Just Cause 2

Buy91%

Very Positive · 52k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Avalanche Studios · Open World · Mar 23, 2010

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio5 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Just Cause 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 52k player reviews · updated

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 praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat in itself is nothing special, but all the game’s systems and mechanics seem designed to organically produce bombastic action sequences and unfold into an unpredictable chain reaction.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The free roam, graphics, and how huge the world is still look amazing for how old the game is.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Shooting also feels very accessible thanks to the very forgiving enemy hitboxes, making it a great game to casually pick up and play on controller.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It runs fine on my Steam deck which doesnt seem to have the crash persisting but still hard to recommend at this point.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of OST and voice acting, I'd say the voice acting is weak, feeling like the voice actors were trying their best to put a Indian/Thai accent to the characters and a stupid Mexican accent to Rico, but the soundtrack is satisfying to listen to.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i play it on linux desktop and steam deck they both run it great without any headache

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay88 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Combat21 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
83% still recommend
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
54% still recommend
Story
81% still recommend
Bugs
90% still recommend
Performance
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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