Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2023
CUSTOM MECH WARS
Developer D3PUBLISHER
Take customization to the extreme with the Omega Customization System and battle with one-of-a-kind combat units in this all-new third-person shooter mecha game. From the Steam store page
203 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 1, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
54
Mixed
104 positive · 89 negative
95% range 47–61%
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| Steam reviews | 104 | 89 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
257 of 597 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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Reactions
60 of 203 · most liked firstYet another Japanese developer putting out a wretchedly awful PC port of a game developed for consoles. This ♥♥♥♥ doesn't meet the barest minimum standards for a PC port. It's almost 2024 and we're still doing this. -KBM aiming has joystick deadzones -navigating menus and editing mechs has little or no mouse functionality -only resolution options are 720p, 1080p, or 4k. no native resolution. -borderless windowed is locked to the corner of your screen on any resolution monitor that's not one of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →People are comparing this to EDF, which isn't an unfair comparison, same publisher and all, but it has even more jank with none of the charm. Fewer maps that have less detail between them than you'll find on any one map from Earth Defense Force 4.1. The best, most fun feature, building your own Mechs, is done entirely through keyboard, from placing parts to cycling through menus. And there are more menu controls than they've allotted space for, so you can't even see what they all are. Yeah,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game looks fine at first. You know, until you begin playing it. Problems after just 17 minutes: 1. What the Hell are these aiming controls? It has absolutely no consistency. I thought the people I saw playing the pre-release were Bad at aiming. Turns out, the Game actively works against you. 2. Menus have a delay after clicking stuff. 3. setting options are limited, feeling like a Port. which it is I'm guessing. 4. only a couple maps 5. Useless AI Even if they fix the controls eventually,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not set your co-op room settings to "Friends Only". It will spam your entire friend list with invites.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I wanted to like this game and thought I'd give it a chance once it went on sale, and frankly yeah I can see why it's got mixed reviews. Uncharacteristically I'm going to need to start with the setbacks on the game because they're the most deleterious part of the collective experience for what, from what I've seen from trailers, is marketed primarily for its customization tools and what it lets you construct. Minuses Pacing and Progression. Picture: you've just bought a game titled…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like mech games but don't know what EDF is, don't buy it. If you want EDF that's literally also just a botched, stupid, god-awful silly version of Armoured Core 4.... yeah. This is that, more or less. We're used to paying these sorts of absurd prices, so don't ask. First experience online was a giant train covered in firework launchers and power drills that could barely navigate the city streets, alongside a tried-and-true mech which had a shield permanently attached to its feet so as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth it. everything in this game is approximative MAIN MENU OPTIONS: starting from the main menu, in the options, there are only 3 resolutions supported, so if you are between 1080p and 4k like me (1440p) you have to either play an upscaled 1080 or a downscaled 4k, and forget about borderless windows if since it's going to be smaller, not much quality options too, no dlss or fsr too STAGES MAPS: The Stages maps are EMPTY apart from some light poles or trees you can destroy, they are also…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now, looking at the reviews... Yeah, I get it, it's a bit of a clunky mech game that barely holds a candle to the other big name mech game that came out this years. That being said, I got this expecting EDF but with wildly customizable mechs. I got exactly what I paid for. Sure, maps are a little bland, and controls are a little awkward, but I am quite liking what I got here. It isn't gonna be for everyone, and it does feel a little expensive for what it is, but if you like it, you like it. