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Just Cause

Avalanche Studios · Square Enix · 2007-03-15

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 22, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 22, 2006 (Xbox), Sep 22, 2006 (PlayStation 2), Sep 22, 2006 (Xbox 360)

Your world...Your rules!

8
playing now
66%
positive of 5.3k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (182 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Just Cause is a 2006 third-person action-adventure game set in an open world environment. It is developed by Swedish developer Avalanche Studios and published by Eidos Interactive, and is the first game in the Just Cause series.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 232 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 213k–426k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,320 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$0.97-86%
GOG$0.99-86%
GOG$0.99-86%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at Fanatical (2019-10-17) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 52 of 76 observed days · $0.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
606020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2232026-08-06 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.57$0.862015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.492015-02-22 — best price $3.142015-03-28 — best price $4.932015-05-09 — best price $6.992015-06-29 — best price $6.992015-09-08 — best price $1.742015-12-19 — best price $1.952016-04-01 — best price $6.992016-08-15 — best price $6.992017-01-02 — best price $6.992017-07-28 — best price $6.992018-02-15 — best price $0.972018-07-23 — best price $6.992019-02-04 — best price $0.972019-06-24 — best price $0.902019-10-08 — best price $1.052019-12-11 — best price $0.972020-02-12 — best price $6.862020-05-22 — best price $0.992020-10-29 — best price $0.972021-01-25 — best price $6.992021-04-23 — best price $0.892021-08-11 — best price $6.992021-11-26 — best price $1.742022-03-25 — best price $6.712022-07-07 — best price $6.992022-10-17 — best price $0.972023-03-27 — best price $6.992023-08-28 — best price $1.042024-02-01 — best price $1.692024-06-19 — best price $1.042024-11-19 — best price $0.972025-03-28 — best price $6.992025-08-26 — best price $0.972025-12-18 — best price $0.972026-04-22 — best price $6.992026-08-10 — best price $0.972026-08-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2431102026-06-01 — 131 pageviews2026-06-04 — 159 pageviews2026-06-07 — 154 pageviews2026-06-10 — 147 pageviews2026-06-13 — 130 pageviews2026-06-16 — 146 pageviews2026-06-19 — 155 pageviews2026-06-22 — 136 pageviews2026-06-25 — 180 pageviews2026-06-28 — 192 pageviews2026-07-01 — 145 pageviews2026-07-04 — 227 pageviews2026-07-07 — 156 pageviews2026-07-10 — 118 pageviews2026-07-13 — 139 pageviews2026-07-16 — 159 pageviews2026-07-19 — 139 pageviews2026-07-22 — 153 pageviews2026-07-25 — 125 pageviews2026-07-28 — 129 pageviews2026-07-31 — 147 pageviews2026-08-03 — 168 pageviews2026-08-06 — 148 pageviews2026-08-09 — 174 pageviews2026-08-12 — 145 pageviews2026-08-15 — 190 pageviews2026-08-18 — 243 pageviews2026-08-21 — 184 pageviews2026-08-24 — 194 pageviews2026-08-27 — 161 pageviews2026-08-29 — 211 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)21,51614%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionClassicSandboxShooterViolentAdventureAction RPGControllerOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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