Good Deal: 'Saints Row: The Third' free weekend, 66 percent sale on Steam

There's never been a better time to try Saints Row: The Third — you can play it for free on Steam this weekend, and it's being offered at a third of its usual cost.

There's never been a better time to try Saints Row: The Third — you can play it for free on Steam this weekend, and it's being offered at a third of its usual cost.

Saints Row: The Third is free to try until 4 p.m. ET on Sunday; just head to the game's Steam page and load it up. The 66-percent-off sale runs until 1 p.m. ET on Monday, September 24th, and it applies to the following content:

• Saints Row: The Third ($13.59, marked down from $39.99)
• Saints Row: The Third plus the game's Prima Official Strategy Guide ($21.41, marked down from $62.98)
• DLC Season Pass ($6.79, marked down from $19.99): includes "Genkibowl 7," "Gangstas in Space," and "The Trouble with Clones" mission packs, as well as Nyte Blayde vehicles and outfits
• all individual DLC packs (prices vary)

Saints Row: The Third originally launched last November on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Developer Volition, Inc., was working on standalone expansion called "Enter the Dominatrix," but THQ spun it off into a full sequel set for release in 2013.