Nostalgia and old-school charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“revisiting my favorite childhood game... every aspect of it still feels the same”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Just Cause
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 66%Mixed · 66%Avalanche Studios2007Shooter · Action · Adventure
$6.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A huge, chaotic 2006 sandbox with fun vehicle-hopping and nostalgia charm, but clunky, buggy and repetitive. Skip it if you want the polish of the sequels.
Great for
Nostalgic players and series completionists who tolerate jank and can grab it for under a dollar on sale
Main risk
Clunky driving, bugs and repetitive missions, capped by an unfairly hard final mission
What players love
Freedom, stunts and vehicle hopping
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The sheer variety of vehicles, weapons, and ways to approach situations gives you a lot of freedom to cause chaos and have fun.”
Steam review · 46 h played ↗
Huge map for its era
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The size of the map is simply staggering for a game of its time”
Steam review · 50.9 h played ↗
Great variety of vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the fact that you can use nearly every vehicle in the entire game”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Cheap and runs on modest hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Runs on my $500 ASUS potato laptop while my rig is in the shop. 10/10”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is untouchable, and it captures a unique south-American atmosphere.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive missions and empty open world
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it's also the definition of an empty open world with nothing to do”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Aged badly; skip to Just Cause 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“You don’t really need to buy this entry. You can start from the JC2.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Buggy physics and broken vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Buggiest game I've ever played, tanks went flying when I tried to drive them and some vehicles just wouldn't move.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Unfair enemies, helicopters and final mission
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the enemy choppers would become so aggressive !! there'd be like, three at a time and they'd all be melting you down”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Clunky driving and shooting controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The gameplay is painfully clunky, especially the driving and motorcycle controls”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Poor PC port and no quality-of-life
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it completely lacks controller support making steam input feel clumsy and unresponsive”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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