In 2018, Square Enix released the hotly anticipated Just Cause 4, following on from the iconic mayhem of its predecessors. Unfortunately, however, it failed to match the heights of JC2 or JC3 as critics labelled it "dated" and "dull", a sentiment clearly shared by players as it failed to recoup development costs.
In the seven years since, not much has been said about the series, but Square Enix did confirm that a sequel was in development back in 2022, though it appears to have been cancelled.
As reported by MP1st, a former Sumo Digital employee listed that they were the 'Vehicle Features Team Lead' on Just Cause 5 for two years, but the project was "cancelled" in 2023, leaving the future of the series in flux.
What's interesting here is that they claim Just Cause 5 was in development at Sumo Digital, when the series has historically been helmed by Avalanche.
However, that does line up with a Sumo Digital job listing from 2021, which called for a senior game designer to work on "the next game in an established AAA open-world action franchise", which could easily have been Just Cause.
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