Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package

Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package is a PC open-world action game built around third-person shooting, arcade driving, gang warfare, and deliberately excessive comedy. The original package remains distinct from Saints Row: The Third Remastered: Steam presents the classic version as Saints Row: The Third with a separate Full Package purchase option, GOG lists the complete edition by its full name, while Epic Games Store carries the visually upgraded Remastered edition.

That distinction matters because the two PC versions are separate products. The Full Package preserves the original Volition release and its complete downloadable-content bundle, while Remastered is a different build with updated visuals and a different storefront history.

Steelport, weapons, and the core gameplay loop

You play as The Boss, leader of the Third Street Saints, after the gang has grown into a celebrity-backed criminal brand. The campaign moves the Saints into Steelport, where they clash with The Syndicate and its local powers while expanding their influence across the city.

The basic loop combines story missions, free-roaming disruption, vehicle theft, property purchases, side activities, and combat encounters that can escalate quickly. Missions are heavily scripted, but the open city gives you room to create your own trouble between major set pieces.

Combat uses a familiar third-person shooter structure with pistols, rifles, explosives, heavy weapons, and close-range attacks. The Full Package also includes more unusual tools such as the Penetrator, specialist weapons, and equipment designed to turn crowd control into slapstick destruction.

Driving is equally important. Cars, motorcycles, boats, aircraft, and armored vehicles support different activities, while vehicle hijacking and aggressive evasive driving are often faster than following the rules of the road.

Character progression is tied to cash, Respect, upgrades, and city ownership rather than a conventional class system. You can improve weapon performance, increase durability, expand ammunition capacity, and unlock stronger abilities as The Boss becomes more powerful.

Gang warfare with a sandbox rule set

Steelport is contested by several distinctive enemy groups, including the technologically focused Deckers, the Mexican wrestling gang known as the Luchadores, and the militarized STAG force. Each faction gives the campaign a different visual style and combat rhythm.

The game also gives you substantial character customization. The Boss can be reshaped through body options, voices, clothing, costumes, and appearance changes, allowing a serious crime-boss look or something far more absurd.

City control adds a light empire-building layer. Buying properties provides income and can unlock useful discounts, while upgrades improve the Saints' resources and make later encounters more manageable.

Optional activities are designed as mechanical diversions rather than quiet sightseeing. You may cause insurance-based destruction, survive escalating enemy waves, perform outrageous vehicle stunts, or take part in Professor Genki's themed challenges.

Co-op supports the full campaign for two players, with drop-in and drop-out play on supported storefront versions. The shared sandbox is at its best when one player drives while the other attacks, or when both players improvise through a mission that was designed to be chaotic even in single-player.

What The Full Package includes

The commercial appeal of this edition is its bundled content. It includes the base game, the Season Pass content, the three major mission packs Genkibowl VII, Gangstas in Space, and The Trouble with Clones, plus a broad selection of cosmetic, weapon, vehicle, and character add-ons.

Genkibowl VII focuses on Professor Genki's violent game-show scenarios. Gangstas in Space shifts into a science-fiction movie spoof, while The Trouble with Clones follows a more character-driven storyline involving a clone of Johnny Gat.

Additional packs include FUNTIME!, Z Style, Explosive Combat, Shark Attack, Money Shot, Invincible, Penthouse, Witches & Wieners, Warrior, Nyte Blayde, Special Ops Vehicle, Horror, and Genki Girl content.

This is a paid complete edition, not a free-to-play package. The main game and its included add-ons are presented as one purchase on the relevant storefronts, although storefront availability and regional purchase rules can differ.

The original package should not be confused with The Third Remastered. Remastered also advertises the three expansion mission packs and more than 30 pieces of original DLC, but it is a separate product with upgraded presentation and its own PC listing.

PC storefront and platform realities

On Steam, the underlying game is listed as Saints Row: The Third, and the store page exposes The Full Package as a separate complete-content purchase. Steam lists single-player and co-op features, Steam Cloud, achievements, trading cards, Family Sharing, and Remote Play features.

On GOG, the product is explicitly named Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package. GOG identifies it as DRM-free and allows installation through an offline installer without requiring GOG Galaxy.

There is an important multiplayer difference for GOG buyers. The current GOG listing states that multiplayer is available only through a LAN connection, so players specifically seeking online co-op should verify the storefront version before buying.

The Steam edition has the stronger fit for players who want the platform's online co-op ecosystem. The original PC manual documents campaign co-op through LAN or online play, while the storefront advertises co-op as a current feature.

Input is suited to both keyboard-and-mouse play and gamepad use, with the third-person camera working naturally for driving, shooting, and melee combat. The game is designed for Windows PC, and storefront language support includes English plus French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Czech, and Dutch text or interface options depending on the store version.

Who should play it?

The Full Package suits players who want an open-world crime sandbox where mission logic regularly gives way to spectacle. It is a strong fit for anyone who values customization, vehicle variety, co-op experimentation, and a large collection of side activities.

It is less suitable for players looking for a grounded gangster drama, realistic driving, stealth-first missions, or a carefully restrained tone. The humor is crude, the action is exaggerated, and the campaign often prioritizes escalation over realism.

Players who prefer a more supernatural version of the same comic-action formula can continue into the standalone open-world chaos of Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, although that game changes the movement and combat systems substantially.

The Full Package also works for newcomers because its story is self-contained enough to establish the Saints, Steelport, and The Syndicate without requiring a complete understanding of earlier games.

Similar PC crime sandboxes

The closest comparisons are other third-person open-world games that combine driving, gunplay, criminal progression, and optional city activities. The difference is tone: Saints Row: The Third is much more willing to make weapons, missions, and character presentation intentionally ridiculous.

For a more serious gangster setting with stronger emphasis on period atmosphere and linear crime drama, the story-focused Mafia: Definitive Edition crime sandbox is a useful contrast rather than a direct mechanical replacement.

Within the Saints Row series, The Full Package sits between the earlier street-gang identity and the more overtly supernatural direction taken by later entries. Its signature balance is a recognizable city sandbox with exaggerated but still conventional firearms, vehicles, and gang conflicts.

Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package FAQ

The following answers cover the storefront and gameplay questions most likely to affect a PC purchase.

Is The Full Package the same as Saints Row: The Third Remastered?

No. The Full Package is the original PC version with its complete downloadable-content bundle. Saints Row: The Third Remastered is a separate edition with enhanced visuals and separate storefront listings.

What does The Full Package include?

It includes the base game, the Season Pass content, Genkibowl VII, Gangstas in Space, The Trouble with Clones, and a large selection of additional weapon, vehicle, costume, and character packs.

Does the PC version have co-op?

Yes. The campaign supports two-player co-op on the original PC version, but the connection options depend on the storefront. Steam advertises online co-op, while GOG states that multiplayer is available only through LAN.

Is the GOG version DRM-free?

Yes. GOG lists the game as DRM-free and states that GOG Galaxy is optional. An offline installer is available through the GOG ecosystem.

Does the game support character customization?

Yes. The Boss can be customized through appearance settings, voices, body options, clothing, costumes, and other visual choices. Customization is one of the main reasons to revisit the sandbox outside the campaign.

Does it have a traditional single-player campaign?

Yes. The main structure is a scripted story campaign set in Steelport, supplemented by side activities, city ownership, upgrades, collectibles, and optional challenges. It is not a roguelike or an endlessly generated game; progression follows a persistent open-world campaign.

Who developed and published the PC version?

The original game was developed by Volition and published by Deep Silver. Sperasoft is associated with the separate Remastered edition, not the original Full Package build.