Saints Row the Third: Remastered

Posted:  Aug 28, 2022
SDHQ BUILD SCORE: 
Full StarFull StarFull StarFull StarNo Star
Silky Smooth
Minor Odd Fluctuations
Disclaimer: This is an initial impression of the game. Our review and recommended settings will be updated when we've completed a full and thorough analysis of how it performs on Steam Deck. Check back soon for our full analysis!

Review

Saints Row the Third: Remastered is a...well remaster of the original SR3 game. Think of this game like the crazy version of GTA. You run around in an open-world, kill whoever you want to, steal vehicles, and much more. You also have insane weapons like a dildo and...well I don't want to spoil TOO much, but it is a great game, my personal favorite in the series.

The game does seem to cap itself out at odd times when it comes to the settings. I found a nice couple builds that work well too, perfect for any scenario. The recommended build focuses on a mix of all of them with a slightly higher priority on battery life with primarily medium settings and a 50 FPS cap. The build keeps the game looking nice and sharp with silky smooth gameplay.

The other builds tend to have a couple odd issues, but work fine generally. There are some points where these builds will actually have better temps and battery drain than what I am reporting. I haven't figured out exactly why yet, but it doesn't last that long and everything will spike back up.

Overall, the game runs and looks wonderful on the Steam Deck. It's a great alternative...considering we can't play the new one on SteamOS (there's a possible workaround editing the EXE, but have not tried it yet).

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Recommended Build:

Quality Build:

60 FPS Build:

Comparisons:

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Note: This was one of the times the Quality build had lower temps, these shot up as soon as I moved away from this spot.

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SDHQ's Build Score Breakdown

Saints Row the Third Remastered is one of my favorite GTA-like games made and so far, plays fantastically on the Steam Deck.

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VISUALS: 
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Stability: 
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Controls: 
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Battery: 
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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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Other Builds & Information

Quality Build

SteamOS:

Unlimited FPS Cap with 40 Refresh Rate

Half Rate Shading OFF

TDP Limit 10

GPU Clock Speed Frequency: 1100

Linear

 

Proton Version:

No Forced Compatibility

 

Game Settings:

Resolution: 1280x800

Filter Mode: Anisotropic 8x

Scene Detail: Medium

Lighting Detail: High

Shadow Detail: Medium

Screen Space Reflections: Yes

Ambient Occlusion: Medium

Depth of Field: Low

Volumetric Fog: Low

V-Sync: Yes

Sharpening: 0

 

Projected Battery Usage/Temps:

15W - 18W

Around 71c - 77c temps for CPU and GPU

Around 2 - 2.5 hours of gameplay

60 FPS Build

SteamOS:

60 FPS Cap with 60 Refresh Rate

Half Rate Shading OFF

TDP Limit 11

GPU Clock Speed Frequency: 1100

Linear

 

Proton Version:

No Forced Compatibility

 

Game Settings:

Resolution: 960x600

Filter Mode: Anisotropic 4x

Scene Detail: Low

Lighting Detail: Medium

Shadow Detail: Low

Screen Space Reflections: No

Ambient Occlusion: Off

Depth of Field: Low

Volumetric Fog: Low

V-Sync: Off

Sharpening: 0

 

Projected Battery Usage/Temps:

16W - 20W

Around 75c - 82c temps for CPU and GPU

Around 1.5 - 2 hours of gameplay

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