Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — patch notes and updates
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| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ Celebrates Its First Anniversary | 2025-12-09 | It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ launched and invited millions of players to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. As we celebrate this milestone, we want to thank every single explorer who’s joined Indy on this unforgettable journey.To mark the occasion, we’re thrilled to be offering the Pankot Palace Outfit to all players for free. Class up the joint with this snappy addition to Indy’s wardrobe. Whether you’re scaling ancient ruins or cracking the whip, you’ll do it in style.This past year has been nothing short of legendary. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has earned over 90 awards |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ – Update 7 | 2025-12-09 | New FeaturesPankot Palace outfit is now availableWe’ve added a new outfit for Indy for all players, based on the suit he wore to dinner at Pankot Palace in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom™.To switch to the new outfit, visit the “Outfit” tab in the Options menu and select the “Pankot Palace” outfit. Any other custom outfits you have from Pre-Order or Premium upgrades are also in this tab.Indy will wear this outfit whenever he isn’t wearing a disguise, or if the level requires a special outfit such as in Marshall College or in NepalThere’s still another new outfit to come in a future update… so stay tuned!Bug fixes and game updatesMain Gam |
| Nomination Request: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 2025-11-24 | Since the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ on Steam in December 2024 we have been blown away by the response. With incredible fan reaction and a winner of over 90 awards over the last nearly 12 months, we have been truly humbled by the game's reception and it couldn’t be clearer how much love there is for the famed archaeologist. Masterfully blending first-person exploration with third-person cinematic moments, dynamic combat, stealth mechanics and ingenious puzzle-solving, MachineGames in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, have crafted a title that honors the filmic legacy of the series, while still forging new and original ad |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle nominated for The Game Awards! | 2025-11-20 | We're thrilled that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been nominated at this year's The Game Awards! We received the following nominations:Best Action/Adventure GameBest Performance (Troy Baker as Indiana Jones)Congrats to all our fellow nominees! We are honored to be nominated along with so many great games and creative teams. You can cast your vote for this year's awards here!https://thegameawards.com/nominees |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ - Update 6 Hotfix | 2025-10-14 | This small hotfix addresses some issues in the MachineGames Anniversary Update!Fixed an issue where the "Exit Game" main menu option disappeared during certain situationsFixed a journal related issue that occurred within The Order of Giants DLC side quests |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ MachineGames Anniversary Update | 2025-10-10 | October marks a huge milestone for MachineGames as the studio celebrates their 15th anniversary! To celebrate the occasion, they’re adding some community requested features to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ in a brand-new Anniversary Update. The Anniversary Update will be available on October 10 on Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5.Read on for a deeper breakdown of the update’s highlights and how to access the new content, plus a look at the full patch notes.ANNIVERSARY UPDATE HIGHLIGHTSNew Game+The highly-anticipated New Game+ mode is coming to the game! With the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ Update 5 DLC Hotfix | 2025-09-18 | This update fixes some issues we’ve identified in the recently launched The Order of Giants DLC.Bug FixesFixed an issue that prevented you from placing a pipe in the correct orientation in the Shrine of the Gladiator puzzle if you had restarted checkpoints. Photo Opportunity marker for the “Headless Gladiator” photo now correctly disappears once when you have taken the photo.Guidance markers improved when using the Rome Guide, which can now also direct you to unobtained photos and notes from The Order of Giants adventure in the main Vatican level. This will show as a “Door” icon leading you back towards the Vatican when you have the Journal i |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ Update 5 Patch Notes | 2025-09-04 | This update enables compatibility with the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™: The Order of Giants DLC, adds a new action experience difficulty, and contains a variety of other fixes and improvements!New FeaturesThis update enables compatibility with The Order of Giants DLC, available for purchase separately nowWe’ve added a new “Very Light” action experience difficulty for players who prefer to be challenged by the exploration and puzzle solving, and prefer not to find the combat too challengingThis update adds support for RTX Hair on 50-series Nvidia RTX GPUs. This is a high-end rendering feature to enable ray-tracing on character’s hair f |
| Official DLC Reveal – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants | 2025-06-08 | Explore the ancient streets of Rome in The Order of Giants DLC, an all-new story chapter for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle! Outwit dangerous cultists and decipher intricate puzzles to uncover the legacy of the Nephilim on September 4, 2025 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC! |
