The globetrotting adventures of Indy in the likes of Indiana Jones & The Great Circle are half the fun of any movie or game in the franchise. While he has been to many places, there are still many he hasn’t been. Of those he has been to, some have been far too brief and not used well. However, which of the many possible options still available to him would be best used in a sequel?
A sequel for Indiana Jones & The Great Circle will likely be on the way fairly soon, given the success that the first game generated. While it may not be guaranteed, the developer has made a fair number of sequels for their other big property, Wolfenstein, so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch. Until then, there is plenty of speculation and a big one is where the map might take Indy this time.
10 Antarctica
A More Haunting Location For A Lovecraftian Twist
While it seems like Indiana Jones & The Great Circle’s secret ending points to Antarctica as a possible location for the DLC, this is not guaranteed either. The final image players see is Noah’s Ark resting in a cold and snowy environment. Currently, all that is known about The Order of Giants DLC is that it will involve more of the history of Rome and the Vatican, so this cold environment might not be Antarctica at all.

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With that in mind, Antarctica would be a great place for Indy to visit and explore. While history has not yet uncovered anything there, that doesn’t mean fictional Indiana Jones can’t. In fact, it would be the perfect place for a more haunting adventure if it followed in the veins of something like At The Mountains Of Madness, a notoriously archaeologically-themed adventure from H.P. Lovecraft.
9 Minoa (Crete)
Indiana Jones Navigates The Labyrinth
One of the places Indy has yet to visit in the Mediterranean is the ancient site of the Minoan civilization. The famous site of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth, as well as Daedalus whose son, Icarus, flew too close to the sun. The ancient civilization was a large trading power in the ancient world and one that, according to myth, demanded tributes from early Greek cities.
It was rediscovered in the early 1900s, making it the perfect place for Indy to go later. If rumors of an undiscovered invention by Daedalus were heard by Indy and the Nazis, which could be a powerful key to the war, then there is a strong pull to go to the island and uncover its secrets. Exploring the underground Labyrinth that was said to be inescapable in legend would be a fun gameplay mechanic if implemented correctly.
8 Easter Island
A New Adventure On The Other Side Of The World
Putting Indy on the other side of the world would be a new experience that really hasn’t had much done up until now. While several of the Indiana Jones games have incorporated parts of Central and South America, and Peru has been featured in the movies, it has been largely ignored. Easter Island has a very large appeal in the eyes of pop culture and archeology, so it would make sense for Indy to land here at some point in his career.
That being said, a game that features Easter Island as a location, and others listed below, would have to use a fair amount of tact and treat the island, and its population with more respect than a typical 1930s archaeologist would have. It’s possible to do both, but it would still need to be done right. However, the potential for archaeological mayhem for Indy to find is quite large.
7 Persia (Iran)
A Potential For A Very Famous Legendary Artifact
While Indy has gone to just about every other nation bordering this one, he has yet to dive into Persia. So much history has occurred in the area that it is a shame he hasn’t gone there. While the exact politics of the area during this time are a bit shaky, particularly due to the Russian Empire’s invasion and the Ottoman’s Empire’s effects on the state, it is still a rich place for archeology. And it wouldn't be the first time Indy was pitted against Russia instead of Nazis.
The most likely adventure that might be able to occur here without invoking too much ire from any one group might be a quest to find a real philosopher’s stone. While Harry Potter might have popularized the idea of the object being made in by Nicolas Flamel, this was largely an unfounded rumor, and Persia, Egypt, and other Middle-Eastern territories in the Byzantine Empire had a much greater amount of research on the subject in antiquity. There are also similar stones in Hinduism and Buddhism, allowing for Indy to search more sites around the world as well.
6 Glastonbury, U.K.
An Arthurian Adventure That Doesn't Include The Holy Grail
While the Holy Grail had a certain Arthurian link, Indy has yet to dive fully into other Arthurian legends of which there are many. Glastonbury holds a fair few of them, as do other sites in nearby cities in England and Wales. Stonehenge is not that far away, nor are other places that King Arthur himself was reported to be. A fully Arthurian adventure tracking down Excaliber or the holy relics from Joseph of Arimathea, such as the Glastonbury Thorn, would be a fun adventure.

