Action · November 14, 2011

Saints Row: The Third (2011)

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Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to Steelport, a once-proud metropolis reduced to a struggling city of sin under Syndicate control. Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most out- landish gameplay scenarios ever seen, igniting a city-wide war that will set Steelport on fire. Strap it on.

Action releases from 2011

54 Action titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume68.6k Steam reviewsTop 9% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles
Concurrent peak163 playersTop 28% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours27 h averageTop 17% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World · 1.8k
  • Action · 1.4k
  • Comedy · 1.3k
  • Co-op · 973
  • Third-Person Shooter · 968
  • Funny · 789
  • Character Customization · 719
  • Sandbox · 706
  • Third Person · 686
  • Online Co-Op · 648
  • Singleplayer · 555
  • Great Soundtrack · 450
  • Multiplayer · 446
  • Crime · 445
  • Shooter · 444

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 68.6k reviews

65.9k positive · 2.7k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.1/10

Curator recommendations

48.3k

Peak concurrent players

163

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Spanish - Spain

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

27h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

14h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

83

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 14, 2011
DeveloperVolition
PublisherDeep Silver
Base price$2.49 -75%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons20 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

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Content Notes

Strong violence, crude language, partial nudity, drug references.

Editions & Packages

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