Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Lego Indiana Jones
Subseries of Indiana Jones
Subseries of Lego
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures	2008
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues	2009

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera action and adventure game in the Lego Indiana Jones series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7.37.0007 DRM
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com
Steam		Requires the Steam client to be running.^[2]

Demo

A Windows demo is available from here.

A Mac OS X demo is available from the original website.

Version differences

The GOG.com version includes various compatibility small fixes pre-applied.^[3]

The Amazon Games version lacks Lego Batman: The Videogame's promotional video. Selecting Coming Soon will simply restart the main menu.^[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\LucasArts\LEGOIndianaJones\pcconfig.txt
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/Lucasarts/LEGOIndianaJones/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Mappings.dat stores keyboard and controller mappings

pcconfig.txt stores all general settings

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\LucasArts\LEGOIndianaJones\SavedGames\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/Lucasarts/LEGOIndianaJones/SavedGames/SaveGame*.LEGOIndianaJones_SavedGame
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		9.54 MiB available.

Video

In-game video settings.

In-game effects settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Uses fixed camera angles
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Unknown fixed amount
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Selective blurring "Edge AA" with Enhanced Graphics enabled. Up to 16x FSAA with Enhanced Graphics disabled. For MSAA or SGSSAA with Enhanced Graphics enabled on Nvidia cards, see Anti-aliasing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double Buffering On, Off, or 30Hz (Half Refresh Rate)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See game breaking bugs at high frame rates.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force MSAA or SGSSAA (Nvidia only)^[5]^[6]

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Open the LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures game profile.
Set Antialiasing Compatibility to 0x004010C1.^{[Note 2]}
Set Antialiasing - Behavior Flags to None
Set Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting.
Set Antialiasing - Setting to 2x, 4x, or 8xQ.
If SGSSAA is desired instead of MSAA, set Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to the same level of Sparse Grid Supersampling as the Antialiasing Setting.
Apply changes.

Notes

Depth of Field does not work properly when the compatibility bit is set.

LOD adjustment is not necessary for this game.^[5]

Input

In-game Control Setup settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used in game.
Mouse input in menus		Scroll wheel and LMB/RMB can be used to browse menu
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Camera can be inverted by swapping analog stick directions in control configuration.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		DInput and XInput devices supported.
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Button Prompts
Controller hotplugging		Must go to control configuration to switch input methods in-game.
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Despite the option in `pcconfig.txt`, the game does not support haptic feedback.
Digital movement support		Cannot walk or tiptoe when using digital movement, only run at normal speed. Walking slower than normal speed is never required, however.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Used for separate players.

Audio

In-game options menu.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		5.1 only. The rear channels are barely notable, and when they are used, they only reproduce interface sound effects.
Subtitles		There is no dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - 1
Danish				For Steam version see Can't change language in Steam version.
French				For Steam version, see Can't change language in Steam version.
German				For Steam version, see Can't change language in Steam version.
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian				For Steam version, see Can't change language in Steam version.
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Slovak				Fan - 1
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Central de Traduções; download. *Tested on Steam and Amazon version
Spanish				For Steam version, see Can't change language in Steam version.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game uses incorrect refresh rate

Some resolutions only accept 60 Hz with no way to change it.

Override refresh rate set by game^[7]
Download Chiri's resolution forcing tool. Extract `d3d9.dll` and `d3dx.ini` to the installation folder. Open `d3dx.ini`. Change `refresh_rate=60` to the desired rate; e.g. `refresh_rate=120`.

Game breaking bugs at high frame rates

The higher the frame rate, the more slowly characters will walk over small ledges (e.g. stairs), until they become unable to do it at extremely high frame rates. Either way, this can be simply worked around by jumping.

At extremely high frame rates, characters become unable to jump when standing on certain platforms (they land as soon as the jump starts).

Limit the frame rate to a reasonable value.^[8]
While the game was designed for 60 FPS, the issues are very minor at typical high refresh rate monitors.^[9]

Can't change language in Steam version

Edit install file^[10]
Go to `<path-to-game>`. Open `install.vdf` with a text editor. Change the number `1033` corresponding to the English language, to the desired language number. Save and exit.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Mods

See the beginners setup guide for instructions on how to configure the game for mod support.

Setting up mods requires extracting the game's .DAT files, which noticeably increases file size.

Bug-fixes/Improvements

Fixed Han Solo by Suso - High-poly Han Solo, but his head doesn't stick through his mouth. Place in <path-to-game>\CHARS\HANSOLO.

Level and Cutscene Fixes by PiPPiN - Fixes some visual inconsistencies between levels and cutscenes, as well as outfit differences between cutscenes and the movies. Place files in <path-to-game>.

Updated Designs by Finka08 - Updates Donovan, Elsa And Indiana Jones (Dinner Suit)'s Textures To Be More Accurate To The Films and official Minifig in Dinner Suit Indy's Case.

Restored/Expanded content

The Roster Expanded by legorunnerkid - Adds 35 new characters that were previously unused or unplayable. Requires starting a new save.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM)	256 MB (XP) 512 MB (Vista)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.4.10	10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.8 GHz	Intel 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32330/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ This step can be skipped if Enhanced Graphics is disabled.

References

↑ Feral Support - LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Archived) - last accessed on 2023-07-21
↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-17
Confirmed that LEGOIndy.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file was present in <path-to-game>.
↑ Lego Indiana Jones - GOG.com
↑ Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28
The files movies/BATMAN.BIK and movies/BATMAN_PAL.BIK are straight up missing.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2020-04-04
↑ List of anti-aliasing compatibility flags for Nvidia
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2020-10-05
↑ Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28
↑ Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28
Completed the entire game at 144 FPS.
↑ Language issue - last accessed on 3-12-15

[Proton_path_note-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32330/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (32330) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32330/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (32330) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-8] This step can be skipped if Enhanced Graphics is disabled.

[1] Feral Support - LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Archived) - last accessed on 2023-07-21

[2] Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-17
Confirmed that LEGOIndy.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file was present in <path-to-game>.

[GOGrelease-3] Lego Indiana Jones - GOG.com

[4] Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28
The files movies/BATMAN.BIK and movies/BATMAN_PAL.BIK are straight up missing.

[sgssaa-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2020-04-04

[7] List of anti-aliasing compatibility flags for Nvidia

[9] Verified by User:Keith on 2020-10-05

[10] Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28

[11] Verified by User:Supersamus on 2025-03-28
Completed the entire game at 144 FPS.

[12] Language issue - last accessed on 3-12-15

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Developers

	Traveller's Tales
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies^[1]
Publishers
	LucasArts
OS X	Feral Interactive
	Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
	Nu2
Release dates
Windows	June 3, 2008
macOS (OS X)	December 9, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Vehicles	Automobile, Motorcycle
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Interwar
Series	Lego Indiana Jones