For those of you who know Indiana Jones, there is exciting news for you. Get your PC ready to download and install Indiana Jones and The Great Circle on 9th December 2024. You need to verify the hardware requirements listed below as well as optimize your PC by following the detailed steps mentioned in this guide. For others, keep reading on to find out more about Indiana Jones.
What Is The Indiana Jones Series?
Indiana Jones is a fictional character who is a college history professor during the week and at the same time embarks on intriguing, life-threatening archeological missions across the globe on weekends. This franchise includes movies, games, comic books, television series, and novels. The best product is undoubtedly the movies which are listed below.
1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Prequel) |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |
There have been many Indiana Jones games as well. The creators have always maintained a different adventure story to avoid the similarity to the movies. The latest one – Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is said to have surpassed all previous games and is better than movies.
However, to play Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, you need to get your PC ready by checking the hardware and software requirements listed below.
What Can We Expect In The Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Game? (No Spoilers)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set in the time of the first movie that is in 1936 when the Nazis were still in power. It is a first-person game that starts almost immediately when you launch the game. The first part is the tutorial to learn the gameplay controls. We will not disclose the plot or anything else and try to keep it spoiler-free as much as possible.
If you are wondering how we know so much about the game before its release then we have advanced access by pre-purchasing it.
Moving forward, the writing in this game is exceptional. Each character feels authentic and has clear, distinct motivations. The main character is voiced by Troy Baker but it does sound like Harrison Ford himself. The stealth mechanics in the game are excellent.
One of my favorite moments during my playthrough took place inside one of the Great Pyramids, where I had to navigate a chamber which was rapidly filling with sand. As I explored each area, I was increasingly impressed by the attention to detail in recreating these historical settings. The light from your lighter or a torch reflects off the walls beautifully, and the sound design is just as remarkable—ambient noises and moments of silence perfectly capture the sense of isolation and the vast emptiness of these spaces.
Hardware Requirements For Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Before purchasing the game, you must take a look at the minimum and recommended requirements. Although Steam suggests that if your PC meets the minimum requirements, you can play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on your PC, we recommend that you check the Recommended section to enhance your gaming experience.
Requirements | Minimum | Recommended |
OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
Memory | 16 Bit | 32 Bit |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB or Intel Arc A580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 7700XT 12 GB |
Processor | Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better | Intel Core i7-12700K @ 3.6 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 7 7700 @ 3.8 GHz or better |
Storage | 120 GB | 120 GB |
Additional Notes | SSD required; GPU Hardware Ray Tracing Required; Graphic Preset: Low / Resolution: 1080p (Native) / Target FPS: 60 | SSD required; GPU Hardware Ray Tracing Required; Graphic Preset: High / Resolution: 1440p (Native) / Target FPS: 60 |
If your PC falls below the minimum requirement then the first step you have to take is to upgrade your PC hardware to enjoy the game.
Software Requirements For Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
When it comes to making your PC ready for Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, you need to make sure that your OS is updated along with the drivers. It is also necessary to optimize your PC which includes freeing up unnecessary occupied space, optimizing the Registry, and defragmenting the disk. These tasks will ensure that you can play the game without any interference or lags provided your PC meets the hardware requirements.
Update Windows
Microsoft releases frequent updates to update features, security definitions, and bug fixes. It is necessary to keep your PC updated at all times but you should do so before installing the game. Here are the steps for a complete Windows Update.
- Press Win + I to open the Settings.
- Click on Windows Update in the left panel.
- Then, click on the Check For Updates button in the right section.
- Wait for some time and Windows will automatically download and update the PC.
- After the updates are over, click on the Advanced Options and then click on the Optional Updates.
- Next, look for driver updates, select the updates, and click on Download & Install.
- After all the updates are completed, you must restart your PC.
Update Drivers
The next task you must carry out to make your PC ready is to update the drivers, especially Graphics card drivers. To update the driver you have three options –
Use the manufacturer’s website.
Use the Device Manager.
Use the Advanced Driver Updater.
Let us explore all the three options.
Manufacturer’s Website. This option involves users visiting the official website of the device and searching for the drivers using your PC’s model number as a reference. Once you get the drivers, download and install them.
This method requires time, effort, and technical know-how. Hence it is not preferred by most users.
Device Manager. This method requires an inbuilt tool known as the Device Manager. Press Win + X and select Device Manager. In the new window, look for the drivers you wish to update, right-click and choose Update Driver.
It is a semi-automatic process with one limitation – you cannot get the latest drivers because this tool is restricted to search on Microsoft servers only.
Advanced Driver Updater. This is a third-party tool that will help users scan their system and identify outdated, missing, and corrupted drivers. It will then search for the latest compatible versions on the internet and will download/install them for you.
This is an automated method to update drivers with a few mouse clicks but the free version can update one driver at a time. To enable the update of all the drivers at once you need to purchase the premium version.
Optimize Your PC
The final steps to make your PC ready for Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is to optimize your PC for enhanced performance. There are many tasks involved in optimizing a PC and it is not possible to perform all of them manually. Hence we recommend using Advanced System Optimizer – a complete PC optimization tool. Here is a list of tasks that can optimize your PC.
- Clean junk, unwanted, temp, cache, cookies, etc files from the PC to prevent lags and recover lost space.
- Optimize the Registry, reduce the size, and prevent unwanted app crashes by repairing the registry.
- Defragment the disk and place the file fragments next to each other so that file retrieval can be quick when required.
- Uninstall unwanted/unknown apps that occupy valuable disk space or interfere creating conflicts with other apps.
- Run a Malware scan using the System Protector module on Advanced System Optimizer.
The above-mentioned tasks will ensure that your PC has the necessary hard disk space to install Indiana Jones and The Great Circle as well as make it run faster without lag or conflicts from other apps. Apart from the above-mentioned optimizing tasks, Advanced System optimizer can also do the following –
- Update PC drivers.
- Remove unwanted startup programs to boot the PC faster.
- Recover deleted files.
- Password-protect certain files.
- Remove duplicate files.
- Check the Hard disk for errors.
Once you have updated the Windows OS, updated the graphics drivers, and optimized your PC, you are now ready to install Indiana Jones And The Great Circle.
Wait For The Game To Release And Enjoy.
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is slated for release on 9th December 2024. It is an action/adventure game and a must-play game for Indiana Jones fans. Those waiting for the movie by the same name must know that the chances are too thin for this game to be adapted into a movie. The graphics of the game are life-like and players feel that they are in the real world. Don’t miss it!