Saints Row: The Third Easter Eggs and Secrets Guide

Easter eggs and hidden developer secrets in Saints Row: The Third provide humor, pop-culture references, and studio history, but they offer no gameplay advantages. Finding them does not reward you with cash, Respect, weapon upgrades, or territory control.

If you plan to search for secrets—especially out-of-bounds developer rooms—save your game progress first. Attempting to clip through walls can cause collision detection to fail, sending your character falling out of the map.

Where to Find Easter Eggs in Steelport

The developers at Volition placed several distinct categories of secrets throughout the city:

• Developer Portraits: Look inside specific building interiors to find framed photos of actual development team members hanging on the walls.
• Office and Studio Culture References: Check commercial districts and business interiors for prop setups that reference internal studio jokes or previous Volition games.
• Pop-Culture Storefronts: Read shop signs and logos across the city to spot parodies of real-world retail brands.
• Satirical Billboards: Scan outdoor advertisements along main roads for jokes aimed at early-2010s trends and media.
• Civilian Interior Props: Inspect desks and shelves inside accessible buildings for hidden toys and references to other gaming franchises.
• Intentional Environmental Oddities: Search for specific floating objects or misplaced assets clipping through terrain in non-random locations.

Best Practices for Secret Hunting

1. Clear Gang Operations First: Search for secrets after securing a district. Clearing out hostile gang presence prevents enemy reinforcements from interrupting your exploration.
2. Hunt Between Main Story Missions: Tackle exploration during downtime. Secrets do not generate quest markers, so you must inspect nooks and crannies manually without mission timers.
3. Use a Fast Vehicle: Secure a reliable car or motorcycle before hunting. Secrets are scattered across distant sectors of Steelport, making high-speed transit necessary to cover ground efficiently.
4. Rely on Original Map Knowledge: If you are playing Saints Row: The Third Remastered, secret locations and map geometry remain identical to the original release despite updated textures and lighting.