During Gamescom Opening Night Live, it's been confirmed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will launch on the Switch 2 in 2026.
Published by Bethesda Softworks and developed by MachineGames, the Xbox-owned release is the first major Switch 2 title from the publisher. We don't have a specific release date yet, but we'll be sure to let you know as soon as we hear more.
Here's a look at the key features:
- Live the adventure as Indy in a thrilling story full of exploration, immersive action, and intriguing puzzles. As the brilliant archaeologist – famed for his keen intellect, cunning resourcefulness, and trademark humor – you will travel the world in a race against enemy forces to discover the secrets to one of the greatest mysteries of all time.
- Travel from the halls of Marshall College to the heart of the Vatican, the pyramids of Egypt, the sunken temples of Sukhothai, and beyond. When a break-in in the dead of night ends in a confrontation with a mysterious colossal man, you must set out to discover the world-shattering secret behind the theft of a seemingly unimportant artifact. Forging new alliances and facing familiar enemies, you’ll engage with intriguing characters, use guile and wits to solve ancient riddles, and survive intense set-pieces.
-Indiana’s trademark whip remains at the heart of his gear and can be used to distract, disarm, and attack enemies. But the whip isn’t just a weapon, it’s Indy’s most valuable tool for navigating the environment. Swing over unsuspecting patrols and scale walls as you make your way through a striking world. Combine stealth infiltration, melee combat, and gunplay to combat the enemy threat and unravel the mystery .
- Venture through a dynamic mix of linear, narrative-driven gameplay and open-area maps. Indulge your inner explorer and unearth a world of fascinating secrets, deadly traps and fiendish puzzles, where anything could potentially hide the next piece of the mystery – or snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
Wow, what a surprise! Are you excited for this one? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.





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This is so great. I'm pretty sure this was on the Switch 2 dream wishlist for a lot of people - happy to see its coming. If it's anything like the Wolfenstein ports, this will be a great way to play it, though obviously wanting to see actual performance specs and visuals first (I'll still get it). As a massive, massive fan of Indy, this is probably my personal favourite minor announcement so far.
Wait what? That's awesome! Very curious to see how it'll run, cause it is a notoriously demanding game.
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Knowing where this game comes from, I have very little faith in the publisher Shame as the game looks awesome!
Oeh, this is a demanding game, i am curious how this runs
okay cool microsoft! dont expect mario on your little boring box though 😝
jokes aside, love to see more third party support for Switch 2. a new era is upon us
Huge announcement. Curious to see how it will run on the system. If it's decent, I may end up playing this.
@Res462 Can't you gamecard obsessives put aside your obsession for once and just be happy that a great game has been announced? Yikes.
Can’t wait! Have loved every second of this game and can’t wait to have it on the go!!
@JokerCK
Indeed, i totally agree, its really annoying with that repetitive nonsens.
Just enjoy the games that come over or not.
Not a fan of first person so I skipped it and will continue to skip it unless thry add in 3rd person view like Avatar is doing but this is still a nice big win for Switch 2. It's a "next gen only" game so that's something.
Now where's CoD Microsoft? Click is ticking on that 10 year deal. But this is still a win.
I was really looking forward to this on ps5 but unfortunately it gave me bad nausea for some reason so had to give it up. Shame as it was quite decent.
I wonder if I’ll feel sick playing it on switch 2 handheld mode though!
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@JokerCK we like to actually own stuff
It belongs in a Switch 2!
This was one of the games I really wanted to see on Switch 2. Hopefully its performance is decent.
thats the xbox game I want to play most, so great news
It's one of the games I was most hoping for, so I'm very pleased
Huge announcement! I'm pumped for this.
The Great Circle exclusively uses ray-traced lighting on other platforms, so I'm curious to see how this runs on Switch 2.
I imagine it'll be similar to Stars Wars Outlaws (another game that exclusively uses ray-traced lighting), maybe a bit better since it's MachineGames/Bethesda and not Ubisoft.
