Just Cause
Skip · Shooter · 2007
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 20, under the fair line, at $6.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.84/hr
- Reviews▼
- 66% of 5,366
- Critics
- 75 players 9 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 74% Shooter
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 8.3h
- To 100%
- 30.7h 3.7x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 98 on record
- Typical cut
- 86% off
- Steam low
- $0.97 November 2017
- Sale every
- 43d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 6 now
- Cheaper than
- 65% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 22% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 98 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 86 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 3 weeks ago.
It is cheaper than 65 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 79 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Just Cause™ 3 ($19.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Mafia III: Definitive Edition ($29.99, scores 4).
More about Just Cause
Critics scored it 75, but players land 9 points lower at 66 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
This site sampled 800 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 5 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written December 2021 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 59 percent of the 1,372 reviews written there were positive, against 66 percent overall, and those are 30 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 8.3 hours; clearing it takes 31, which is 3.7 times the campaign.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 19 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Just Cause 1 Review I had a lot of fun with Just Cause 1. It is definitely a game of its time, and it has plenty of rough edges, but I still found it surprisingly enjoyable. The biggest reason for that is the gameplay. The sheer variety of vehicles, weapons, and ways to approach situations gives you a lot of freedom to cause chaos and have fun. One of my favorite things about the game is the vehicle selection. You...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
this game is so bad its good. don't get it if you don't already have Just Cause 2/3
This game has gotta be the worst game I've ever played? It's an open-world spy thriller game, but the only part that's true is the thriller. It lacks almost every single function and mechanic that makes an open-world game enjoyable. It is also buggy af, and I had a lot of trouble saving the game or driving some vehicles. The mission design is the worst. It doesn't make any sense. For example, the last mission...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Your world...Your rules!
Minimum specs
Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Just Cause scores 20/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/6880/just-causeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.