Avalanche Studios Group · Avalanche Studios^*

Just Cause

2006 third-person shooter · action game^* · shooter game^*

At a glance

Genres

third-person shooter
action game^*
shooter game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Avalanche Studios Group
Avalanche Studios^*

Publishers

Eidos Interactive
Square Enix^*

Engines

Avalanche Engine

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Platforms

Microsoft Windows

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
56^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Requirements
Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP. (Windows® 95/98/ME/NT not supported) Pentium IV 1.4GHz (or AMD AthlonXP 1700+ processor or higher). 256MB System Memory. 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 128 MB and Shader model 2.0. (GF FX 5700 or ATI 9500) 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers 4.0GB of uncompressed free disk space (plus 600MB for Windows® 2000/XP swap file) 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 (Steam)^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Requirements
Pentium® IV 2.8GHz with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 series). 512MB System Memory. 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible with 256 MB and Shader model 2.0. All nVidia® GeForce™ 7 series or higher. Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher. Optimal: Pentium® D Processor with Dual Core Technology (or Athlon 64 X2 series). 1GB System Memory. All nVidia® GeForce™ 7800 series or higher. Sound Blaster® X-Fi series or higher.^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Just Cause

Screenshot 2 from Just Cause

Screenshot 3 from Just Cause

* Provisional data