100% Achievements: A Comprehensive Guide

An accurate, detailed and complete guide on how to unlock every achievement in Saints Row: The Third, including all DLC packs.

Story Achievements

These achievements are progressively unlocked for the most part and will be triggered as you complete certain milestones and story missions throughout the game. However, there are several that you'll need to do twice in order to get both outcomes; those will be noted throughout the guide. Achievements marked "Progress" are ones earned by simply progressing the storyline.

"Dead Presidents"

Complete - 'When Good Heists...' - Mission #1 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"The Welcome Wagon"

Complete - 'I'm Free - Free Falling' - Mission #2 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"Opulence, You Has It"

Complete - "Party Time" - Mission #3 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"We're Takin' Over"

Complete - "We've Only Just Begun" - Mission #4 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"Tower Defense & Kuh, Boom"

The last mission in act 1 will give you an ultimatum, so before you attempt the mission, make a seperate save of your progress to unlock the achievement, otherwise you'll have to start a new save and replay act 1 to unlock the other achievement. Choosing to keep the tower standing will unlock "Tower Defense", while destorying it will unlock "Kuh, Boom".

"Gotta Break Em In"

Complete "The Ho Boat" - Mission #5 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"I Heart Nyte Blayde"

Complete "STAG Party" - Mission #6 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"kill-deckers.exe"

Complete "http://deckers.die" - Mission #7 [Progress]
There are no special requirements for this achievement. Just complete the mission.

"Titanic Effort"

Complete Act 2 - [Progress]
Note: there are no alternative courses of action at the end of this act like there was in act one.

"Once Bitten... Braaaaaaains"

Complete "Zombie Attack" - Mission #8 [Progress]
You get it by completing the quest "Zombie Attack"

"Murderbrawl 31"

Complete "Murderbrawl XXXI" - Mission #9 [Progress]
You get it by completing the quest "Murderbrawl XXXI"

"Too Close to the Son"

Complete Act 3 in one way.
Kill the Killbane and complete the quest "STAG Film" (See Gangstas... In Space! for further information)

"Gangstas... In Space!"

Complete Act 3 in another way.
Save Shaundi and complete the quest "Gangstas in Space"

At the end of "Three Way" you'll have to make another decision. You can choose to follow and eliminate Killbane or save Shaundi from death. You don't need to save your game like you did in Act 1 ending because the game will force you to play this twice anyway, so you can unlock both achievements.

Co-op Achievements

"Bromance in the Row"

Play Saints Row 3 co-op for five hours.
You'll need to play co-op with someone in order to unlock this one. You don't need to do anything else other than play for five hours, regardless of how much or how little you get accomplished.

"Partners in Crime"

Beat all Missions in co-op.
You have to complete all 53 Missions in co-op mode. This can be done with the same partner or any number of players as long as they are done start to finish.

"Crew of Two"

Complete all instances of Activities in co-op.
Much like beating all missions in co-op, you'll have to finish all activities with a partner. This can be done with the same partner or any number of players as long as they are done start to finish.

Side Mission Achievements [Activities]

There are several smaller side missions scattered around Steelport that you'll need to complete. Their requirements are as follows and they're locations are shown below with the respective achievement. To make things easier, I've marked them on this map for reference.

"Ouch"

Complete all instances of Insurance Fraud.
Rack up the required amount of money in damages to pass each instance.

"Tune In, Drop Off"

Complete all instances of Trafficking.
Defend & transport drugs to their respective drop zones to pass each instance.

"And Boom Goes The Dynamite"

Complete all instances of Heli Assault.
Defend your gang during the designated time to pass each instance.

"Fence Killa 2011"

Complete all instances of Mayhem.
Cause mayhem and destruction in the allotted time limit to pass each instance.

"Your Backseat Smells Funny"

Complete all instances of Escort.
Escort a wild tiger in your back seat without aggitating it to pass each instance.

"Double Dose of Pimping"

Complete all instances of Snatch.
Pickup ladies of the night and defend off rival gang members while bringing them to their destination to pass each instance.

"Porkchop Sandwiches"

Complete all instances of Trail Blazing.
Make it through the checkpoints before time runs out to pass each instance.
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"Go Into the Light"

Complete both instances of Guardian Angel.
Protect Pierce from above via a helicopter, rockets and sniper rifle to pass each instance.

"Tank You Very Much"

Complete all instances of tank Mayhem.
Cause the designated amount of damage with your tank to pass each instance.