This would have been a GREAT announcement in the Partner's Direct lol. I don't understand...
Anyway, YESSSSSS!!! This is a game I really wanted on Switch 2! Day one for me, of course!
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I think we all know this will be a game key card, assuming it even gets a physical edition.
That said, I enjoyed this on Series X. Hope it runs well on the S2!
That Indiana Jones game is coming to the Switch 2!? NO WAY !
Whoever hasn't played this yet is unlikely to pay the full price for a late, lesser version running at half the resolution and framerate.
I may get this but I’ll wait and see how this runs on the Switch 2 first. I have my PS5 on standby just in case.
@JokerCK some of us like to own and archive our purchases, fella…
@JokerCK this is a public site and forum- we can share our collective joy, disdain or otherwise how we like. If you don’t like it, lurk elsewhere.
@Wewewi Doom Eternal exists for Switch 1, and still played and sold well. And that sucker was reduced in res far more than THIS likely will be.
It’s genuinely a good game. If the Series S version wasn’t horrible (and it wasn’t) then this won’t be either.
@JokerCK Exactly this. And people act like buying a game digitally will disappear in a few years time. That is simply not the case, and it’s incredibly rare when games don’t transfer to new consoles. I do understand the want for physical, but it shouldn’t negate the fact that a great game is announced for the Switch 2 and hopefully people will support it.
Awesome news! But it will probably come on a game key card...
@westman98 Plus from what I read, this games uses Mesh Shaders on supported platforms. Switch 2 has this support via Ampere architecture, which should greatly help in performance. The PC version also supports DLSS, so expect that to be used as well.
I’ll probably give this a red hot crack when it drops
@Wewewi
This was said many times during the lifetime of the Switch 1 and yet such ports kept coming. Somebody is happily buying them.
And I will be there.
Great news, I’ll be curious to see how it runs but definitely on the potential purchase list and a very welcome addition to the Switch library.
Will be interesting to see how the RT Lighting holds up on Switch.
Praying to the DLSS godS
@electrolite77 Performance will definitely be the determining factor. It ran beautifully on Series X and I understand it was also 60fps on Series S. 60 on PS5 as well.
I’d love it if they can work some magic and get it at 60 with VERY few compromises on S2.
I was right to hold off last week when it was on sale for steam, I’d rarther just keep my switch library growing since my ox is getting dated and my steamdeck isn’t used by anyone else, where as we have 4 switches in active use at the house.
That’s actually really really cool. I wouldn’t have played this game otherwise. I love Indy and I love Tomb Raider games.
@rjejr Yep. Really wanted to like this game because I like Indiana Jones and Uncharted/Tomb Raider-type games. The first person perspective feels unbelievably forced, and almost every interaction would clearly be better in third person. It even pulls back to third person occasionally because it just works better. And the combat is so bad. I'm sure other people will disagree with me. This is my opinion!
Great news! I hope it will be in 60 fps!!
@JokerCK was just defending other ppls frustrations. I have no interest in this game myself.
@dskatter
It’ll definitely be an interesting one. That it runs so well on Series S hopefully bodes well.
@dskatter 30 fps for sure on switch 2..
@Kraven physical, digital, code in a box ..... I dont care. Im not missing out on games I want to play and I can't take all this crap with me when I go.
@rjejr "Now where's CoD Microsoft? Click is ticking on that 10 year deal. But this is still a win."
Porting takes time. Each CoD has a 3-4 year development cycle. You can't just port CoD to a new platform after release cause by that point... We're already talking about the new CoD for next year. So you missed your marketing window. Switch development has to be plan at the very start of development, not mid cycle or close to the end of development. This year CoD was probably already in development before the ActviBlizz deal closed, or before that 10 years deal was announced
Oh boy, more Game-Key Cards
Was excited but I am sure this will be GKC so it is another game I will not play...
@johnedwin We might be pleasantly surprised! Either way, I’m definitely interested to see how this goes.
