Choose Just Cause 2
Choose Just Cause 2 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 18,875 Steam reviews back the pick.
Just Cause 2 vs Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition (2009) is 1 year older than Just Cause 2 (2010). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Just Cause 2: 18,875 reviews, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition: 3,694). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
Choose Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition if you want the Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,694 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.4% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Just Cause 2 |  Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2009 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.4% positive (18,875 reviews) | 90.9% positive (3,694 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Avalanche Studios | Volition, Reactor Zero, THQ Nordic |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition (2009) is 1 year older than Just Cause 2 (2010).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Just Cause 2: 18,875 reviews, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition: 3,694).
- Steam Deck: Just Cause 2 is Deck Unsupported, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition is Deck Verified.
Just Cause 2 vs Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Just Cause 2 or Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Just Cause 2 sits at 91.4% positive (18,875 reviews), Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition at 90.9% (3,694). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Just Cause 2 or Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition (2009) came out before Just Cause 2 (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Just Cause 2 have multiplayer like Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition?
- No. Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Just Cause 2 is listed as single-player only.