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Games like Just Cause

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Just Cause also play

The closest matches to Just Cause: Just Cause 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, and Sunset Overdrive. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares vehicle hijacking with Just Cause.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • 2010

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Just Cause

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Just Cause 2

    Shares vehicle hijacking with Just Cause.

    • 91% of 18,875 reviews
  2. 2
    Just Cause 4 Reloaded

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Just Cause.

    • 62% of 10,604 reviews
  3. 3
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 89% of 8,301 reviews
  4. 4
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 80% of 37,223 reviews
  5. 5
    Sunset Overdrive

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 90% of 6,834 reviews
  6. 6
    Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

    Same epic mood as Just Cause.

    • 84% of 23,347 reviews
  7. 7
    HITMAN™ 2

    Genres: Action

    • 92% of 13,774 reviews
  8. 8
    Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 3,694 reviews
  9. 9
    Mafia

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 86% of 2,219 reviews
  10. 10
    Sniper Elite 4

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 91% of 15,517 reviews
  11. 11
    Prototype™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 76% of 5,002 reviews
  12. 12
    Far Cry 3

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 84% of 41,842 reviews
  13. 13
    METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

    Same immersive mood as Just Cause.

    • 92% of 41,413 reviews
  14. 14
    GUN™

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 1,258 reviews
  15. 15
    Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

    Shares grappling hook with Just Cause.

    • 94% of 85,661 reviews
  16. 16
    God of War

    Also Violent and Action RPG, like Just Cause.

    • 97% of 58,850 reviews
  17. 17
    Max Payne 3

    Genres: Action

    • 85% of 23,931 reviews
  18. 18
    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Racing

    • 96% of 29,085 reviews
  19. 19
    Tomb Raider: Legend

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 86% of 2,154 reviews
  20. 20
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 85% of 23,350 reviews
  21. 21
    Watch_Dogs™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 75% of 18,687 reviews
  22. 22
    Fallout 4

    Genres: RPG

    • 81% of 181,116 reviews
  23. 23
    Mount & Blade

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 91% of 2,033 reviews
  24. 24
    GreedFall

    Genres: RPG

    • 76% of 10,619 reviews
Just Cause — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2007
  • Developer: Avalanche Studios
  • Price: $6.99checked Nov 6
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 63% of 1,940 reviews
  • Genres: Action
  • Metacritic 75
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Early grappling mechanics
  • Explosive missions
  • Epic
  • Immersive
  • Explosive combat
  • Grappling hook

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About Just Cause

The closest matches to Just Cause: Just Cause 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, and Sunset Overdrive. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Just Cause is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Cause 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as epic and immersive, and single out its explosive combat and grappling hook. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Just Cause is a 2007 open-world action game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix, currently priced at $6.99. Players navigate a large sandbox environment where explosive combat and vehicle hijacking serve as the primary tools for disruption and progression. The grappling hook, which debuted in this entry as a core traversal and combat mechanic, became a defining feature of the series. Players describe the experience as epic and immersive, with early grappling mechanics and explosive missions standing out as key attractions. Reviewers highlight the game's willingness to let players approach its world on their own terms, creating memorable moments through systemic interaction rather than rigid objectives. It runs at a challenging difficulty over a medium-length campaign and is playable on Steam Deck. The title holds a 63 percent positive rating from approximately 1,940 Steam reviews.

About Just Cause: Your world...Your rules!

Is Just Cause worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 63% of 1,940 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $6.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“The only part of this game worth playing is the main story. Side missions are repetitive and add nothing to the experience. Game play is alright but it is pretty much just shoot and walk no way to really take cover.”
17 h played
“Even if I am a fan of the franchise, that in my opinion is underrated, I cannot say I enjoyed the first Just Cause game. Granted, I played it many years after it released, but I still hoped to find an interesting experience; instead it was…”
9 h played
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People who play it also play: Just Cause 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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Frequently asked about Just Cause

Can I run it?

Does Just Cause run on Steam Deck?

Just Cause is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Just Cause cost?

Just Cause is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Just Cause?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Just Cause are Just Cause 2, Just Cause 4 Reloaded, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Who developed Just Cause?

Just Cause was developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.