Saving in Saints Row: The Third After Cheats: Blocked by Design

You cannot save your game after activating any cheat in Saints Row: The Third. This isn't a bug—it's an intentional design decision by Volition to preserve gameplay integrity.

Why Saving Is Disabled

• Unfair Advantages: Cheats grant invincibility, infinite ammo, superpowers, and vehicle spawns that trivialize content.
• Progress Lock-In: Saving would permanently bake those advantages into your playthrough.
• Challenge Preservation: The game is designed around overcoming chaos through skill—cheats bypass the core loop.
• Achievement/Trophy Integrity: Prevents cheating unlocks.

Your Options

1. Disable Cheats Before Saving: If the game allows toggling cheats off (varies by platform/version), turn them off, then save.
2. Separate Playthrough: Create a dedicated "cheat save" for sandbox experimentation—accept that it can never be saved.
3. Play Legitimately: Experience the game as designed for the intended challenge and reward.

Platform Notes

• PC: Trainers/mods may allow saving with cheats active, but risk corruption.
• Console (PS3/360): Strictly enforced—cheats = no save, period.
• Remaster (PS4/Xbox One/PC): Same restriction applies.

Cheats in Saints Row are for pure chaos and experimentation—not progression. Embrace the mayhem, but don't expect to keep it.