Taking place several years after Just Cause 2, you again play as Rico Rodriguez. Returning to your home country of Medici, a fictional island in the Med sea, you discover that a vicious dictator, General Di Ravello, has taken control of Medici. And from there unfolds the special kind of devastation that only Rico can deliver. A one man wrecking ball, armed with guns and a grappling hook.

Just Cause 3 System Requirements

2 Aug 2018 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k, 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB)
Hard Drive: 54 GB available space

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OS: Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) / AMD R9 290 (4GB)
Hard Drive: 54 GB available space

PC System Analysis For Just Cause 3 Requirements

The game engine for Just Cause 3 is Avalanche Engine. You need a Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz or FX-8350 processor coupled with a GeForce GTX 780 to run Just Cause 3 system requirements at recommended. You can expect to get around 60FPS at 1080p screen res on high graphics settings with this hardware. System memory required for Just Cause 3 is 8 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon HD 7870 graphics card with a Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz or Phenom II X6 1075T processor to reach the minimum Just Cause 3 specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. System memory for min is 6 GB. Recommended needs around a 8 year old PC to run.

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Genres: Action, Adventure, Shooter, Crime

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Just Cause 3 PC Release Date:

1 Dec 2015

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i'm playing this game now on my rig. specs details as mentioned in my profile. just upgraded HDD for gaming storage to seagate 3TB 256mb. it works fine at 1600x900 on my 27inch & gtx 760 2gb. low details all. the CPU does support this game.