Rank 01Why this
Also Destruction and Third-Person Shooter, like Just Cause 2.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Players who liked Just Cause 2 also play
The closest matches to Just Cause 2: Just Cause™ 3, Just Cause, Saints Row: The Third, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares vehicle hijacking with Just Cause 2.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2007
Rank 03Why this
Same epic mood as Just Cause 2.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
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HITMAN™ 2
Why this: Same immersive mood as Just Cause 2.
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: Avalanche Studios
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 91% of 18,875 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 84
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Grappling hook is the heart of the game
- Open world destruction and freedom make it very fun
- Epic
- Immersive
- Faction politics
- Grapple hook based movement
More games like Just Cause 2, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Just Cause 2
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
Why this: Same immersive mood as Just Cause 2.
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Why this: Same epic mood as Just Cause 2.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Why this: Shares faction politics with Just Cause 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Just Cause 2 at current Steam store prices.
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Why this: Same epic mood as Just Cause 2.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Why this: Also Destruction and Third-Person Shooter, like Just Cause 2.
Hitman: Blood Money
Why this: Same immersive mood as Just Cause 2.
More from Avalanche Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Avalanche Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Just Cause 4 Reloaded
Why this: Shares vehicle hijacking with Just Cause 2.
RAGE 2
Why this: Same epic mood as Just Cause 2.
theHunter Classic
Why this: Same immersive mood as Just Cause 2.
About Just Cause 2
The closest matches to Just Cause 2: Just Cause™ 3, Just Cause, Saints Row: The Third, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Just Cause 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Cause™ 3, Just Cause and Saints Row: The Third — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as epic and immersive, and single out its faction politics and grapple hook based movement. 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 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game from Avalanche Studios set across a fictional tropical island nation. Players navigate an open-world environment using a signature grapple hook that enables dynamic movement and traversal. The sandbox gameplay incorporates faction-politics, procedurally generated side quests, and vehicle-hijacking mechanics alongside extensive environmental destruction. Priced at $14.99 USD, the game offers substantial content for its cost. Players describe the experience as epic and immersive, with reviewers highlighting the grappling hook as the heart of gameplay and noting that open-world destruction and freedom make it very fun. The game holds a 91% positive rating from over 18,000 Steam reviews. Note that Just Cause 2 is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Just Cause 2: Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.
Is Just Cause 2 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 18,875 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 80% positive across 107 new reviews, 11 points below its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 10).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Grappling hook is the heart of the game
- Open world destruction and freedom make it very fun
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Quite janky, which i would overlook considering the game's age, were it not for the consistent crashing.”
People who play it also play: Just Cause™ 3, Just Cause, Saints Row: The Third
Frequently asked about Just Cause 2
Can I run it?
Is Just Cause 2 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Just Cause 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Just Cause 2 cost?
Just Cause 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Just Cause 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Just Cause 2 are Just Cause™ 3, Just Cause, Saints Row: The Third.
Who developed Just Cause 2?
Just Cause 2 was developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix.