Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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ActionAdventureAction-AdventureFirst-PersonStory RichPuzzleSingleplayer

186 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 456

Peak in the last 7 days: 575

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Game description

Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.

Basic info

DeveloperMachineGames
PublisherBethesda Softworks
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateDec 8, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB or Intel Arc A580
Storage120 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 439 reviews from the past 1 year

84.6/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 87 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Players say it feels like a lost adventure film come to life, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle scores 84.6 from 439 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

114 reviews praise the world and atmosphere, with places that feel real and coherent, and Story & World ranks 121st of 1096. 100 enjoy the story, its cutscenes, humor and voice acting, and some say it fits neatly into the original trilogy. 99 admire the visuals, from the cinematography to the path-traced lighting and attention to detail, and Visuals & Sound ranks 149th of 1249. Gameplay ranks 535th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 538th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

41 reviews say it is poorly optimized, with frame drops in dense areas and heavy VRAM demands even on high-end hardware. 32 find the controls and combat clunky, and a few mention awkward key bindings or a first-person camera that gets in the way of puzzles. 28 say it is too easy, with combat that rarely becomes a challenge, and a few call the puzzles simple or the boss fights poorly designed. Tech & Support appears in 31% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1067th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story fits perfectly between Raiders and Last Crusade, feels like lost Indy movie” · 100 reviews
“graphics make you forget what reality is” · 99 reviews
“fun playing, engaging story, beautiful graphics, excellent voice acting” · 41 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.32 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “multiple distinct locations with freedom to explore and complete side quests” · 9 reviews
Negative “level design becomes restrictive, cannot explore freely in later areas” · 3 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 18% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 16% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 83% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.71 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story fits perfectly between Raiders and Last Crusade, feels like lost Indy movie” · 100 reviews
Negative “story feels rushed and incomplete, lacking depth and proper ending” · 4 reviews

Characters 31% · World 61%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.38 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “perfect length, not too short or long” · 3 reviews
Negative “roughly 15 hours to clear, somewhat overpriced” · 8 reviews

Variety 18% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 62% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.06 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics make you forget what reality is” · 99 reviews
Negative “graphics look blurry with poor textures and lighting outdoors” · 4 reviews

Audio 31%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.09 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “100 PLN DLC should be in base game, 300 PLN for 35 hours is expensive” · 12 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.24 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “poorly optimized, cannot run highest settings on capable hardware” · 41 reviews

Stability 13% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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