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does fixing mouse lag input and giving FOV options is asking too much from these developers? Ah CUSTOM MECH WARS the new low efforts quick cash grab from D3PUBLISHER to milk mechs games enthusiasts... The outdated PS3 era graphics looks terrible, the maps are empty and lifeless. Missions are boring, enemies are brain dead, they spawn in front of the player out of nowhere. Combat here gets stale and tedious rather quickly, there is no challenge or intensity during fights. Apparently the main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not "EDF but with mechs," despite what most of the positive reviews claim. As someone who loves weird, janky, niche games, and especially loves mecha stuff, this just isn't worth the ridiculously high price. And it might be hard to recommend for a lower one too. Regular gameplay is too dull and repetitive. People comparing it to EDF, and saying "oh the naysayers just went into this expecting Armored Core!" aren't being honest. EDF is arcadey and fun, with tons of janky low budget…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This hurts. This absolutely isn't a triple A game, the price says they are willing to say it is. It's unfortunately cheap garbage with potential given an immense price tag due to that potential. It's possible this is a great game eventually, but it pains me to have to set this one down forever. After an hour you get a pretty good idea of everything the game has to offer. The customization is... conceptually good, only you have MAIN WEAPONS and Secondary weapons that all share a button so it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warning, this game is not playable with m/kb. The devs very clearly have never ever played a game using mouse. There is forced acceleration in this game called "Variable Perspective Speed". The lowest setting is 1. At 1 it is still more extreme than any game ever made. If you move your mouse slightly to the side, just wiggle it back and forth, you will suddenly immediately make a 90-180 degree spin. Its like the devs thought people wanted extremely low sensitivity in a very small deadzone…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really do wish I could be writing a positive review in place of this. There are some incredibly good aspects of this game. The mech building system is more in depth and with better results than I've seen in anything since Break Arts 2. Furthermore, unlike Break Arts, even the very skeleton and body layout of your mech is modular. Your arms can have arms, your head can BE legs. There's honestly very little extra to wish for in that department, save for something I'll mention later. However…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok this is a "Yes with a but" review. If your expecting a low rent version of AC 6, not going to happen I am afraid. If your looking for EDF but Mechs ..... also not going to happen. If you want a goofy, little janky, throwback to the PS2 era with the story beats from a EDF game then your in luck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most important aspects of any mech game is the feedback and feel of your mech. The feedback being your weapons firing and hitting a target, which includes it effect, the sound of it firing and hitting the target, and the destruction your weapon can bring. The feel is it's weight, the speed, the sound design of it moving. Either it's large 'stompy' sound effects before boosting across the ground, or feeling it's weight as you glide some over the air. This game lacks both in those…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got through the first three missions before coming to the conclusion that this is simply a low-quality game which is not worth putting time into, let alone the fifteen dollar sale price. To be clear, I did not have high expectations for this game; all I really wanted was the ability to create a highly customized mech and use it in gameplay in some way. I suspect that if I had stuck through further into the game, I would have gotten a plethora of weapons and mech parts to customize with, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played every D3 game since 2007, and this may very well be their worst and most absurdly priced release yet. Dont buy it, they can do better than this, they chose not too. All weapons are tied to 2 triggers that you cant change, customization is clunky, the entire UI is broken, the engine is outdated, everything is extremely ugly, they couldn't even be bothered to use new textures, scripting breaks around every corner, forcing restarts. D3 should be ashamed of releasing this game like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The landscape is ugly. The mechs are ugly. The UI is ugly. The drop rate for M and L parts is too low. No cloud save. The store page still shows early purchase bonus and the developer doesn't maintain it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bit Janky around the edges from what I've tried. The aiming feels like it kinda yanks and snaps when using mouse and keyboard. I don't know if it does the same with the controller. The customization is pretty neat. The tutorial just feels meh and I don't really like it. You get to access the multiplayer and customization after 4 missions and then you can start doing random things. If you ain't creative enough to make your own custom mech, you can go back to the main menu and access the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah the gameplay is a combo of armored core and edf from like.. 15 years ago.. but the mech building is 11/10 no idea whats even happening in the story, don't even care must.. find.. more.. partsssss