"Have A Reality Climax"

Complete all instances of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax.
Get to the end of the obstacle course before time runs out to pass each instance. These can be difficult for some players. Some tips:

• Always upgrade your weapons when possible.
  
• Headshots will upgrade your weapons quicker.
  
• Health does not regenerate, so look for bonus health drops while avoiding the unethical ones [pandas].
  
• It is better to dodge brutes than to fight them if possible. The more you kill, the more that spawn. Keep that in mind.
  
• If you're playing co-op, both of you must successfully reach the end to pass the level. If one of you dies, both of you must restart the mission.

City Takeover Achievements

These achievements are unlocked when you complete everything there is to do on a particular island. This will include completing all activities [which I detailed their locations above], gang activites and purchasing all properties. Once you have done all of these instances, you'll earn each the respective achievement in each location.

"Hanging With Mr. Pierce"

Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Downtown district.
There are a total of 16 Activities, 8 Gang Operations, 10 Stores, 8 Properties and 2 Cribs in the Downtown district.

"Mourning Stars"

Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the New Colvin district.
There are a total of 12 Activities, 8 Gang Operations, 8 Stores, 8 Properties and 3 Cribs in the New Colvin district.

"Hack the Planet"

Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Stanfield district.
There are a total of 13 Activities, 8 Gang Operations, 8 Stores, 6 Properties and 3 Cribs in the Stanfield district.

"You're the Best..."

Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Carver Island district.
There are a total of 15 Activities, 8 Gang Operations, 8 Stores, 8 Properties and 2 Cribs in the Carver Island district.

"Bright Lights, Big City"

Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the entire city of Steelport.
Once you have unlocked the above four achievements, this one will unlock at the same time, signifying you have done all of the above for the entirety of Steelport.

Miscellaneous Achievements

"A Better Person"

Buy your first Upgrade from the Upgrade Store.
You can get to upgrade screen by Cellphone --> Upgrades. Pick any one upgrade for this achievement to unlock.

"Haters Gonna Hate"

Kill 1000 Gang Members.
You'll earn this naturally, as 1,000 gang members is fairly easy to come by while playing the game. Once you kill your 1,000th victim, this achievement will unlock.
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"Cowboy Up"

Fully upgrade one Weapon in each slot.
You have to upgrade at least one weapon in each weapon slot to level four, grenades included, with baseball being an exception with a maximum level of two. Upgrade any one weapon for this achievement to unlock.

"Pimped Out Pad"

Upgrade one Stronghold to its full glory.
There is a unique stronghold for each gang. They are three: Count, Safeword and Reactor. Upgrade any one stronghold for this achievement to unlock. This cannot be done in co-op. You'll have to enter single player to see the option. Click on "Stronghold Customination" to upgrade it.

"Third and 30"

Spend over 30 hours in Steelport.
Play the game for 30 hours. Simple.

"Jumped In"

Create and share a character online.
Go to any clothing store and then choose "Character Gallery" if you already have a THQ account, enter your login information. If not, register and log in. After you logged in, there will be an "Upload" section. Click that and you'll get the achievement right away. Easy stuff!

"Stay Classy Steelport"

Kill 25 Gang Members each with 'the Penetrator' AND the Fart in a Jar.
"The Penetrator" can be bought from the "Friendly Fire" store or earned through mission progression. Upgrading the flash bang will turn it into the "Fart in a Jar". Use both on 25 different gang members to unlock this one.

"The American Dream"

Customize 10 vehicles.
This is an easy achievement to earn. Just remember that you'll have to customize ten different cars in order to unlock it. You cannot customize the same car ten times.

"Getting the Goods" & "Life of the Party"

Find 25%/100% of all Collectibles.

These can be tricky if you don't have the collectable locator purchased. It is highly recommended not to start this one until you do. It only costs $49,500 so it isn't expensive towards the mid-game onward. There are 80 in total to collect and can be found at these locations:

"Shake and Bake"

Complete your first Challenge.
This one you'll probably unlock by just playing the game. Complete any one of the 41 challenges to unlock it. Your challenge progress can be found: Cellphone -> Saintsbook -> Challenges.

"You're My Hero!"

