Indiana Jones et le Cercle Ancien

Indy in 1937

Developed by MachineGames, the studio behind the recent Wolfenstein games, and published by Bethesda Softworks, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launched on 9 December 2024 on PC and Xbox Series X|S, with early access up to three days earlier for some editions according to Bethesda. It arrived on PS5 on 17 April 2025 and on Nintendo Switch 2 on 12 May 2026. Players control Indy in first person, from Marshall College to the Vatican, Egypt, Sukhothai and the Himalayas, mixing exploration, puzzles, stealth, hand-to-hand combat and the whip. The Order of Giants story expansion, released in September 2025, is included in the Premium Edition or sold separately.

What the press says

On PC, PC Gamer (86/100) calls it MachineGames’ best game: immersive-sim-style levels, including a Vatican hub compared to the best of Deus Ex, excellent exploration, remarkable atmosphere and storytelling, and around 30 hours for a thorough run; it finds the stealth weak, the combat merely decent, and notes heavy video memory demands and flickering shadows in early areas. TheSixthAxis (8/10, PC) says the game captures the tone, look and pace of the original trilogy very well. On Xbox Series X, GamingBolt (9/10) praises an authentic story, Troy Baker as Indy, the puzzles and level design, but finds hand-to-hand combat a bit wonky and progression half-baked; that review is cited but not counted, as it covers another platform.

Editions and prices

Checked on 12 November 2026: on Steam, the Standard Edition costs €69.99 and the Premium Edition €99.99. On the PlayStation Store (PS5), they cost €79.99 and €109.99. On the Xbox Store, they cost €79.99 and €109.99 and support Xbox Play Anywhere (Xbox and PC). On the Nintendo eShop, the Switch 2 version costs €69.99. The Premium Edition adds The Order of Giants, a digital artbook and the Temple of Doom outfit. Subscription access and the PlayStation Store game trial are not used as purchase prices. Physical editions and reseller keys were not checked for this survey.

Who is it for?

Indiana Jones fans and players who enjoy exploration-heavy adventures and puzzles, more than those after sharp action or stealth.

Press average

The score block above shows the press average computed from original reviews of the PC version, checked on 12 November 2026: PC Gamer 86/100 and TheSixthAxis 8/10. Each score is converted to /20 and averaged with equal weight. These launch reviews cover neither The Order of Giants nor the PS5 and Switch 2 versions. This summary is not a hands-on review.