Saints Row: The Third
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
- Released
- 2011
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- 84
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is 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 as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 15 November 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | THQ |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 9 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1801455, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Saints Row: The Third received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | 20 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Content descriptors
- Some nudity or sexual content
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Saints Row: The Third on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes52 of 300 (17%)
The only reason for the negative review is how often the game crashes due to old online services they have not removed from the PC version.
Steam review, 21 January 2026 · 12 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpfulkeeps on freezing every 10-15 seconds no matter what i do
Steam review, 29 May 2026 · 2 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful - Performance and stutter18 of 300 (6%)
stuttering mess, how in gods name did it work better on an xbox 360 than my pc with a 3070 gpu?
Steam review, 8 November 2023 · 0 hours played · 8 readers marked it helpfulTried to download and play it but couldn't enjoy it with the constant stutter that occurred every ten seconds or so.
Steam review, 17 December 2024 · 1 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful - Will not launch or install9 of 300 (3%)
[h1]Game won't open[/h1] There are threads on the steam forums that are at least 2 years old reporting the same problem.
Steam review, 11 January 2026 · 3 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpfulDoes not run on modern hardware
Steam review, 20 July 2026 · 37 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 12 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Saints Row: The Third
24 games overlap with Saints Row: The Third on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Saints Row 2, Sunset Overdrive and Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.
Common questions about Saints Row: The Third
What platforms is Saints Row: The Third on?
Saints Row: The Third is available on Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2011.
How much does Saints Row: The Third cost?
$2.49 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Saints Row: The Third?
96% of 69,665 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Saints Row: The Third?
84 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Saints Row: The Third work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Saints Row: The Third as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.