Just Cause™ 3
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldDestructionMultiplayerThird-Person ShooterSingleplayer

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Game description

With over 1000 km² of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable.

Basic info

DeveloperAvalanche Studios
PublisherSquare Enix
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 30, 2015
Price

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Minimum specs

OSVista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500k, 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB)
Storage54 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 441 reviews from the past 1 year

83.8/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Metacritic: 74 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Grappling hooks, wingsuits and endless explosions define Just Cause™ 3, which scores 83.8 from 441 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

169 reviews say it is ridiculous fun, and some describe it as a dream they waited years to play. 93 praise the freedom to cause creative chaos, flying across an open island with a wingsuit and grappling hook, stealing vehicles and toppling bases in any way they like. 60 say the visuals still look beautiful today, and some single out the explosions. Gameplay ranks 189th of 1396, Visuals & Sound ranks 453rd of 1249, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 210th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

58 reviews find the missions repetitive, saying liberating base after base and destroying the same targets grows stale. 41 say the story is thin and straightforward, without much depth, and some admit nobody plays it for the plot. Story & World ranks 1015th of 1096. 32 criticize the controls and vehicle handling as unresponsive or clumsy, and some single out cars and motorbikes. A few also mention glitches and side challenges that feel unfair. Content Volume ranks 845th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 865th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fulfilled childhood dream, game supported entire youth, highly emotional positive verdict” · 169 reviews
“freedom to experiment with creative destruction and chaos” · 93 reviews
“beautiful graphics, very good gameplay and audio, interesting story” · 60 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.88 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “freedom to experiment with creative destruction and chaos” · 93 reviews
Negative “only specific structures can be destroyed, not everything” · 5 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 4% · Strategy 14% · Controls & feel 26%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.51 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “incredible open world and destruction” · 6 reviews
Negative “hollow open world lacks personality and exploration appeal” · 2 reviews

Story 35% · Characters 8%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.08 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “mission design repetitive, liberating bases and destroying targets feels stale” · 58 reviews

Volume 18% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.46 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics, very good gameplay and audio, interesting story” · 60 reviews
Negative “graphics are dated enough that players use mods to improve them” · 4 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +0.42 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.12 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “runs on low-end hardware and great value at sale price” · 5 reviews
Negative “not enough weapons variety” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.28 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “new game button deleted 24 hours of progress without confirmation” · 27 reviews
Positive “no crashes or performance issues even playing all day at max graphics 120fps” · 3 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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