Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has debuted at No. 2 in the UK physical charts on Nintendo Switch 2, with a staggering 99% platform split confirming that virtually every boxed copy sold this week went to Nintendo’s new hardware, as reported by Nintendo Life. Developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks under Microsoft, the game originally launched on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5 in early 2025 – making this chart debut a direct measure of how hungrily Switch 2 owners are snapping up big-budget ports. The only thing stopping it from the top spot was Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, which held firm at No. 1, with Directive 8020 rounding out the top three.
For context, the Switch 2 version arrives as one of the most technically ambitious ports on the platform, targeting 60fps with dynamic resolution and retaining high-end lighting and texture work from the current-gen builds, as highlighted by Twisted Voxel. It’s also one of very few major releases to ship fully packed on cartridge – no mandatory downloads required – which Nintendo Life’s chart analysts flagged as a significant bonus for physical buyers. If you want the full picture on how the port came together, our breakdown of the Switch 2 DLSS implementation covers the technical groundwork that makes this version tick, and our Switch 2 launch day article has the release context.
Honestly, the chart position is almost secondary to what the 99% platform split is actually saying. This is an Xbox-published title – one that PS5 and Xbox owners have had access to for over a year – and buyers are still turning out in force specifically for the Switch 2 version. That’s less a story about Indiana Jones and more a story about Microsoft‘s multiplatform bet landing cleanly on Nintendo hardware, and about Switch 2 proving it can attract and convert premium third-party content into real sales. Publishers watching this result will have noticed.
The chart data here is UK physical only, so digital sales aren’t captured – and given how heavily Switch 2 skews toward the eShop for some titles, the combined picture could look even stronger. The next meaningful signal will be next week’s chart: whether Great Circle holds its position or climbs to No. 1 will tell us a lot about its legs as a late port. Microsoft‘s upcoming earnings commentary on multiplatform performance is also worth watching, since results like this one feed directly into that narrative. You can find broader Switch 2 install base context in our Nintendo Switch 2 sales coverage.
Are you playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Switch 2, or did you already experience it on Xbox or PC? And does a 99% Switch 2 platform split change how you see Microsoft‘s multiplatform strategy going forward? Sound off in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Switch 2 coverage.