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There are also a few other myths and legends surrounding the area, such as a gigantic map of the stars and a rumored temple that there is no archaeological evidence for, but everyone knows that rarely stops Indy. While the Holy Grail was already covered, there are plenty more Arthurian objects that both Indy and the Nazis would have loved to get their hands on.
5 Alexandria, Egypt
To Track Down A Figure No One Has Seen In Centuries
While no one really wants to see Indy go back to Egypt again, or maybe they do, Alexandria holds something mysterious and hidden that has been lost for quite some time. Not just the Library of Alexandria, although that would certainly excite Indy, but the Tomb of Alexander the Great. Not only is he a giant figure in myth, boosted by his young demise and incredible accomplishment, but his tomb was reportedly home to several treasures.
While these treasures were also rumored to be taken by various visitors to the tomb, including one Julius Caesar, that is a historical myth and not one that has ever been confirmed. This location could actually be linked to Troy in the same game, as Alexander reportedly had the Shield of Achilles. There are many other significant artifacts that have been associated with him over time, and the finding of his tomb could have a lot of significance for Indy, but rather than return to Egypt once more, there are other places to visit in an Indiana Jones' sequel.
4 Externsteine,
Infiltrating The Enemy's Home Turf
With the growing tension leading towards World War II, the site of Externsteine in became a place of obsession for Nazi archaeologists and historians. It is in the Teutoburg Forest, and has distinct sandstone formations that have made it a place of attraction for years. Notably, it was rumored to also be the location of the Irminsul Idol that was supposedly destroyed by Charlemagne, but there was never any evidence to that.
However, the Nazis were obsessed with the site as proof that they were descended from a greater race. Wilhelm Teudt was a proponent of the idea and went so far as to compare it to Stonehenge, but, while archaeologists tried very hard to excavate the site, nothing ever came of it. That is, nothing came of it in real life. In Indiana Jones’ world, a small idol that was supposedly destroyed has plenty of cause to get Indy to attempt to foil the Nazis once more.
3 St. Augustine & The Bahamas
An Adventure To Find A Notorious Healing Fountain
If there was ever a quest with Indy’s name on it, the Fountain of Youth seems like a big one that has been largely ignored in the franchise up until now. While Pirates of the Caribbean sought after it, Indiana Jones did not. However, seeing as Indy has mostly stayed away from the Americas, this would be a good chance to bring it back to this side of the globe.
The Fountain of Youth is a big enough name that a lot of people would recognize it, and the idea of Indiana Jones exploring Florida of all places paints a very amusing image. The adventure would likely lead into the Bahamas, as that is the more traditionally accepted version of where the fountain might be. It would be an entirely new adventure for Indy, and it also has ties to Alexander the Great, potentially giving a chance to trot around the globe for this game as well.
2 Iceland
Finding Thor's Hammer In A Race Against The Nazis
One of the few artifacts that were known to be sought by the Nazis that the franchise hasn’t covered yet is Thor’s Hammer. Yes, Mjolnir was one of the things that the Nazis hoped to find and believed was an ancient device capable of conducting electricity. Iceland is connected to Viking myths as one of the places they colonized a long time ago, and it is believed they set out from there deeper into what would become the northern U.S. and Canada as well.

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One of the popular myths could even lead Indiana Jones into the heartland in the middle of nowhere Minnesota. While the evidence for Viking activity that far inland has little evidence today, a Viking adventure where Indiana Jones races against the Nazis to find Thor’s Hammer sounds incredibly exciting. It would also let Indy travel to a fair few places, many of which the audience has not yet seen him travel to.
1 The Caribbean
Pirate Gold & Ancient Human History
Beyond the Fountain Of Youth, there are so many interesting places that Indiana Jones could go to. While Nathan Drake seemingly took over for fun archaeological adventures in the Caribbean, there is no reason Indy couldn’t do the same and do it differently than his counterpart. There are several known missing pirate ships that have been lost to time, any of which could be a target for an archaeologist searching for gold.
But pirates are not the only thing the Caribbean has to offer. While there has been some interplay with the Maya in other games, there are plenty of other sites to explore, and the cenotes could play a large role in a game like this. Real archaeologists have found ancient human remains, far older than expected, deep in caves and cenotes scattered throughout Central America and the Caribbean, allowing for a lot of potential artifacts for Indy to discover in the sequel to Indiana Jones & The Great Circle.

- ESRB
- T For Teen // Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- MachineGames
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda
- Franchise
- Indiana Jones
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S