Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones und der Große Kreis is a single-player adventure by MachineGames. The story is set in 1937 between the films Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. Indy investigates clues to a mysterious circle that links distant historical sites.

Travelling through the Vatican, Egypt and Southeast Asia, exploration, puzzles, sneaking, improvised fights and the use of your whip drive the action. You mostly experience the world from a first-person perspective.

Release for PC and Xbox Series X|S began on Dec 9, 2024. Depending on time zone, PC stores also show Dec 8. Premium editions gave earlier access. The separate PS5 version followed on Apr 17, 2025.

The story DLC Der Orden der Riesen launched on Sept 4, 2025 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. On May 12, 2026, a standalone Switch 2 version of the main game arrived. These are separate product milestones, not retroactive renames of the original release.

The main game is available as a separate release for PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. A native Xbox One, PS4 or first Switch version is therefore not confirmed. The Switch 2 product is not a mere port of an older Switch version.

Nintendo mentions handheld, tabletop and TV modes as well as motion controls. For PS5, Bethesda describes, among other things, the integration of DualSense features. Technical and control-related differences should therefore not be assumed to carry over to other platforms unchecked.

Indy explores historical locations from a first-person perspective and examines clues before solving puzzles or sneaking past enemies. In combat, fists, objects and the whip are used. The whip is also used for movement. The adventure is designed for single players.

The story DLC The Order of Giants expands the plot with new puzzles, locations under Rome and encounters with a mysterious cult. It was released on Sept 4, 2025 for PC, Xbox Series and PS5. It requires the main game and is also included in the Premium Edition.

The Windows version requires a ray tracing-capable GPU and an SSD. Bethesda's minimum lists a Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB RAM and an RTX 2060 SUPER with 8 GB or Radeon RX 6600 with 8 GB. Recommended are 32 GB RAM and an RTX 3080 Ti or RX 7700 XT.

Bethesda Support lists 126 GB of storage plus 9 GB for the story DLC, while Steam still lists 120 GB.

Exploration rewards close looking at places, objects and written clues. Indy's camera helps document important details and can offer hints through his comments. The journal records discovered traces and tasks.

The puzzle difficulty can be changed independently of the combat settings. Alongside the main path, numerous optional tasks offer further reasons to explore.

Bethesda documents separate difficulty levels for combat and puzzles, as well as adjustable objective text and mission markers. The highlighting of important objects and the display of incoming attacks can also be adjusted.

Several aids can still be accessed during an ongoing game session. However, this does not mean that the exact input and graphics settings are identical on PC and all consoles.

The Standard Edition contains the base game. The Premium Edition adds the story DLC Der Orden der Riesen, a digital artbook and a costume from Der Tempel des Todes. A separately sold Premium Upgrade is aimed at owners of the Standard Edition.

The Collector's Edition also includes physical items. Cosmetic packs and upgrades are not standalone native platform releases.

Indy's whip is both a movement and combat tool: it helps with swinging, climbing, disarming and keeping enemies at a distance. Other objects in the environment can be used as distractions or improvised weapons.

Players who want to get past enemies unnoticed can rely on sneaking. Direct fistfights are an alternative, but not the only way through guarded areas.