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Just Cause

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Just Cause

Your world...Your rules!

Action Open World Shooter Third Person Singleplayer
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66.1% positive
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Your world...Your rules! In Just Cause, you are a Latin field operative and specialist in regime change backed by top secret US government agency who will overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. The rogue South American state is suspected of stockpiling Weapons of Mass Destruction, and it's your mission to negate the threat this poses to world peace. It could be to your advantage that the tropical paradise is about to implode as various factions vie for power - it just needs a gentle nudge in the right direction.

Just Cause offers the freedom to tackle your assignments however you want: playing the island's factions against one another, inciting a rebellion among the masses and building alliances with rebel forces and drug cartels. The action takes place in an incredibly detailed game world which consists of over 250,000 acres of mountains, jungles, beaches, cities and villages. The island can be explored by land, sea and air, as you will have at your disposal one of the most varied and exciting array of vehicles ever seen in a video game.

  • Freeform game-play: approach missions in any way you like, or break off from the fight and enjoy exploring the islands.

  • Over 250K acres of land to explore: the largest environment ever seen in a game!

  • Over-the-top Stunts: jump from vehicle-to-vehicle, parasail, skydive and base-jump...

  • Massive selection of vehicles: over 100 of the most varied, exciting array of land, sea and air vehicles ever seen in a video game.

  • Avalanche Engine™: procedurally generated landscape delivers a huge, beautiful, detailed world while eliminating loading times.

  • Wealth of missions: story missions, side-missions, bonus missions and many more; ensuring plenty of action spread throughout the islands.

  • Support team: Sheldon and Kane, two US government secret agents, will provide you with reconnaissance info, extraction and vehicle drops.

  • Fly: The best way to explore San Esperito is by air!

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Steam Cloud Support That Just Cause movie we've been hearing about since 2011? It just got a new writer and director (again) Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group is closing the Montreal studio it acquired just 8 months ago
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP. (Windows® 95/98/ME/NT not supported)
  • Pentium IV 1.4GHz (or AMD AthlonXP 1700+ processor or higher).
  • 256MB System Memory.
  • 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 128 MB and Shader model 2.0. (GF FX 5700 or ATI 9500)
  • 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
  • 4.0GB of uncompressed free disk space (plus 600MB for Windows® 2000/XP swap file)
  • 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.
Recommended:
  • Pentium® IV 2.8GHz with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 series).
  • 512MB System Memory.
  • 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 256 MB and Shader model 2.0. All nVidia® GeForce™ 7 series or higher.
  • Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher.
Optimal:
  • Pentium® D Processor with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 X2 series).
  • 1GB System Memory.
  • All nVidia® GeForce™ 7800 series or higher.
  • Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Square Enix
USK rating
18
Metacritic
75
Features
Single-player, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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playable
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Input
Controller support: unknown

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Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

subtitle options camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound playable without timed input playable at your own pace
Structured language support (5)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Just Cause EULA
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Value Score

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Value Ratio Top 63%

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Is Just Cause worth buying right now?
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When does Just Cause go on sale?
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Is Just Cause free to play?
Just Cause costs $6.99 on Steam.
What genre is Just Cause?
Just Cause is a Action game.
Who developed Just Cause?
Just Cause was developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.
What platforms does Just Cause support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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