Saints Row: The Third

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Saints Row
Saints Row 2	2009
Saints Row: The Third	2011
Saints Row IV	2013
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	2015
Saints Row: The Third Remastered	2020
Saints Row	2022

Key points

Some of the developers of the game in Volition are actively helping the community into releasing proper mod tools and fixing latest bugs^[1]

Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems.

General information

Official series site

Official forums

Saints Row Wiki

Saints Row Mods forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk		Full Package only
GamersGate		Full Package only
		Full Package is also available.
GOG.com		Full Package only
Humble Store
Steam

Version differences

The Full Package does not include the following DLC: Bloodsucker Pack, Unlockable Pack. These are available separately or as part of the Ultimate Franchise Pack.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Includes Genkibowl VII, Gangstas in Space, and The Trouble with Clones
Unlockable Pack	Unlocks already available game content.
Bloodsucker Pack
Explosive Combat Pack
FUNTIME! Pack
Gangstas in Space
Genki Girl Pack
Genkibowl VII
Horror Pack
Invincible Pack
Money Shot Pack
Nyte Blayde Pack
Penthouse Pack
Shark Attack Pack
Special Ops Vehicle Pack
Steelport Gangs Pack
The Trouble with Clones DLC
Warrior Pack
Witches & Wieners Pack
Z Style Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Mods

Gentlemen of Steelport

Gentlemen of Steelport combines all the best mods from the Saints Row modding community.

Launcher With Advanced Graphics Options

Advanced launcher.

Launcher with a nice GUI front end for display settings editing ^[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

Key rebinding. All the categories (top) and first section of general (bottom).

Controller settings.

Controller buttons, first section.

With Steam version if DirectInput controller is present, Steam wraps inputs from it instead of XInput controller, making XInput controller unusable. Game crashes when disconnecting controller unlike with XInput controller which is hotpluggable.^[3]

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Remove aim assist

Instructions

Audio settings

General settings.

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Czech
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	2	Co-op, Versus
Online play	2	Co-op, Versus

Issues fixed

Bad Performance / Lag

This issue mostly affects AMD/ATI graphics cards, but these tweaks may alleviate performance issues regardless of brand:

Instructions

Stuttering / Freezing

Instructions

Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11

Instructions

Lag

Instructions

No Sound

Instructions

Controller not working

Instructions

Flickering Red Dots

Instructions

Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement

Instructions

Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game

Instructions

Instructions

Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode

Instructions

Launcher is blank

Instructions

Co-op Mode not connecting

Instructions

Missing saved games or insufficient space

Instructions

Lag in Co-op Through a LAN Connection

Instructions

Problems while entering Crib or Saving/Loading

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	Backward compatibility for Direct3D 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by Direct3D 11
Shader Model support	3, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Steamworks	For Steam version.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	Quad Core Intel or AMD
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3000 320 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 ATI Radeon HD 5000 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 4.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible sound card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/55230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (55230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/55230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (55230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] The Modding News Destined to Change Everything « idolninja.com

[2] Launcher with Advanced Graphic Options - Steam Users' Forums

[4] Tested by Marioysikax

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Developers

	Volition
Publishers
	THQ
	Deep Silver
Engines
	CTG
Release dates
Windows	November 15, 2011
macOS (OS X)	TBA
Linux	TBA