| Now Steam Deck Verified + Update 4 Hotfix 2! | 2025-05-08 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now Verified for Steam Deck! Fresh game profiles will now default to optimized settings for running the game on Steam Deck. Notes: When running the game on Steam Deck, the “Texture Pool Size” is now set to a value called “Steam Deck” to avoid exceeding RAM limits that will crash the game. Other graphics options can still be adjusted to preference. Upon first loading the game on Steam Deck, users may see a black screen. This is normal as the game is compiling shaders; the process may take up to a few minutes, after which the game will run as expected. Bug Fixes Fixed issue where extremely rapid switching o |
| Update 4 – Hotfix | 2025-04-23 | We’ve released a hotfix to address some additional issues following our most recent update: Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where adventure books collected prior to Update 4 were not contributing towards the completion of the Bookman achievement. Fixed an issue where the new “Sleight of Hand” adventure book was not appearing if you had already met Gina in the Vatican before the release of Update 4. Fixed an issue where you could not call the Ziggurat elevator when revisiting Iraq. Fixed an issue where you could not place the Stelae in the crate next to Nawal’s delivery boy in Gizeh in the later stages of the “Belongs in a Museum” discovery. |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Update 4 | 2025-04-10 | We’ve whipped up a new update for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle! Read the full patch notes: NEW FEATURES New Adventure Books You can learn a lot from reading, and in Update 4 we’ve added two new Adventure Books that give Indy some whip-tastic options in combat! With the “Open Season” Adventure Book, hitting an opponent with the whip temporarily causes them to take more damage from subsequent attacks “Sleight of Hand” lets Indy pull an enemy’s weapon towards him after disarming them with the whip Quality of Life Features Based on community feedback, we’ve added tons of new options and features in this update: You can choose to disable the |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Update 3 | 2025-02-20 | Calling all adventurers: Update 3 is now LIVE! Read on for the full patch notes: New Features NVIDIA DLSS 4 Update 3 brings support for NVIDIA DLSS 4: a suite of rendering technologies that boosts framerates, increases performance, and improves image quality! Players using supported NVIDIA hardware can enable Multi Frame Generation (3x, 4x) using the new transformer-based model Ray Reconstruction increases the clarity and stability of ray-traced images DLAA and DLSS Super Resolution have also been updated to the transformer-based model. These options when enabled enhance native and upscaled image quality, respectively Ray-Traced Local Lights |
| Update on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Update 3 | 2025-01-27 | Hey everyone, We wanted to give you a status report on Update 3, and a sneak peek at what to expect. We're happy to confirm that Update 3 will release in February and will include support for NVIDIA's latest generation Blackwell GPUs; new graphical features and options; and bug fixes based on feedback you've provided. (Notably, issues that have prevented some players from 100%-ing the game and from climbing vines or squeezing through walls in Sukhothai.) Thank you as always for your enthusiasm, and please look forward to Update 3! |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Update 2 | 2024-12-17 | Today we’re releasing Update 2 for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which includes additional fixes. General Fixed an issue where users Game Slot may be reported as being damaged, or may appear to be completely missing, when no actual problem had occurred. Gameplay Fixed an issue where player may be unable to equip Indy’s whip. Fixed an issue where a player may end up with Indy’s camera permanently equipped. Fixed an issue where player may drop and lose their camera if they use the quick-equip (“key item”) prompt to equip their camera while they are inspecting another nearby pick-up item. Graphics Fix to prevent “Double vision” getting stu |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Update 1 - December 8, 2024 | 2024-12-08 | Update 1 for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ is now available for players with early access! This update brings Full Ray Tracing (Path Tracing), improvements, and fixes to the game. Read on for the full patch notes! New Features Added Full Ray Tracing (Path Tracing) feature on supported NVIDIA video cards. A minimum of 12GB VRAM is required to make use of this feature. Please note that we’re also working to support AMD FSR in a future game update. General Fix for a rare crash that could occur while saving the game. Fix for an issue where you could temporarily lose Pre-Order/Deluxe outfit entitlements. Fix to ensure your photographs appear |
| Watch the launch trailer! | 2024-12-05 | Early access for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle unlocks on December 6 at 00:00 UTC (December 5 at 7pm ET)! Watch the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle story trailer to get a glimpse of the breathtaking landscapes, intricate puzzles, and pulse-pounding action that awaits you as the world's most iconic archaeologist! |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - PC Requirements | 2024-12-05 | The launch of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ is right around the corner. Indy’s latest journey will take you to stunning locations around the globe on the hunt for answers to one of history’s biggest mysteries. Make sure you’re ready to dive into the adventure by checking out the Minimum, Recommended and Ultra PC specs. The game will not have Denuvo. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on PC on December 9. Early access starts on December 6. Pre-order it now and learn more about early access, pre-order bonuses and all versions of the game here. |