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Just Cause 2006

Shooter by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive.

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Critics
aggregate score
62
Players
IGDB rating
0 awards won
1 nominations

About

The Agency needs you to topple the dictator of San Esperito. Incite a revolution, ally with drug cartels, or go it alone - Just Cause gives you the freedom to tackle your assignment however you want.

Story

Rico Rodriguez, a covert operative for a shadowy organization known only as the Agency, is dropped into the fictional Caribbean island nation of San Esperito. His mission is to help topple the country's corrupt dictator, President Salvador Mendoza, who is suspected of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. Teaming up with fellow agents, a guerrilla movement, and a rival drug cartel, Rico works to destabilize the regime, liberate the island's territories, and dismantle the mercenaries and criminal syndicates propping up Mendoza's rule.

What is happening now

Just Cause is an open-world action game that blends shooting, driving, and traversal across sprawling environments. Originally released in 2006, the series became known for its chaotic sandbox gameplay through subsequent installments developed by Avalanche Studios. Recent coverage has focused on leaked footage from a cancelled Iron Man project that Avalanche was developing for Marvel. The game, which Disney had greenlit at one point, never reached completion, but footage showing roughly an hour of gameplay has now surfaced online. The leak offers a rare glimpse at what could have been an original take on the superhero license before the project was shelved.

More in the Just Cause series

3 other titles

Cast and crew

1 credits

Crew

Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination
British Academy Games Awards 2006

Media

Just Cause screenshot

Releases

Platform
Date
September 22, 2006
September 22, 2006
September 22, 2006
September 22, 2006

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PC and Steam Deck

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Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 10, 2026.

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