Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PC Specs Unveiled: Is Your Rig Ready for Adventure?

Grab your fedora and whip—but maybe check your GPU first. Bethesda and MachineGames have revealed the system requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, launching December 9, 2024. Spoiler: your potato PC isn’t going to cut it this time.

TL;DR: If you want to punch Nazis and swing across temples in ray-traced glory, you’ll need at least an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super, 16GB of RAM, and 120GB of SSD space. Planning to max out those settings? Aim for an RTX 3080 or equivalent.

The game is a globe-trotting, first-person action-adventure set in 1937, between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. Indy faces traps, Nazis, and mythological mysteries across Egypt, the Himalayas, and Thailand. MachineGames, known for Wolfenstein, has promised cinematic sequences, environmental puzzles, and whip-slinging combat—yes, you can disarm enemies with your whip.

But let’s be honest: the real enemy is the system requirements. The game leans heavily on ray tracing, meaning gamers with older hardware might feel like they’ve stepped into a cursed tomb of stuttering frame rates. Bethesda’s embrace of ray tracing raises the bar, but at what cost?

Potential downsides? Beyond the hefty specs, there’s the question of whether the gameplay will feel fresh or just like a “first-person whip simulator.” And will Indy’s classic charisma translate into engaging cutscenes—or cringe-worthy tropes?

Verdict: If your PC can handle it, The Great Circle could deliver all the pulpy thrills Indy fans dream of. Otherwise, prepare for a quest of your own—to find a GPU that won’t require selling an artifact to finance it.