Just Cause™ 3

Just Cause™ 3

Steam Deck Playable

Avalanche Studios · Open World · Dec 1, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.99.

84%
Very Positive
128k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 128k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Just Cause 3 is one of those games where the story barely matters, and honestly... that’s perfectly fine.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
⚙️ Extremely well optimized — no stuttering, no lag, smooth gameplay throughout
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
🎨 Graphics still hold up really well for a 2015 game
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
⚙️ Extremely well optimized — no stuttering, no lag, smooth gameplay throughout
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story, characters, art style, sound, soundtrack, voice acting, graphic design, game world, all do their job from good enough to downright great to create an immersive experience in which you can enjoy this game's claim to fame, the gameplay.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters116 reviews
Gameplay76 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Performance12 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat50 reviews
98%
Difficulty12 reviews
100%
Controls8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes23 reviews
91%
Bugs19 reviews
84%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.99 (−85%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
66
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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