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought and Pre-ordered. Based on Mechs, I love Mechs. Turns out no sound at all. WTH? Please FIX ASAP. Oto ga kikoenainode dekirudakehayaku shūsei ♥♥♥♥♥ kudasai kusogēmu sagi keikoku! 音が聞こえないのでできるだけ早く修正してくださいクソゲーム詐欺警告!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really love this game, but I don't recommend it. I feel like I overpaid for it. There is a lack of different game modes, I can never find a match to play multiplayer (and its only co-op anyway). The missions are hard to replay too since there is sooooo much dialogue you can never skip. Gameplay is fun, the customizing is fun, just way too big of a price tag for what it is. After paying what I payed, and putting in a bit too much time to ask for a refund, I really really really hope…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short and sweet EDF-esque mech power fantasy game that can appease that small itch you have for both customizing a mech and blowing stuff up. A lot of the negative reviews here seem to point to it being clunky, but it isn't as bad as others may have stated and you can easily either edit the options or get used to the handling or even both, and that's coming from someone who finished and still enjoying the game. Sadly the MP aspect got hampered by the negative reviews, but hey, you can play this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is just OK. It's very lackluster compared to what it showed in the trailers. If you think its going to be EDF but with Mechs, well you are right, but it lacks any of the flair or personality of EDF. But hey if you want to grind the same maps with the same enemies over and over again to build a funny mech, this is the game for you. If you can get it on a deep discount then sure pick it up to mess around a bit, but not really worth the 45 bucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imma be real - this is defo not a great game. But to call it trash or bad in that kind of way just feels wrong. We are out here, acting like this is some absolute pile of trash, when really I am having a lot of fun with it! The mech customization is super robust, the gameplay can get super fast and frenetic once you start just jamming down the boost button, and it really does kind of feel like EDF. Sort of like EDF meets Gundam Battle Operation 2. That being said, I can understand it not being…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game does not worth the $49.99 price tag, the painful progression are similar to EDF if you want to unlock parts that are just not junk.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →18 minutes into the game and i just can't deal with it anymore i don't know if im missing something but it doesn't look like you can re-map the controls or change the control icons from controller (xbox) to mouse & keyboard ones and im not sure why since you can use M&K just fine. other then that it plays like a classic "mech assault" game which is cool, hopefully theres a QoL patch or something to fix these minor issues
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright, I decided to give this game a solid go before coming here to make this review. Aside from the insane price tag this game has, this is by far the worst game I have played, and i go into details why i think that. prepare yourselves, text wall ahoy... Firstly, the campaign is... awful, I got to around mission 5 and was already disinterested in it, it's difficult to connect to any of these characters throughout the game. more so when in all the 40 missions they repeat so many lines that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unless you are a hard core mecha fan, I would give this a pass. There are numerous tiny things, that could have been done to make this much better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely not recommended at full price or even anything outside of a 75% sale. An unbelievable rip-off. - Four or five maps that would have been dated over 15 years ago, with most being flat planes that have breakable boxes-masquerading-as-buildings whacked down. - 50 missions that take a few minutes each (40 main + 10 sidestory), and pretty much zero variety in gameplay. Every mission is just 'defeat this wave of enemies.' I think there might have been 'protect this building' as an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HUGE DISCLAIMER: go watch someone play before you buy, the game is silly and goofy and doesn't take itself seriously. TLDR its the spore vehicle creation engine but you actually get to pilot it and attack things. It has arcade style combat like EDF and doesn't seem at all challenging at time of review. price is kinda steep but I would buy it for 30-40$ but that's just me. I endorsed this because its a fun smup where you can make a giant robot dong that fires an endless stream of missiles. Or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The good: It's EDF with mechs The bad: Mouse Acceleration For those having issues with mouse acceleration, just turn Vertical/Horizontal Perspective Speed down to 1. Variable Perspective Speed to 10. Put your mouse DPI to 16000 or double of what you're used to. The controls aren't that janky. You've played 4.1, don't lie to me that those controls aren't jank.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend until they fix the mouse and keyboard game play along with adding proper resolutions and a better menu system.