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Just Cause is a action, open world and shooter game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.
Released on March 15th 2007 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 4,940 reviews of which 3,266 were positive and 1,674 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.95€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Just Cause into these genres:

Action Open World Shooter Third Person Singleplayer Adventure Sandbox Third-Person Shooter Classic Multiplayer Controller Atmospheric Great Soundtrack Action RPG Violent Funny RPG

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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.

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025

Skippable!! Only reason i can recommend this game to someone is for Nostalgia or if you really want to try the early version of Just Cause. I don't mean it as a bad game. Its a "mid" game at best. Simple story, so don't expect much. Combat is reasonable for its time and game play is mostly same and repeatable. Interestingly, enemies will get stronger as you progress. You can counter them by levelling up your allies. There are some noticeable bugs in this game but none of them are game breaking. Don't forget to save the game between missions. I lost hours of progress after the game crash. If you think this game looks too old for you, then you can skip to Just Cause 2. You don't really miss anything. 3/5.

March 2025

I expected this to be bad, but it's actually a pretty good time. There is a level of freedom to this chaos one can't help but adore. It's old yet still very playable, with a kind of unpolished brilliance that modern games rarely capture. The jank, rather than being a flaw, becomes part of the experience, making even failure entertaining. It’s the kind of game that doesn’t care about perfection; it just hands you a sandbox of insanity and says, go have fun. And somehow, against all odds, it works.

March 2025

We can't judge a 2005 game with 2025 standards. Actually, it was pretty fun at that time.

Jan. 2025

Love all the just cause games. JC2 and 3 are probably the best in the franchise, but this one is still enjoyable and gets credit for starting the franchise. Definitely recommend for fans of open worlds and freedom in games.

Oct. 2024

paste this into launch parameters for just cause for the highest quality experience in my opinion /windowed /width=1280 /height=960 windowed because the game will be stretched and ugly if fullscreen the 1280 x 960 part is to correct the developers oversight. Old games are 4:3 which is why they only have 4:3 resolutions to choose from. However there is one 5:4 resolution listed inside this games options that is 1280x1024. this might be a mistake because 1280x1024 is a 5:4 aspect ratio and will slightly stretch your game (you can test it with screenshots, with any proper 4:3 resolution your minimap circles will be perfect circles, but if you choose 1280x1024 they become slightly oblate, because the game is being slightly warped to fit the abnormal 5:4 aspect ratio) i googled it, the only reason 1280x1024 exists is because they were common in tv's in the early 2000s look on the wikipedia of screen resolutions, 1280x1024 is listed ALONE in the 5:4 category with no other resolutions, interesting. 1280x960 is a correct 4:3 resolution and im shocked its not included in the options. oh and did you know "just cause" does not mean just because? "She stopped traffic to save four puppies, i would say that was a just cause"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Just Cause is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.

Just Cause is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.

Just Cause received 3,266 positive votes out of a total of 4,940 achieving a rating of 6.49.

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Just Cause was developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.

Just Cause is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Just Cause is not playable on MacOS.

Just Cause is not playable on Linux.

Just Cause is a single-player game.

Just Cause does not currently offer any DLC.

Just Cause does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Just Cause does not support Steam Remote Play.

Just Cause is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Just Cause.

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