Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Xbox PC Gaming

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Indiana Jones and The Great Circle's first expansion, The Order of the Giants, now has a release date — and it's only a few months away.

The Order of the Giants will arrive on September 4, 2025, a brief teaser shown during today's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 revealed.



Intriguingly, The Order of Giants sounds like it will be set within the narrative of the existing game and build on its existing Rome location. Jones will begin the DLC's storyline by speaking to a new character, Father Ricci, who's seeking (yet another) mysterious artefact.

"One of the most satisfying parts of developing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was the opportunity to create the Nephilim Order, the secret society of giants formed by descendants of fallen angels working to atone for their ancestral sins," production director John Jennings said in a statement today.

 

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In a recent update, players received a DLC titled "The Order of Giants" that adds a variety of intriguing features. The patch introduces a new "Very Light action experience" difficulty, catering to those who prefer the exploration and puzzle-solving aspects of the game without being overwhelmed by combat. This makes it an excellent option for casual gamers or even family members who enjoy historical narratives.

One of the standout enhancements is the addition of new radio hosts to the Jazz and Opera stations, allowing players to tune into news broadcasts from the game's universe. This immersive element enhances the atmosphere, making it feel as if you're truly embedded in the historical context of the 1940s.

Additionally, the update brings advanced ray tracing capabilities for Indy's hair, requiring high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia RTX 50-series. While this feature may be limited to players with top-tier hardware, it showcases the developers' commitment to enhancing the visual experience.

Moreover, a minor but useful tweak to the inventory system now indicates which outfits are suitable for blending in or might raise alarms, adding a strategic layer to gameplay.

Spoiler: Full update notes

General

• Fixed an issue where fast-travel signposts may become unusable if player died while the combat timer was cooling down. Restarting a checkpoint will make the signposts usable again now.
• Fixed issue where markers for the Open Season and Sleight of Hand adventure books may not appear if the player had already purchased the Vatican Books map before installing Update 4 of the game
• Fixed an issue where, if you have the Punch Out II ability, the controls could get locked if you died in the middle of doing a stealth takedown on an enemy
• Fixed an issue where mantling/vaulting at the same time as you're placing an object down might cause the object to disappear or cause controls to get stuck
• Fixed an issue where Indy's whip may not animate correctly later in the game if you had died during the Dart Trap in Peru, or during the last stage of the final fight with Voss
• Fixed a slight animation snap that occurred if tapping the button to raise your candle
• Indy's hand now animates when collecting coins from a coin purse

Missions & Quests

The Vatican

• Fixed an issue where you could block yourself in the Necropolis by throwing the Antique Bust (needed to open a gate) into an unreachable location
• Fixed an issue where the "Secret of Giants" inscription number counter may not be correct if revisiting the Vatican using a savegame made using Update 3

Gizeh

• Fixed an issue where the player may be blocked from entering Nawal's tent if they had died while in combat nearby to the tent
• Fixed an issue where Gina may not follow you through to the last scorpion room in the Sanctuary of the Guardians mission if you run through the level quickly
• Fixed an issue where revisiting Gizeh might result in the player appearing in the "buried in sand" scorpion fight once more, but not able to complete it
• Indy will now give a voice clue about needing to burn objects if trying to pass through the first Stelae tomb before having purchased the Lighter
• Fixed a crash that might occur in rare circumstances while escaping from the Nazi Compound with Gina
• Fixed an issue where you may not be able to talk to Professor Savage at the Gizeh Village market in certain circumstances
• Fixed an issue where the game might crash in rare circumstances if revisiting Gizeh with a savegame that was made while playing the Update 3 version of the game

Nepal

• Improved Gina's enter and exit into and from wall-presses, so she doesn't appear to be making unnatural sidesteps

Sukhothai

• Fixed an issue where Indy's whip might detach itself from a branch in the spiral staircase leading down to the "leech room" in the Blessed Pearl mission
• Fixed camera shaking issue if player tried to dive in shallow water during the first visit to the Sukhothai village at night

Iraq

• Fixed an issue where the clouds during the end credits appeared in very low detail if you were not using the Higher Resolution Texture Pack (which is not installed on Xbox Series S unless the player chooses to)

UI

• Fixed an issue where the "continue" button might appear visually corrupted if pausing during a level load
• Fixed the description of the "Performance Metrics" menu option

Accessibility

• The in-game Manual text now adjusts to match the player's choice of enabling/disabling control toggles

Audio

• Fixed an issue where the sound of plane propellers might be heard persistently in other levels after revisiting Shanghai
• Gina's voice lines when using the boat radio in Sukhothai are now radio-processed correctly

PC

• Fixed an issue where switching between Native TAA and other upscalers (DLSS, XeSS or FSR) might cause a crash on some systems
• Fixed an issue where Frame Generation might disable when skipping cutscenes or restarting checkpoints
• Fixed an issue where the glass on Clerical Doors appeared incorrectly when using DLSS Ray Reconstruction
• Fixed an issue where water caustic reflection effects may not appear on walls when DLSS Ray Reconstruction is used
• Fixed an issue where applying some ray tracing options while in the Shanghai level may have caused a crash in certain situations
• Fixed an issue where, if you linked your Steam version saves to your Xbox account, you could temporarily corrupt your saves on one of your devices if quitting a play session before any progress was made in that session

Xbox

• Fixed an issue where subtitles might briefly flicker between camera cuts in cutscenes

Steam Deck

• Fixed issue where there may be a black screen for a long while generating shader pipelines during the first launch

Localization

• Additional one-liners from Indy when finishing combat are now available in non-English languages too
• Fixed an issue where controller input was reversed in the Arabic localisation on the "Apply Video Settings" confirmation menu
• When playing in the Russian language, based on community feedback, the keyboard bindings now always use Latin alphabet characters rather than Cyrillic