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Just Cause 2

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Just Cause 2

Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.

Open World Action Sandbox Third Person Multiplayer
Last tracked players
117
All-time peak
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Steam reviews
90.7% positive
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Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure. As agent Rico Rodriguez, your orders are to find and kill your friend and mentor who has disappeared on the island paradise of Panau. There, you must cause maximum chaos by land, sea and air to shift the balance of power. With the unique grapple and parachute combo, BASE jump, hijack and create your own high-speed stunts. With 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles, Just Cause 2 defies gravity and belief.

  • UNIQUE VERTICAL GAMEPLAY - Take to the air like no other game. Experience total aerial freedom with the unique parachute and dual grapple

  • UNBELIEVABLE ADRENALINE-FUELLED STUNTS - Free fall, base jump, vehicle surf, para sail, skydive, grapple, slingshot, leap between vehicles, hang from helicopters, scale buildings. The impossible is within your grasp.

  • UPGRADED DUAL GRAPPLE - Your best tool is now a weapon. Fire two shots with the grapple hook and attach unwilling enemies to high-speed vehicles, hang them upside down from buildings, tether objects in mid air. The possibilities are as vast as your imagination.

  • DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF PANAU - Explore the island paradise; from sprawling cities, secluded beaches and towering mountain peaks – more than 400 square miles of your own personal playground.

  • EXPERIENCE TRUE FREEDOM - Hundreds of objectives can be completed in any way or order that you choose. When it’s time for a break from Agency business, kick back and enjoy all the attractions that Panau has to offer.

  • MASSIVE SELECTION OF VEHICLES - Catch air on a high-speed dirt bike, race across the sea in a power boat, or fire a spread of rockets from an attack chopper – more than 100 land, sea and air vehicles are yours for the taking.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported)
  • Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)
  • Memory: 2GB System Memory
  • Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space
  • Graphics: DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory
    (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro)
  • Sound: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card
  • DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 10

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz or equivalen
  • Memory: 3GB system Memory
  • Hard Drive:
  • Graphics: DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory
    (Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 series/ ATI Radeon HD 5750 series)
  • Sound: 100% DirectX 10 compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound card
  • DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 10.1
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Square Enix
USK rating
18
Brazilian rating
18
Achievements
50
Controller support
full
Metacritic
84
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French*, German*, Italian*, Spanish - Spain*, Polish, Russian
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
verified
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

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 (7)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
FrenchYesYesNo
GermanYesYesNo
ItalianYesYesNo
Spanish - SpainYesYesNo
PolishYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Just Cause 2 EULA
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Achievement progress Rarity & completion patterns

Achievement Difficulty

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Achievements measured
50
Hunter score
73.3 / 100
SteamIQHQ inference from rarity and count
Progression analysis
Achievement rarity is available, but milestone order is not defensible.

Rarest achievements

Trying Anything Once 3%
Wrecking Ball 3%
Bridge Limbo 3.2%
Legendary Agent 3.3%
Up to the Challenge 2 3.3%

Difficulty distribution

Ultra rare (<1%)0
Very rare (1–5%)11
Rare (5–20%)26
Uncommon (20–50%)9
Common (50%+)4
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Value Score

Fair Value — 50th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 50th percentile. Priced as Market at $14.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 5%
Value Ratio Top 50%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Just Cause 2 worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Just Cause 2 go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Just Cause 2 free to play?
Just Cause 2 costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is Just Cause 2?
Just Cause 2 is a Action, Adventure game.
Who developed Just Cause 2?
Just Cause 2 was developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.
What platforms does Just Cause 2 support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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