@Duncanballs Amen to that! You and I think alike.
I very nearly got this during the last Steam sale... kinda glad I didn't but I would need 2 things (not that I'm picky or demanding but these are essential):
1 - a decent port with suitable fps and purdy graphics
2 - all keys to be located firmly within the game, and not the actual game
@no_donatello I'm a big Uncharted fan, 2 is my favorite "interactive movie" as I called it at the time b/c it was just that good, and I like the new Tomb Raider trilogy more than most - never could deal with the original games tank controls - so I was the target audience for this, but I can't. It's not even just not liking it, it just doesn't play right for me. To be fair I don't have an Xbox so I never tried Indy but I don't need to. But I would, and will, if they ever add 3rd person. Could happen.🤷♂️
@AverageGamer "Each CoD has a 3-4 year development cycle."
Well the deal was announced 3 years ago, so there's that. Maybe they should have made the deal - If you let us buy Activision then 10 years from now we'll put on CoD game on Switch 3. 😝
https://www.polygon.com/23497945/call-of-duty-nintendo-microsoft-10-year-deal-steam-activision-blizzard/
This game will be why I purchase a Switch 2.
I’m very interested to see how this will run. My best friend was forced to upgrade from a GTX1070 to an RTX3070 just because he wanted to play this game. I’m very interested in how the Swirch 2 version will perform.
I suspect it’s going to run pretty well. The game scales well on PC after the patches, so long as the hardware supports mesh shaders and ray tracing. Which the Switch 2 does have. Plus DLSS will do a bunch of heavy lifting so it looks decent at reduced resolution.
Why in the world was this not in the Partner Showcase?
Looks good, it would be a shame if it was on a Game Key Card, but hopefully anyone who plays this enjoys it!
Pretty much guaranteed to be a game key card so I hope people keep up the same energy, can't go giving certain games a free pass 😂.
Oh heck yeah! My PC isn't quite up to snuff, and I've been itching to get my hands on this one.
@rjejr You also need to fact check that the deal was to release all future Activision Blizzard content for Nintendo platforms, not just Call of Duty. That agreement was set for after the deal close, the deal didn't close until October 2023, so it hasn't even been 2 years yet.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.413969/gov.uscourts.cand.413969.306.0.pdf
This trailer is in 60 fps, and it is very likely not showing NS2 footage, its CPU is just not performant enough. But I am very curious how they handle the massive ray tracing (even the Xbox Series S shows great results in this regard), probably the first RT showcase for Switch 2!
This is what the partner showcase should have had. Highlight for me for sure.
@Duncanballs
Same here.
I’m not going to refuse to do things I enjoy (playing games) now because I won’t be able to access an unpatched version 1.0 of a game on a physical cartridge at some possible point 20-odd years in the future when Nintendo turns the Switch 2 servers off and I haven’t downloaded my game to multiple SD Cards. I don’t even know if I’ll be alive then, nobody does.
This was on many's Switch 2 wishlists, so I'm happy for them. On paper, I should enjoy a game like this. I'll have to see how it performs on Switch 2, but I suspect I'll end up getting it on PC at some point when I obtain one capable of running this.
I hope I can control the camera with mouse mode in one hand, and use my other hand for gyro whipping
@JokerCK
Since you don't seem to care, how about you help buy everyone an SD Express card!
We have to buy the game and an extra storage card.
These companies are making us spend more than we should have to!
We have to pay for:
Internet
Subscription
System
Game
And now extra storage
Where and when will fleecing the customers stop?
See! I’ve been calling this one for months - always puzzled me that not many people around here seemed to care. But this is a great game apparently, holds an 88% score on Metacritic. And won GOTY at some places.
My most wanted game on Switch 2... run that.
MachineGames is exceptional at optimization too. Having Indiana Jones hybrid handheld is fulfilling the dream of Switch 2. Don't feel a need to play games anywhere else when so many bangers are now getting hybrid handheld releases.
