Is Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck.

Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 41 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action, Adventure
Developer: Deep Silver Volition, Sperasoft
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release: May 21, 2021
Price: $29.99
Metacritic: —

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (720p on Low Settings)
Processor: AMD / Intel CPU, running at 3.4 GHz or higher: AMD FX 6000 series or Intel Core i5-3000 series or newer is recommended.
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 6.0 support: AMD Radeon 500 series or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or newer.
DirectX: Version 9.0
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (1080p on High Settings)
Processor: AMD / Intel processor running at 3.5 GHz (AMD FX 8000 series or Intel Core i5 4000 series or newer is recommended).
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 6GB of dedicated VRAM (or more) and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 6.1 support. (AMD Radeon RX 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series or newer.
DirectX: Version 9.0
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Game or launcher doesnt exit cleanly
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
✓Interface text is legible
✓Good performance with default settings
✓External controllers not supported primary player

Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered performance & FPS on Steam Deck

~60 fpsreported by players

Based on 2 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.

Battery & recommended settings

Recommended preset: low
Typical power draw: ~18 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4

Tips for playing Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered on Steam Deck

•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered playable on Steam Deck?

Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 41 reports.

›Is Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered at ~60 fps (based on 2 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.

›How long does the battery last playing Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered on Steam Deck?

Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered specifically.

›Can you play Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered multiplayer on Steam Deck?

Yes — Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.