Summary
Update 3 forIndiana Jones and the Great Circleis now live for PC and Xbox Series X/S users, introducing a number of much-needed bug fixes and graphical improvements to the popular title. While the game has been incredibly well-received since its December 2024 release, someIndiana Jones and the Great Circleplayers have been calling on MachineGames to address some issues completely blocking end-game progression.
Publisher Bethesda and developer MachineGames have foundincredible success withIndiana Jones and the Great Circlefollowing its release at the tail end of 2024. In late January 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that four million players had stepped into the shoes of the famed adventurer, with that number likely to grow once the title makes its way to PlayStation 5 during the first half of 2025. The team behind the action-adventure game has continued to release steady updates to improve performance and fix any problems players may be having, and the third major patch is now live across all systems.
Bethesda recently offered more details aboutUpdate 3 forIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, with the patch promising fixes for glaring problems during the title’s later portions and boosted graphics for those on PC. Today’s highly anticipated update was detailed by the development team in a new post onSteam, with a major highlight being support for Nvidia DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and DLSS Ray Reconstruction for PC players. Several bugs that stopped players from reaching 100 percent in the game have been fixed, with many other graphical problems also being addressed. Additionally, repair kits can now be used by selecting them directly from the inventory in a nice quality-of-life update.
Given the continued success of the game, it’s unsurprising thatDisney reportedly wants moreIndiana Jonesgames. Developer MachineGames currently has several unannounced projects in the works, with one of these rumored to beWolfenstein 3. A new IP may also be coming down the pipeline from the Swedish studio, but it seems unlikely thatIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewill be a one-off success. With Harrison Ford himself praising Troy Baker for his role as the game’s titular character and the title continuing to see respectable player counts, news regarding a potential sequel is something many players are eagerly awaiting.
While aPlayStation 5 port ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circleis slated to be released during the first half of 2025, no exact release date has been announced just yet. According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, the decision to bring the title to Sony’s flagship console was a business decision, and embracing a multiplatform strategy is a simple way to strengthen Microsoft’s brand.
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!
Ray-Traced Local Lights
For players who have Path Tracing enabled, this update includes a new option for ray-traced shadows to include all light sources, which significantly increases the quality of shadows in interior locations. (Players can also choose to keep the previous setting, which provides ray-traced shadows from the sun only.)
Path Tracing (Full Ray Tracing) Support for AMD and Intel Graphics Cards
This update brings Path Tracing to supported Intel and AMD GPUs. To use Path Tracing, your Intel or AMD graphics card must support Hardware Ray Tracing and have at least 16GB of VRAM. Please verify to download the latest drivers from your GPU manufacturer!
Note that in foliage-dense locations, such as Sukhothai, reducing Vegetation Animation Quality below the “Ultra” settings can reduce the occasional shadow “popping” that may be seen on all graphics cards using Path Tracing.
FSR 3.1, including Frame Generation
Update 3 adds support for AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling and frame generation technology.
Localization
Other Notes
We are looking into adding support for other community requested features, such as HUD modification, and support for Nvidia RTX hair in future updates!