Should be called Indiana Barebones: The small circle of joy.
It seems a lot of people really believe they are getting a great game here but it isn't.
@zockermiller Are you eventually going to stop playing games? It’s obvious that digital is where Nintendo is going. Or, are you going to cave in and buy games on a storefront once physical media becomes slim to none?
@NintendoWife a good example why high scores means nothing.
Most gamers (at least on XBox) didn't even complete the Vatikan chapter and there's a reason. This is a bland, boring game.
I played this on Xbox Series S. It looks fine to me on an 85" 4K TV. The file size is 87 GB based on search. I'm sure they can do the Switch port using the NVIDIA features at or around that file size. It is not a fast paced game, so 30 FPS would be okay.
@Dang_69 it isn't all on the disk like most large games on the Xbox or PS5. So you if the server goes down it doesn't matter if you have the Xbox, PS or Switch 2 version. You won't be able to play it if you don't have it already downloaded on the System.
I was holding out for a price drop for the PS5 version but might pick this up if it ends up being a good port. I love the old Indiana Jones films and been wanting to play this game for a while now.
NOOOOO,
Switch 1! Switch 1!
@Nintendo4Sonic Hmm? How do you know that? And reviewers were quite impressed.
@Uncle_Franklin NOOOOO,
Wii U! Wii U!
@NintendoWife because I had this on XBox and also completed it. After completing it, I sold it.
A lot of the time playing this felt like lost lifetime. I still don't understand these high ratings everywhere.
I expected a AAA adventure game and got a slow paced walk around game with fetch quests, collecting items and stuff. Combat felt really stiff and the whole gameplay felt like a bad Wolfenstein attempt in a wrong game. 3 of 6 chapters really sucked lot. The stealth gameplay felt out of place. It had good moments, but not enough.
If this is a true physical and runs decently ala Cyberpunk then I’m getting it. That said that’s pretty much my prerequisite for all big games
If it's not a game key card release, then I may buy it instead of the PS5 and Xbox versions.
There isn't really a physical version of this on any system. Xbox and PS5 both require full downloads and the Switch 2 version will obviously be a key card. It's one of the few games I played on gamepass.
@Serpenterror Don't count on a full physical. In addition to being a very hoggy game, we're talking a game under the Xbox umbrella, they've basically been "game-key discs" on the platforms competing against Nintendo's without upfront disclosure, if they even get physical versions at all. A Switch 2 game-key card may very well be the best this game treats consumers at retailers, if only for the fact that Switch 2 game-key cards are upfront about their nature...
@_747_ It will be a downgrade, why do people even pretend that it won't be?
@AverageGamer Yes the deal only closed in 2023 but it was announced in 2022 so MS could have begun working on the game then. Or asking Activision too. What good is a 10 year deal if you never actually have to start it. How long do you give them before it becomes a legal issue? What if they just say - Sorry, we tried, but no go. Or what if they say - Sorry, but we lied b/c we wanted our purchase to go through? What's the point?🤷♂️
@IronMan30 the spot had to be cleared for Chillin’ By The Fire 🤫
Although I probably it has to do with Geoff Keighley really, hoarding the best announcements for his crappy show.
As for the physical/digital debate, people here clearly didn’t read anything about the recent titles Microsoft released on both Xbox and PS5, none of them is full on disc
@rjejr That not how deals work… The literal federal government document I post states “After the deal closes”. Microsoft and Activision would be protected legally if they didn’t provide any game to Nintendo until that buyout had official closed. It doesn’t matter if they announce it a year before, 5 years before, a decade before. Any deal that Microsoft deal made would not go into effect until the complete buyout.
Activation would have not started work on any title for a platform they initially have no reason to support… What would had happened had purchase not gone through? They didn’t sign any contract, Microsoft did. Then they would had wasted development time of platform they didn't plan to release on.
