they differ

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is also

DemonsDark HumorAtmosphericMatureGoreViolent

Saints Row: The Third is also

Character CustomizationGreat SoundtrackCrimeSatireZombiesRPG

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Saints Row: The Third is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Saints Row: Gat out of HellSaints Row: The Third
Minimum GPU—320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series
Minimum CPU—2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel® Core 2 Duo
Minimum RAM—2 GB
Install size7 GB—

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Saints Row: Gat out of Hell · Saints Row: The Third.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Saints Row: Gat out of Hell and 1 for Saints Row: The Third. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Saints Row: Gat out of Hell and Saints Row: The Third in scope?

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell has drawn 9,775 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 7 GB. Saints Row: The Third has drawn 69,665 Steam reviews and ships 20 add-ons.

Is Saints Row: Gat out of Hell or Saints Row: The Third better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Saints Row: The Third rates higher (8.1 to 6.5). 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, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell or Saints Row: The Third?

Saints Row: The Third is cheaper right now at $2.49, against $3.74. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Should I get Saints Row: Gat out of Hell or Saints Row: The Third?

Saints Row: The Third rates higher, 8.1 to 6.5 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.

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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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