Complete all 41 Challenges.
For the most part these are relatively simple. There are a few trickier ones, though, but check your challenge progression as mentioned above to see what ones you still need to complete. It'll take some time to do them all. If you're stuck on any of these challenges, head over to my 100% challenge guide on how to do them. You can find it here:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=887992332

"Everything is Permitted"

Kill all of the hitman Assassination targets.
To view Assasination targets and your progression, go to Cellphone -> Saints Book -> Assasinations. Assasinations ask you to kill a specific target with a specific method which will be stated in the description.

"Hi-Jack It"

Steal and deliver all Vehicle Theft targets.
To view Vehicle Thefts and your progression, go to Cellphone -> Saints Book -> Vehicle Thefts, just like Assassinations. In Vehicle Thefts, you'll be asked to get a specific car in a specific area into a drop-off place. It's not difficult but it takes time just like Assassinations.

Miscellaneous Achievements

"Ow My Balls!"

Do your first nutshot AND testicle assault.
This achievement is two parts. You must do a "Nut shot" and "Testicular Manslaughter" to get this achievement. Check your controls and walk up to someone and hit the "Melee" attack. Your character will kick and/or punch the unsuspecting victim in the testicles [OUCH!] The other portion of the achievement requires you to simply shoot someone in, well, the nuts.

Sorry, not sorry...

"Gender Equality"

Play for at least 2 hours as a male character AND 2 hours as a female character. You can either start a new save and play as the other gender, or go to any owned plastic surgeons and play for two hours.

"Bo-Duke-En"

Hijack 50 vehicles - Dukes style.
You run towards a vehicle and click your action button; the default button is "E".

"Love/Hate Relationship"

Taunt AND/OR Compliment 50 gang members.
You can taunt with Z button and compliment with X button. I suggest you taunting the enemy gang members instead of complimenting them. This way you can get the Challenge named "Taunt Gang Members" which wants you to taunt 50 enemy gang members.

"Gellin' Like Magellan"

Explore every hood in Steelport.
The official achievement description is "explored every hood," but it's really "explore every district." Exploring a district means to drive by every shop and property in a given district so its icon appears on your map. You don't necessarily have to buy the shop or property; getting it on your map is enough.

"Who Loves Ya Baby"

Kill 50 brutes.
You can attract brutes with high gang notoriety. There are a few types of brutes, unique for each gang. Killing 50 of them might take a while.

"Flash the Pan"

Destroy all Gang Operations in Steelport.
Eliminate all street gangs in Steelport. They are scattered throughout the map, but you can find them in their designated locations on the map below. Do note that the yellow icon is an operation only accessible by the air.

DLC - Apocalypse Genki

All of these achievements will require the DLC to complete.

Game Title: "Apocalypse Genki"

"Genki Bowl Champ"

Complete all eight instances of the Genki Bowl, which include two instances of Apocolypse Genki, Sad Panda Skyblazing, Sexy Kitten Yarngasm and Super Ethical PR Opportunity.

"Murder in the Jungle"

Finished both instances of Apocalypse Genki. Making you post-apocalyptic. Finish both instances of Apocalypse Genki. Once you get enough cash to open the exit door go through it to complete it.

"Feeding Time"

Feed 5 mascots to the fishes in Apocalypse Genki.
This can be done at any pool of water in any Apocalypse Genki instance, but I recommend the one on the west island. Once you start it up you will see a mascot eaten and Water Bear image will show on your screen, this is the image we are looking for for each mascot in the water. You can pick the mascots up and throw them in, or just run into the first pool while holding onto a mascot. Once you see Water Bear image show 5 times the achievement should unlock.

Game Title: "Sad Panda Skyblazing"

"Flame On"

Flew through all the rings in Sad Panda Skyblazing.
For this, simply just fly through all the rings, even out of order, to unlock the achievement. You don't need to earn the score or beat the level to unlock it.

"Stick the Landing"

Landed at the feet of Big Joe Magarac.
Like the previous achievement, ignore everything else except landing in the target zone at the end. You'll unlock the achievement regardless of your overall score.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Killed all the mascots in Sad Panda Skyblazing.
I found this to be the hardest achievement in the DLC and the entire game. You'll have to kill *every* mascot on all five rooftops in one run in order to unlock this achievement. As mentioned above, focus only on killing them and nothing else. Since points don't matter, utilize all the balloons to keep yourself in the air and high enough to land on all five of them.

Game Title: "Sexy Kitten Yarngasm"

"Storm the Yarn"

Destroyed a mouse with a giant ball of yarn.
Look for an ATV with the head and tail of a mouse, run it over or kill it with your burst attack.

