Just Cause cover art

games like

Just Cause

Just Cause leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Racing - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

10 games like Just Cause

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Saints Row cover art
Saints RowPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Grand Theft Auto III cover art
Grand Theft Auto IIIPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: optimization (4 vs 5) - Mission routing and city knowledge are learnable systems

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Mafia II cover art
Mafia IIPracticed Mastery · crime action adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Story missions are fixed

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Mad Max cover art
Mad MaxPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Open world is static once scouted

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run cover art
The Simpsons: Hit & RunPracticed Mastery · comedy driving adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Fixed missions with trivial traffic noise

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True Crime: Streets of LA cover art
True Crime: Streets of LAPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Driving, shooting, and brawling reflexes

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The Last of Us Remastered cover art
The Last of Us RemasteredPracticed Mastery · survival actioncross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Alan Wake cover art
Alan WakePracticed Mastery · action horrorcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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The Last of Us Part I cover art
The Last of Us Part IPracticed Mastery · survival actioncross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy cover art
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyPracticed Mastery · narrative action adventurecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Game details

Released
2006
Developer
Avalanche Studios
Platforms
XBOX, PC, X360, PS2
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
60/100
IGDB users
64/100
ShooterRacingAdventureActionSandboxOpen world