10 Sequels That Sold Less Than Their Predecessors, According to Steam Data

Just Cause 3

Sequels That Didn’t Surpass Their Predecessors, According to Steam

Just Cause 2 – 4,161,156

Just Cause 3 – 2,345,094

There was a five-year break between Just Cause 2 and 3, and while the latter continued the series’ trademark over-the-top fun sandbox action, it doesn’t seem to have resonated with anywhere near the same volume of players on PC this time around. While it’s difficult to assess exactly what that could be, one problem with the third game is that is didn’t review spectacularly, settling at 74 on PC on Metacritic. In particular, critics cited a poor narrative structure and a host of technical issues as flaws.

Perhaps Just Cause 3 was hurt by its similarity to the previous game, or other maybe open-world games such as Ubisoft’s own Far Cry series offering a more compelling alternative?