Just Cause 5 Cancelled While in Development

New information about Just Cause 5 suggests that the game was actually in development for a while but was later canceled. The reemergence of the name Just Cause 5 has both surprised and disappointed fans of the series.

Was Just Cause 5 Really in Development?

According to the information that has emerged, Just Cause 5 was in development about three years ago. The most concrete traces of the project were seen in the details on a developer’s LinkedIn profile. The profile clearly states that the developer worked as a “Vehicle Feature Team Lead” and that this process belonged to a project that has now been canceled. This person worked at a UK-based studio between 2021 and 2023.

The last official game in the series was Just Cause 4, which was released in 2018. The game’s poor reception and low scores made the future of the series uncertain. In 2022, it was announced in financial reports that a new Just Cause game was being developed by Square Enix. However, it seems that this project was canceled shortly after the announcement.

The Just Cause series received its highest score with Just Cause 2, which was released in 2010. While this game received positive reviews from both critics and players, the subsequent games in the series could not repeat the same success. Just Cause 4, in particular, was disappointing both in terms of Metacritic scores and user comments.

Just Cause, which has only been on the agenda with a movie adaptation recently, has fallen silent in the gaming world. The cancellation of Just Cause 5 while it was still in development makes the possibility of the series coming back to life once again difficult.

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