"C-C-C-Combo Breaker"

Created a $150,000 combo worth of destruction in Sexy Kitten Yarngasm.
Fairly easy one to obtain, just keep the combo going and utilize your three burst attacks effectively.

"Cooked To Perfection"

Roasted 50 peds with the Genki Mobile’s flamethrower. Toasty!
When you start the instance, instead of picking up Genki drive the opposite way that way you won't have anything to fill your Annoyance meter. You can still run over pedestrians to fill your meter and use to it burn enemies.

Alternatively, you can pick up Genki, complete the mission and before delivering him to the final drop zone to complete the mission, run around and burn 50 people with the flamethrower. Both ways will unlock the achievement.

"Get Off My Back"

Destroyed 5 chase vehicles and kept Professor Genki from becoming annoyed.

In the beginning of the trial, fill your pleasure meter and roast any chase vehicles in your area. They go down quick so getting this achievement is easy.

DLC - Ganstas In Space

Gangstas In Space DLC

Mission 1

"Union Buster"

Kill 15 cameramen.
Throughout this level there are cameramen all around and you have to kill 15 of them. Take your time, as you are not on a time limit. Kill them all to unlock this achievement.

"I Do My Own Stunts"

Land on the Parachute Target during the rescue scene.
After the director hates the first take, he will make you do a second in which you parachute in and have to land in the target. Landing anywhere inside the circle will unlock this achievement. If you miss, you can restart from the last checkpoint and try again.

"First Contact"

Destroy all enemy spacecraft during the chase scene.
Once you get in the bulldog (The military humvee looking vehicle with turret) you will start being chased by flying vehicles. Shoot down all the spaceships you see to get this achievement.

Mission 2

"Warrior Princess"

Kill 7 Space Amazons with melee attacks.
Space Amazons look like the creatures from Avatar except in space suits. You have to kill 7 of them with melee by pressing the or equipping your fists and using and

"Pew! Pew! Pew!"

Kill 35 Space Amazons with the Laser Pistol.
In order to get this one you have to kill 35 of the Avatar like creatures with just the laser pistol. You'll fight more than that just playing the mission so it isn't too hard to get.

"Lights! Camera! Action!"

Collect all 6 hidden clapboards.
There are 6 clapboards total to find in this mission. There are 2 per backstage set you go onto. The locations are:

Backstage Area 1:

1. Just in front of the crushed plane.
2. Right after you go up to the roof.

Backstage Area 2:

3. After you exit the scene, there's a bed room set directly in front of you. Go to the bed and turn left and you will see it.
4. This is the tricky one, I missed it the 1st time.. When they talk about Prof. Genki you will see a wrestling ring with 2 huge boxes & a sofa. The clapboard is behind the box with a big pink question mark. Press jump to enter the ring to take it.

Backstage Area 3:

5. After you run out of the scene and you will see some replacements of your homie. Go further, you will see a place that looks like Zimo's crib, the clapboard is in the kitchen.
6. After you take the 5th clapboard, turn right and you will see a huge robot, the last one is just behind it.

"Xenaphobe"

Kill Space Brutina.
When the mission to kill Space Brutina (a female version of the brute) spawns. Find her on the map and kill her, thus unlocking the achievement.

Mission 3 - That's Not in the Script

"Revenge of the Navigator"

Destroy 10 enemy spacecraft with the Aegean while filming.
When you are in the spaceship uploading viruses, make sure you shoot down 10 enemy space craft during this. Ther are three areas you need to upload the virus at, so if you don't get it at the first area, don't be concerned.

"Do a Barrel Roll!"

Perform all vehicle stunts with the Aegean.
While you are flying, the director will order you to do three stunts.
The stunts are:

• Near Crash (just fly close to a building)
  
• Fly through bridge (Just fly through where the checkpoint marker is
  
• Fly under bridge (Towards the end of the mission when your controls are messed up, fly under a bridge. This may be difficult with your ship going haywire)

"C-List Celebrity"

Complete all missions for Gangstas in Space.
You get this one for completing all 3 missions mentioned above.

DLC - Weird Science

Mission 1 - Weird Science

"B.A.M.F."

Defeat 15 enemies at Technically Legal using only melee attacks.
Use only melee attacks during this mission; you may also use the chainsaw during this portion of the game.

"Public Enemy #1"

Destroy 45 Police and Swat Vehicles while protecting Jimmy's car.
During the first mission you are given a rocket launcher and need to protect Jimmy's car. Destroy at least 45 cars during the course of the mission to unlock this achievement.