The 10 year deal would have started after Oct 13 2023, they would have to give a legit reasonable for these game not showing up… 2-3 years into the deal after that date. As that give ample for time for development cycles to start fresh, and to stick true to their agreement that guarantees “feature and content parity and commits Xbox to releasing new Call of Duty titles on Nintendo simultaneous with their launch on other platforms.”
Releasing a game after the initial release on other platforms would break that part of agreement, so it was far too late for this CoD game to had even considered the Switch 2.
The first Microsoft published game for the Switch 2.
Of all the announcements during ONL, this was the biggest and probably the best one for Switch 2 players. What's more surprising though, is that between all the Xbox Studios games rumoured since months ago for the console, this actually wasn't one of them.
Gosh it'll be so fascinating to see how closely it compares to the Series S version at least, and right now I hope they plan more games for the console
Just finished on PS5 and it’s great. It’s fun to be Indy for a little while. Story is classic Indy IMO
This could be my first used key card. I’m hoping the negativity around key cards will keep their resale value down. Maybe I’ll buy at around 1/2 price, play it, and flip it.
Can't wait for Microsoft to cheap out and either have it be a GKC or have Limited Run Games continue marking up "their" games value
Understandable partially since Wolfenstein II required a download, but there was at least something!
I expect this will be a 30fps game. It wasn't well optimised on PC. It's an okay game though.
@Flashlink99 "Although I probably it has to do with Geoff Keighley really, hoarding the best announcements for his crappy show."
That's a likely explanation.
@Nintendo4Sonic Ok, I understand. Tbh I don’t care for the combat anyway, I fondly remember the old Indy point & click adventures… does this one feel like an engaging linear story / narrative / setting at least?
Now that it's coming also to Switch 2 I'm definitely getting it myself (sorry, but the games themselves, supporting their creators etc. matter way more than distribution methods, especially when they're nowhere near as bad as cloud games, exclusively as subscriptions and so on) - even more so after I got to see a little of it at my friend's house and overall liked it!
That's sick! Seems like Switch 2 owners will have more and more great 3rd party games to play.
@Kraven I will actually stop buying games. I have done so in the past with games I would have bought but didnt as they were download only or required a download, i.e. Hogwarts Legacy. I just dont spend money on stuff I dont own. I have more than enough to play so I am okay with this and I will continue to buy the games that have true physicals
@zockermiller Same here. I have a huge collection of physicals for Switch, games for years to play. Switch was a great choice.
How is this any different than Wii U generation? Since when did old, inferior 3rd party ports become acceptable again?
@KociolekDoSyta Yeah it was such a great System and the 2 just disappointing as a physical collector. I canceled mine as soon as the whole GKC issue arose...
@zockermiller I did the same and because of the battery life. Well, I absolutely can't complain about Switch tho, it has almost everything that I want to play in the near future. I love this little gaming tablet! Incredible what we got on it. Maybe with some downgrades, but it doesn't matter.
This is an amazing game on Xbox - I'll be looking forward to double-dipping on Switch 2 is the port quality is high (and previous MachineGames ports have been, so I'm optimistic). The biggest impediment will be performance, since first-person games generally give me motion sickness without a smooth framerate and wide field of view.
fantastic game. May buy it here, since I no longer sub to Game Pass
@DonnieTACO because, portability.
Definitely VERY excited about this release, I've been hoping for a port since the Switch 2 release. I can't wait to play it on the go.
Shame for the game-key card, but I suppose it's possibly either that or full digital because of the insane game size.
@AverageGamer So how long do you think is legally reasonable? 2 more years? 5 more years? 15 more years on the Switch 4?
A deal without a start date isn't a deal, it's a worthless piece of paper.🤷♂️
@rjejr 🤦♂️ Given the deal closed on Oct 13 2023… factor in development cycle of 3-4 years per CoD game. 2026-2027 would be the earliest realistic as next year game probably started development in 2023 after the release of MW3.
day one purchase
@AverageGamer Or 2027-2028. Or 2028-2029. Whole thing seems a bit of a sham to me. 🤷♂️
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