Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Switch 2 Port)
MachineGames · Bethesda
“MachineGames' Indiana Jones lands on Switch 2 18 months after it landed everywhere else. The port is better than it has any right to be and worse than the developers clearly wanted it to be.”
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The Review
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was one of 2024's most pleasant surprises, a genuinely well crafted first person adventure that respected the source material and used the engine MachineGames built for Wolfenstein in ways nobody expected. The Switch 2 port arriving in 2026 was inevitable the moment Nintendo announced the new hardware. The actual port is more competent than the platform usually gets, and still a step down from the version everyone else has been playing for a year and a half.
The compromises are visible. Resolution drops noticeably during traversal. Crowd density in the Vatican sequence is lower than on PlayStation. Some of the atmospheric lighting that made the Egypt levels memorable on PC is missing or simplified. None of this ruins the game. All of it is the kind of compromise Switch 2 owners have already learned to negotiate with themselves when buying ports.
What the port gets right is the part that matters. The actual gameplay loop is intact. Combat is still satisfying. The whip mechanics still feel correct. The Harrison Ford voice and likeness still ground the entire experience in a way that should not work but does. If this is your first time with the game, it is still a genuine recommendation. If you have already played it on something else, the port is a curiosity rather than a reason to revisit. Either way, it is good for the platform and good for the franchise.
What It Nails
- +Core gameplay loop ports cleanly to Switch 2 hardware
- +Whip mechanics and combat feel responsive on the new controllers
- +Voice work and likeness rights still anchor the experience
- +The Vatican and Egypt sequences remain among the best level design in the genre
What It Botches
- -Resolution and texture quality are visibly lower than other platforms
- -Crowd density and atmospheric lighting take noticeable hits
- -No new content to justify the purchase for players who already finished it
- -Loading times during chapter transitions are longer than competing platforms
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Who It's For
Switch 2 owners who missed it the first time. Indiana Jones fans who waited specifically for portable play. MachineGames completists.
Who Should Skip
Anyone who already played it on PC or PlayStation. Players prioritizing visual fidelity. Audiences expecting new content with the port.
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