Deal | Steam: Rebellion with rocket launchers – chaotic open-world shooter just $3 with 85% discount
In Just Cause 3, players step into the boots of special agent Rico Rodriguez, tasked with liberating the fictional Mediterranean nation of Medici from the grip of brutal dictator General Di Ravello. The mission is simple: unleash as much chaos as possible. Armed with rocket launchers, grenade launchers and sticky bombs, Rico has everything he needs to wreak havoc in wildly creative ways. The game’s destruction system revolves around chain reactions: hit a fuel tank, and it might ignite a gas line, topple a radio tower and send it crashing into a weapons cache, triggering yet another blast. With the right plan, a single well-placed shot can flatten an entire base.
The massive open world of Just Cause 3 spans more than 400 square miles, featuring everything from rugged coastlines and Mediterranean mountains to lush forests and charming villages. With wingsuits, grappling hooks and parachutes, players have plenty of stylish ways to traverse the landscape. A wide range of vehicles – including sports cars, speedboats, tanks and attack helicopters – serve both as transportation and as weapons in Rico’s fight against the regime. By completing challenges, players can unlock helpful mods like extra-powerful sticky bombs or nitro boosts for vehicles. These upgrades not only expand your destructive toolkit but also reward ongoing experimentation.
Reviews: Entertaining open-world action held back by technical issues
Just Cause 3, developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix, was released in December 2015. At launch, the German gaming outlet GameStar praised the open-world shooter for its entertaining and chaotic gameplay. The game's diverse environments offer endless opportunities for creative destruction, while a wide range of side missions and challenges encourages players to fully explore the map. Testers highlighted the wingsuit and grappling hook as standout features, calling them true selling points for the genre. These tools not only make traversal more dynamic but also add a unique layer to the game's sandbox-style experience.
GameStar’s review of Just Cause 3 highlighted several key weaknesses, including a lackluster story, forgettable characters and numerous technical issues such as crashes, FPS drops and long loading times. Although patches were released to improve stability and shorten loading times, performance problems have persisted – even ten years after launch. These issues led GameStar to deduct seven points from its initial rating, resulting in a final score of 76 out of 100. On Metacritic, the response is similarly mixed, with a Metascore of 74 and a User Score of 6.2. The Steam community, however, is much more forgiving: 84% of nearly 100,000 user reviews are positive, suggesting that for many players, the fun factor outweighs the flaws.
85% discount on Steam
Just Cause 3 normally costs around $20 on Steam, but it's currently available for just $3 thanks to an 85% discount running until May 28. According to SteamDB, this price has been offered multiple times before, with the last discount appearing in early March. So if you’re not ready to buy right away, another chance likely isn’t far off – though it’s worth noting that this is the best deal the game has ever seen.
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