When Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Takes Place On The Timeline

MachineGames revealed the first look at its upcoming title, at Xbox's Developer Direct 2024 showcase. The Xbox Series S/X and PC exclusive title was announced back in January 2021, but the showcase finally gave players their first look at gameplay and provided some insight into the story, and when it takes place on the wider timeline.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Indiana Jones franchise.] will be an original globetrotting adventure in which the legendary archaeologist will be racing against sinister forces led by the villainous Emmerich Voss in search of an ancient power connected to the Great Circle. The title will largely be a first-person experience with some third-person elements such as traversal and cutscenes, putting players in the shoes of Indiana Jones.

will be part of the Game Pass subscription from its launch in 2024.

According to the Xbox Developer Direct presentation, MachineGames' story takes place between the events of and. More specifically, according to the official trailer's description on Bethesda Softworks' YouTube channel, is set in 1937, one year after the events of in 1936, and a year before the events of in 1938.

and both dealt with the rise of the Nazi party and other fascist movements in the years leading up to World War 2, and trailer shows that this will also be the case in the game. Notably, Indy will be traveling to Italy, namely Rome and the Vatican, so it's possible he will clash with forces led by the country's dictator, Benito Mussolini, during his venture.

The placement of means that it's unlikely that players will be interacting with Indiana Jones' father, Henry Jones, Sr. as the two were estranged until the events of. However, Indy's surrogate father-like figure, Marcus Brody, did seem to appear in the trailer for the game, which is in keeping with the British academic and curator's role in and .

Although Indy will be working alongside a mysterious woman named Gina throughout, their dynamic may be