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm recommending this ONLY because the game is on sale and I decided to get the ultimate edition of this for 15 which adds more missions and because Steam doesn't have a mixed option (It's been around 20 years, Valve. This is getting pathetic). Only a yes or no option, thus limiting my choice to something I don't want to give the game. It follows the EDF weapon leveling formula with all of it's parts dropping and general farming formula. The only difference is, there's not hordes of mechs to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The unholy love child of Armored Core and Earth Defense Force. It's not pretty or polished or anything of the sort, but... let's face it, this is D3 we're talking about. Weird and janky is their bread and butter, and we wouldn't want it any other way. $50 might be asking a bit much, but if you can get this on sale then I'd highly recommend it. EDIT: Fair warning to EDF fans looking for the typical marathon session - this game comes with a lot less content than the usual fare, with only 40-odd…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really excited for this game and really want to be able to recommend it but I can't as of right now at least. The customization is fantastic though. Really hope they try this again one day and build upon that. I'd honestly be okay with this game if they just gave you everything all in the beginning and it was just a mech building / testing simulator. The biggest issue for me is the aiming. I have permanent tendonitis so I struggle to make precise motions with just about anything but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you know D3, you know their games are almost always janky in some way, and they seems to have a habbit of reusing assets repeatedly, buuuut > The camera controls are very inconsistent. Sometimes it moves just fine, sometimes there is extreme delay in starting and stopping movement >Some of the weapons require you to be sighted in to use. While some are strong, they all run into the issues above with the camera, making accurate aim attrocious >The movement is snappy. Not as in it feels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, but ruined by some flaws. 1. Poorly port to PC. The menu control is frustrating. And you can't fine aim in game. (My mouse is working perfectly) There is a chance to freeze the game in intermission menu, you can only terminate the game by task manager. 2. Lack of content. From the same developer of EDF, I had already expected the same play style. You customize your mech, take a sortie, destroy and targets, and so on. Some how the execution is poor. I don't know how to explain…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried 10 missions, ai run straight at you, your own friendly ai will mag dump you in the back, and AI only aim for your legs and will miss 9/10 times anyways. GOD FORBID IF YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH KEYBOARD AND MOUSE! Because they did not add support for it! "But yas they did :(" Oh, you mean that funny mouse that will lock when every you try and do anything on the Y axis? Please save your money and do not buy this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought this one was going to be enough fun to be worth the jank. Woof. Nope. Keybinds are broken, controller options are... special. It says there's multiplayer but you can't invite people and there's no join option from Steam, either. Too bad, so sad. I was hoping for some stupid fun with this one, and only got the stupid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had read the comments and still decided to try to buy the game on sale (about 9€). After 75 minutes I stopped playing, and after consulting with my pillow, I came to a conclusion: ask for a refund. I had a really good time with EDF4 and EDF5 so I thought that, despite some drawbacks, the game would be decent enough to play but that's the main problem. I thought I was used to the problem of not mapping the controls and that it wouldn't affect me but I didn't know they meant this. Pros:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's be clear here, you buy this game for the mech builder and not really the gameplay. There's 40 missions (+10 missions if you also get the EDF Collab Set) that reach from boring to almost mediocre that start with a lot of unskippable dialogue and end with dialogue (at least that is skippable). The mech builder is incredible though. You don't really have a lot of different parts, but enough to make it work with the weapons and cosmetics. I've seen people build popular mechs from other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is way to chatty 90% talking 10% gaming a bit to much for me GFX is also really on the low side something i can ignore if the rest is good. sadly after getting a long winding tutorial 2 times in a row about the same topic i decided to end the game. maybe i will try this game again later.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll get this out of the way first: Yeah, the game's port is kind of jank. They had a number of patches to help fix the controls, and I didn't even start the game until after those patches, but the control still isn't good. It's not unbearable, but it's still got acceleration and a small dead zone, even with the variable speed option turned off. That said, the game's fun, if a bit too simple. The draw of the game is obvious: It lets you customize the hell out of mecha. It lets you go pretty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hope to get something trashy but fun. Sadly, it's just bad
