Indiana Jones and the Great Circle release times, preload & how to play early

Indiana Jones and the Great Circlearrives on December 9, with the first-person action-adventure from MachineGames and Bethesda bringing Indy on another globe-trotting adventure.

Troy Bakerdons the classic fedora as the titular archeologist in this new story set between the events of Raider of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. Since it’s published by Microsoft-owned Bethesda, it’sexclusive to Xbox and PC at launchand comes to Game Pass on day one.

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If you can’t wait to recover priceless artifacts, solve puzzles, and beat up Nazis, then here’s whenIndiana Jonesand the Great Circle releases in your time zone, as well as how to play early.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle release times in all regions

Indiana Jones and the Great Circlereleases in the UK at midnight on Monday, December 9, soNorth American fans can play at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on December 8. This was revealed through the Xbox App for PC but if MachineGames or Bethesda provide an update, we’ll let you know.

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December 9

How to preload

The preload option for Indiana Jones is live on Xbox and PC through the Xbox app. If you’ve pre-ordered the game or have Xbox Game Pass, simply look for the “Pre-Install” button on the game’s store page and you’ll begin your download.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is113 GBon PC. While this will take up a fair bit of storage space, it’s still around the mid-range of recent big releases. To compare,Dragon Age: The Veilguard is around 93 GBandStalker 2 is over 140 GB.

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How to play Indiana Jones early

Buying the Premium Editionof Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will let you play the gamethree days earlyonDecember 5 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET / midnight GMT (Dec 6).

The Premium Edition costs $99.99/£99.99 but if you own Xbox Game Pass, you’re able to upgrade your edition for $34.99/£34.99 – not only giving you early access, but also the Temple of Doom outfit, digital artbook, and the Order of the Giants story DLC that arrives at a later date.

For more on the latest Indiana Jones adventure, you cancheck out our hands-on previewwhere we say “Indy is back and better than ever.”