"Weird Science"

Complete mission 'Weird Science'.
Complete the first mission named Weird Science. If you did the above missions, this one will also unlock.

Mission 2 - Tour de Farce

"Eye of the Bee-Holder"

Spray 25 rabid fans with the Swarmitron.

During the second mission you will be given the Swarmitron, a gun that fire bees. Fire it at 25 fans to unlock this achievement.

"Sting Operation"

Destroy 5 Steelport Guard vehicles during mission 'Tour de Farce'.
After you protected the stage in the second mission, shoot down five attack helicopters with your rocket launcher to unlock this achievement.

"Tour de Farce"

Complete mission 'Tour de Farce'.
Complete the second mission named Tour de Farce. If you did the above missions, this one will also unlock.

Mission 3 - The Trouble With Clones

"Supaa-Excellent!"

Shoot down a helicopter with a Saints Flow fireball.
As soon as the third mission starts, use your fireball ability to take down the helicopter in front of you.

"Send in the Clones"

Kill a Brute using only melee damage while under the influence of Saints Flow.
While battling the Morningstar, they will send in minigun Brutes. Use only melee to kill it to unlock this achievement.

"The Johnnyguard"

Prevent Johnny Tag from taking damage on the Magarac Bridge.
You will have to take out Jeeps, Snipers, and Helicopters without Johnny taking any damage. The achievement is a bit buggy, as Johnny can be hit, but not enough to lower his life meter and it will still unlock.

"My Pet, Monster"

Complete all missions for "The Trouble With Clones..."
Complete the third mission named Trouble With Clones. If you did the above missions, this one will also unlock.

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For more of my guides, check out the link below:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1304735272
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[Inoshiro]

I've seen guides say, "do all these missions earlier before STAG lifts the bridges" -- but you can do it with cars you've already stolen and put in your garage. And, Croatian Cowboy, if you're wondering why there are still missions -- you have to be past a specific mission for STAG vehicles to become available for their stealing missions to be available.

For most people, if you grab unique vehicles and put them in your own garage, this achievement becomes a couple of minutes of easy gameplay for each delivery, and you'll be done in no-time!

[Inoshiro]

"Hi-Jack It" -- an easy way to do this is to select what car you are going to turn in, get the car where-ever. If you're at the end of the game, you can go into your own Garage and pull out any car you've stolen and modded. This makes it rather easy to accomplish at the end.

Example 1: I picked 'Get a Halbred' -- then I stole a Halbred that happened to be driving next to me. I had to drive to the neighbourhood they were to be delivered to; the moment I went over the perimeter, I was instructed to drop-off the Halbred I had. Done and mission accomplished.

Example 2: I picked 'Get a Sovereign" -- then I went to my garage, pulled out my customized Sovereign (with nice paint, all upgrades to the chasis, etc). I had to drive to the neighbourhood the car was to be delivered to; the moment I arrived in the neighbourhood, I was instructed to drop off the Soverign I had. Done and mission accomplished.

[ErickaUnlimited]

@QUISS - Thank you for pointing it out. It has been adjusted.

[QUISS]

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" has five rooftops, not four

[Croatian Cowboy]

Confused on the Hi-Jack it achievement. I have completed all 24/24 available vehicle theft activities, but no achievement. Checked the stats section in extra and it says "Chop Shop Vehicles Delivered: 24 out of 30". since the other 4 contacts all had 6 missions each, it seems like i'm missing a whole contact that isn't even available yet, how do i unlock this. My saints book has no missions left and says 24/24 thefts

[ErickaUnlimited]

@Mic Mike - It is cumulative.

[mic mike]

does Bromance in the Row have to be done in a single session or is it cumulative?

[THE FRENCHIEST FRYE]

Thanks for the great guide! Just wanted to comment that for ""Partners in Crime", I don't think I had to complete 53 missions in co-op; playing all main missions up to Three Way, then the final mission, made the achievement pop. I'm pretty sure that was only 47 missions. I had all the DLC installed, meaning I didn't need to clear those missions in co-op either. (My co-op partner didn't have the DLC, however, so that might have played a part.)

[McALEER GAMES]

Treasure award*

[DukeOfPotatoes]

i think most of the people here dont get that you only get achievements playing the game without cheats, meaning, start a save where no cheats are used or start a new game.