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Just Cause— Genres, rating & game data

Grand Theft Auto-like Just Cause features a unique setting and the ability to literally destroy everything. Play as Rico Rodriguez, CIA agent that on a mission to topple the dictator’s rule in one small tropical island San Esperito.Agent Rodriguez can count on the help from fellow colleagues from t

Just Cause is a third-person shooter game developed by Avalanche Studios, 2006. It stands out for melee combat. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an iRank Score of 62/100, it ranks as a notable title in our catalog.

About Just Cause

Grand Theft Auto-like Just Cause features a unique setting and the ability to literally destroy everything.

Play as Rico Rodriguez, CIA agent that on a mission to topple the dictator’s rule in one small tropical island San Esperito.Agent Rodriguez can count on the help from fellow colleagues from the agency: Tom Sheldon and Maria Kane.

The game features non-linear gameplay and fully open world with more than 1000 square kilometres of tropical jungle, sandy beaches and cities to explore. There are 21 story missions and more than 300 side quests to complete in the singleplayer campaign. Just Cause uses Avalanche Engine that allows recreating detailed landscapes and more than 80 ways to travel around San Esperito via land, air and water: at player disposal bikes, cars, boats, submarines, helicopters and planes. Rico can perform stunts with any of them, jump to another car or use parachute while on the roof.

iRank Score

62/100 ↗

Rating

👍 48%

446 votes

Type

Third-Person Shooter, Adventure, Shooter

Released

2006

Updated July 2026

Developer

Avalanche Studios

Publisher: Square Enix

Avg. playtime

~1h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Official trailer for Just Cause

Screenshots of Just Cause

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