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of people are ragging on this game for technical reasons, and some of them are right. The deadzone on the mouse is crazy bad. However, the game runs smoothly, and it's FUN! Not in a challenging way per-se even at high difficulty. Combat is pretty basic to start with. Point and shoot, launch some missiles, kill all enemies. Typical if you've played EDF games. The damage system is cool, and like most mech games you can lose arms, etc to damage. What I truly didn't expect is that if you get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, it's EDF but with mech, and customisation is insane, litterally the best mech game when it come to this. To adress critics over combat being "mindless", duh, the normal difficulty is basically a "very easy" mode, go play in "very hard" and come tell again that the combat is mindless, just like in EDF. Mouvement, while not Armored core level, is quite fun depending on the legs used, the dash and flight make the mouvement very nervous and fast paced, which is cool. One…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I expected EDF with custom mechs instead of classes I got an extremely repetitive shooter with constant japanese voices in the background
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mouse controls are broken... on a PC game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are basically 2 things going against this game right now: 1) The price tag: as of time of writing this game is going for 45 usd, which is way too overpriced for a game like this. This is a 25 usd game, wait for it to go on sale if you want to pick it up 2) It released in the same year as Armored core 6, and thus invites comparisons that it has no way of matching. This game isn't AC6 and if you go in expecting AC6 but with lego style customization you will be sorely dissapointed Apart…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is everything I wanted it to be. A scuffed, meme mecha game where I can make absurd robots and blow things up. It's EDF with mechs. Anyone who complains about the MP not working has a local problem. It works fine. Anyone saying the game has no controller mappings is also wrong. Use a normal controller. The builder is just as detailed as they imply and you can do some WILD stuff. The hilarious EDF ragdoll physics are missing and the voices aren't in english, but i don't really care.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not Armored Core 6 or Mech Warrior Online. It is EDF with mechs. If you do not know what EDF is, look it up or try it. Nothing in the series takes itself seriously just like this game and neither should you. Play it for what it is and enjoy silly mech creations with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game bad I'm sad
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is NOT a mech game. This is a EDF-type game with mechs. Same publisher and obviously using some of the same base systems. This is NOT meant to compete with the likes of Armored Core or Mech Warrior. At all. And they make no allusions to that given their promotional material. They have a 8 minute 'beauty tips' parody trailer. Learn some video game literacy. $45 ain't AAA price tag, chief. Two A's tops. TOPS. I've had zero problems running it but I actually keep my gaming PC up to date…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is mid, I am having alot of fun with it but I wont recommend it due to its various flaws. *EDIT* The only fleshed out thing is the Mech Editor. It has plenty pf parts and a TON of ways to use them. You can create mechs that range from really good looking to chimera mechs built for function or memes. *EDIT* Missions are kinda monotonous, a majority of them are kill waves of enemies and then leave, a few are that but with a defend the base component added on. Its simple yet bare. Mix that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was able to create a centaur with 10 arms, all of which are capable of firing guns at the same time, so I regret nothing. I got what I came here for, and if you don't, I hope you figured it out before that sweet, sweet refund offer wore off because it's too late for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mouse aiming is complete garbage. Waiting for the devs to fix this. Take with a grain of salt wathever claim that this is "just like EDF but with mechs" or that you'll like this if you like EDF. So far the gameplay doesnt feel nearly as good as EDF in any sense. 50 dollars for this game feels like a scam, just save those 50 for EDF6 instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the kind of game you get when it's 5 dollars, 5 months from now on a 95% sale. While building a mech is fun, You would get more enjoyment out of making a model in pac in gmod and fighting random hl2 npcs. I played ps2 video games based on movies that had more thought out game play than this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: you can make Mobile Armor-tier abominations Cons: the game itself is one big abomination. You'll tend to end up making the same kinds of armored clumps with guns sticking out like you're parodying evolution's carcinization trends. You could go fashionable, but this won't help you to speed up through the mindless combat, and mindless combat is all there is in this game. There's no proper weight or momentum to the vehicles' movement, the SFX and VFX feel weaker than EDFs' somehow, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →controls are awful and the keyboard port is really bad
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