Action · November 14, 2011
Saints Row: The Third (2011)
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
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 68.6k Steam reviews | Top 9% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 163 players | Top 28% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 27 h average | Top 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
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 date | Nov 14, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Volition |
| Publisher | Deep Silver |
| Base price | $2.49 -75% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 20 released |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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Content Notes
Strong violence, crude language, partial nudity, drug references.
Editions & Packages
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