Eidos Interactive

Just Cause 2

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2010

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • PlayStation 3*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation 3*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Engines

  • Havok

Localized titles

  • Just Cause 2

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*

Community tags · historical

  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    1,685*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    1,386*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    869*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    858*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    854*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    771*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    719*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    679*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    648*
  • Destruction*
    Votes · historical
    537*
  • Exploration*
    Votes · historical
    478*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    360*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    269*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    241*
  • Beautiful*
    Votes · historical
    196*
  • Physics*
    Votes · historical
    191*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    166*
  • 3D Vision*
    Votes · historical
    148*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    145*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    77*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported)*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)*
    Memory
    2GB System Memory*
    Storage
    10GB of free drive space*
    Graphics alternatives
    DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro) Sound: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 10*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz or equivalen*
    Memory
    3 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    3 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    245*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    60 fps*
    Reports
    1*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Avalanche Studios Group
  • Avalanche Studios*

Publishers

  • Eidos Interactive
  • Square Enix*

Release history

  • 2010-03-23
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 2010-03-26
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 2010-03-23 · PlayStation 3*
    Release date
    2010-03-23*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation 3*
  • 2010-03-22 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2010-03-22*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Mar 23, 2010*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Verified*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Verified*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
Just Cause 2*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz or equivalen*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory*
Windows recommended memory requirement
3* GB
Release year
2,010*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz or equivalen*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
3 GB*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Developers · PlayStation 3
Avalanche Studios
Avalanche Studios*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Avalanche Studios
Avalanche Studios*
ESRB classification · PlayStation 3
ESRB · PlayStation 3
Classification
M - Mature*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · PlayStation 3
action game
action game*
sandbox game
sandbox game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
sandbox game
sandbox game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · PlayStation 3
Square Enix
Square Enix*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Square Enix
Square Enix*
Release date · PlayStation 3
2010-03-23 · PlayStation 3
Release date
2010-03-23*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation 3*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2010-03-22 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2010-03-22*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
50*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
772* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Avalanche Studios*
DLC count · historical
8*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
178* min
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Just Cause 2*
Negative reviews · historical
4,738*
Peak ccu
90*
Positive reviews · historical
46,001*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.49*
Publishers
  • Square Enix*
Recommendations
40,568*
Store release date · historical
Mar 23, 2010*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Game website · historical
http://www.justcause.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Avalanche Studios
Avalanche Studios*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Square Enix
Square Enix*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 23, 2010*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
53* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
821* min
Ccu
90*
Developer
Avalanche Studios*
Historical discount
90* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
53* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
164* min
Name
Just Cause 2*
Negative reviews · historical
4,738*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
46,001*
Historical US price
149* US cents
Publisher
Square Enix*
Community tags · historical
  • Open World*
  • Action*
  • Sandbox*
  • Third Person*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Adventure*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Shooter*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Destruction*
  • Exploration*
  • Funny*
  • Moddable*
  • Co-op*
  • Beautiful*
  • Physics*
  • Atmospheric*
  • 3D Vision*
  • Comedy*
  • FPS*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Community tags · historical
Open World
Open World*
Action
Action*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Third Person
Third Person*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Adventure
Adventure*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Shooter
Shooter*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Destruction
Destruction*
Exploration
Exploration*
Funny
Funny*
Moddable
Moddable*
Co-op
Co-op*
Beautiful
Beautiful*
Physics
Physics*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
3D Vision
3D Vision*
Comedy
Comedy*
FPS
FPS*
Tags votes
Open World
Votes · historical
1,685*
Action
Votes · historical
1,386*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
869*
Third Person
Votes · historical
858*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
854*
Adventure
Votes · historical
771*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
719*
Shooter
Votes · historical
679*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
648*
Destruction
Votes · historical
537*
Exploration
Votes · historical
478*
Funny
Votes · historical
360*
Moddable
Votes · historical
269*
Co-op
Votes · historical
241*
Beautiful
Votes · historical
196*
Physics
Votes · historical
191*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
166*
3D Vision
Votes · historical
148*
Comedy
Votes · historical
145*
FPS
Votes · historical
77*
Specifications 6 · 26 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Avalanche Studios*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
84*
Name
Just Cause 2*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported) Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz) Memory: 2GB System Memory Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space Graphics: DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro) Sound: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 10 *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • Square Enix*
Recommendations total
40,485*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Mar 23, 2010*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Italian (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Polish, Russian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Avalanche Studios
Avalanche Studios*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported)*
Processor alternatives
Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)*
Memory
2GB System Memory*
Storage
10GB of free drive space*
Graphics alternatives
DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory (Nvidia GeForce 8800 series/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro) Sound: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 10*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Square Enix
Square Enix*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 23, 2010*
Interface languages
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Specifications 7 · 22 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
60* fps
Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
1*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
47*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
245*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
3* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,010*
Title
Just Cause 2*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
Community-reported frame rate
60* fps
Reports
1*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
245*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
3 GB*

* Provisional data