Just Cause 2
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldSandboxThird PersonMultiplayerThird-Person Shooter

68 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 153

Peak in the last 7 days: 180

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Game description

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

Basic info

DeveloperAvalanche Studios
PublisherSquare Enix
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 23, 2010
Price

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Minimum specs

OSMicrosoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported)
ProcessorDual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)
Memory2 GB
GraphicsDX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Rade…
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 410 reviews from the past 1 year

78.5/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A grappling hook, a parachute and a huge map to blow up make up this open world sandbox, which scores 78.5. Reviews love the chaos but tire of the routine.

👍 Strengths

146 reviews call it fun, and some admit it is silly and repetitive but enjoy every explosion. 100 praise its freedom, and several point to a huge open map that the grappling hook turns into a playground. 32 like its visuals, and some say the landscapes and explosions still look good. Gameplay ranks 285th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1006th of 1399. 60 report crashes on PC, and some needed to change settings or use outside fixes to keep playing. 58 find it repetitive, and some say destroying the same bases over and over wears thin. 36 dislike the controls, and a few call the grappling hook clunky and the shooting floaty. Story & World ranks 1020th of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 691st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“spent 10 hours destroying bases, 10/10 would do again” · 146 reviews
“massive 30km+ map with excellent optimization and freedom” · 100 reviews
“mid-game crashes with certain settings” · 60 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.72 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “massive 30km+ map with excellent optimization and freedom” · 100 reviews
Negative “open world is poorly designed with too many uninteresting points of interest” · 2 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 4% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 28%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.59 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world is beautiful and immersive, relaxing and calming to explore without goals” · 13 reviews
Negative “game lacks immersion” · 1 review

Story 31% · Characters 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.47 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “one of biggest sandbox maps ever fits in ten gigabytes” · 14 reviews

Variety 26% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.07 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics still look pleasant, beautiful landscapes, huge world” · 32 reviews
Negative “graphics haven't aged well” · 12 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +3.17 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “3 Euro is a fair price for the content” · 2 reviews
Negative “DLC required for content that should be in base game” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.60 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “mid-game crashes with certain settings” · 60 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 2%

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

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