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Just Cause

Your world...Your rules!

First-Person Shooter

Player score
6.6/10
5,323 reviews
Released
2006
Developer
Avalanche Studios Group
Platforms
2 systems
Critics
75
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Just Cause?

Your world...Your rules!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released22 September 2006
DeveloperAvalanche Studios Group
PublisherEidos Interactive
PlatformsXbox, Steam Deck
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages1 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1538087, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Just Cause received?

Players66%positive of 5,323 · Mixed
Metacritic75critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

5 declared features

Seeing

  • Subtitle Options
  • Camera Comfort

Hearing

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Input

  • Playable without Timed Input

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
ControllerNot stated
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$6.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Just Cause on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes15 of 300 (5%)

    Firstly, you can't save anywhere, only at safehouses( and yes, I had a crash, when I didn't save 40 minutes of progress).

    Steam review, 10 December 2023 · 16 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

    I felt all stages of agony from bugs, crashes and terrible game design decisions.

    Steam review, 10 June 2025 · 16 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
  2. Performance and stutter9 of 300 (3%)

    First of all, I couldn't manage to run this game with a stable framerate, since it would often go as far as the mid 40s even on Medium settings, especially during liberation missions.

    Steam review, 12 July 2023 · 14 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful

    Tanks suffer hilariously broken physics which I assume is FPS based, but I can't be bothered to check.

    Steam review, 25 August 2023 · 15 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 30 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Just Cause

24 games overlap with Just Cause on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mafia, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition and Fable.

All 24 games like Just Cause

Common questions about Just Cause

What platforms is Just Cause on?

Just Cause is available on Xbox, Steam Deck. It first released in 2006.

How much does Just Cause cost?

$6.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Just Cause?

66% of 5,323 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Just Cause?

75 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Just Cause work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Just Cause as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Just Cause?

Just Cause was developed by Avalanche Studios Group and published by Eidos Interactive.