Saints Row The Third is the saga's turning point toward total absurd humour with Steelport. Gang vs gang with improbable weapons, fun co-op, unapologetic trash humour. The SR recipe at its peak, pure anarchic entertainment.
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Category
Open-World4 players18+
Co-op
Description
Volition open-world action of Saints Row with caricatural gangsta and offbeat humor. Published by THQ or Deep Silver, released in Europe in November 2011. Steelport ouverte avec ton décalé délirant, GTA-like gameplay with outrageous humor, extensive character customization, online co-op mode, and unlimited urban chaos. The Third variant of Saints Row. European version.
Saints Row - The Third review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Excessive and jubilant, the licensed selection strings together hip-hop, rock and electro to dress a totally unhinged open world. From Kanye West's thunderous "Power" to the eccentric radio stations, every track fuels the chaos with a smile. This infectious energy, cut for excess, is the whole flavour of the adventure.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Excess taken to its peak: impossible stunts, absurd weapons and missions each crazier than the last in an open city devoted to chaos. The over-the-top humour and total freedom turn every joyride into a gleeful festival of nonsense. Snappy, generous and hilarious, an open-world that fully embraces its madness and guarantees unbridled fun, especially two-player.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Sowing chaos across an open city with unhinged activities and absurd gadgets sets up a jubilant sandbox where there's always a new madness to attempt. Customizing your character and expanding your empire renew the urge. Its excess sometimes wears thin and its missions repeat, but its unbridled freedom and its humor keep a grip that's hard to set down.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Steelport, opened up with a deliberately unhinged tone, turns every outing into a festival of absurd activities: insurance fraud, a tiger passenger, ever-crazier missions. Beyond the story, extensive customization and online co-op extend the urban chaos indefinitely. It's that generosity in excess, rather than a long narrative, that forged The Third's gleeful reputation.
Technical info
💾6,9 GB📅15/11/2011
Published by THQ
Saints Row - The Third (PS3) price, value & rarity
Saints Row The Third, a Volition open-world action game that fully embraces its excess and humor, marking the series' deliberately over-the-top turn. Still common, its collector interest is modest; the Korean and Asian versions remain harder to find. An accessible piece for an action set of the generation, whose desirability rests on its uninhibited tone rather than established value.
Better with friends
A deranged urban sandbox whose two-player co-op multiplies the sheer nonsense, between absurd missions and chaotic joyrides across town. Mutual aid takes on goofy humor: improvising stunts, daring each other into silly challenges and causing chaos together generate guaranteed fits of laughter. The online leans on uncertain servers, but the free-roaming duo stays a generator of memorable, unhinged anecdotes.
A questionable morality
Running a gang that becomes a commercial brand and then frankly presidential lets you get away with just about anything: heists, deranged urban destruction and weapons each more absurd than the last. The tongue-in-cheek tone is so heavy that you quickly forget the lengthening rap sheet, savoring this grand criminal playground as an avowed parody rather than a thug's handbook.
Is Saints Row - The Third still worth playing in 2026?
Saints Row The Third marks the saga's turn toward the most total absurd humour, and that is precisely what gives it its spice. In the megacity of Steelport, waging a gang war with improbable weapons and insane stunts, without the slightest restraint, delivers a jubilant outlet that few sandboxes embrace so fully. The trashy tone, the breakneck pace and the fun co-op make this anarchic entertainment an irresistible guilty pleasure. The driving and shooting stay decent without shining. But for anyone seeking unabashed chaos over realism, this title remains a treat.
