Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human…
Tomb Raider is an adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 5 March 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 14.2 hrs to finish.
What Tomb Raider is
Tomb Raider is an adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Crystal Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
he game begins with Lara setting out on her first expedition aboard the ship Endurance, with the intention of finding the lost kingdom of Yamatai. By her suggestion and against Whitman's advice, the expedition ventures into the Dragon's Triangle, east of Japan. The ship is struck by a violent storm and shipwrecked, leaving the survivors stranded on an isolated island. Lara is separated from the others and captured by a strange, savage man. She manages to escape while her captor is killed as the cave collapses due to her actions. As Lara tries to locate the other survivors, she finds more evidence that the island is inhabited, such as strange carvings, dead bodies, and animal sacrifices. She…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series
Tomb Raider is the 75th of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. The next entry was Tomb Raider: Sure-Shot Skin in 2013. Its critic score of 85 is 13 points above the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is The Tomb Raider Trilogy at 92.
How it was received
Tomb Raider holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 2,403 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14.2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 21 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300), 1GB Memory (2GB on Vista) of RAM and DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Tomb Raider launched on 5 March 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Mass Effect 3: Citadel. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Mass Effect 3: Citadel.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tomb Raider yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Characters
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Dlc
Tomb Raider: Agility Skill
Tomb Raider: 1939 Multiplayer Map Pack
Tomb Raider: Animal Instinct
Tomb Raider: Aviatrix Skin
Tomb Raider: Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack
Tomb Raider: Demolition Skin
Tomb Raider: Fisherman
Tomb Raider: Guerilla Skin
Tomb Raider: Headshot Reticule
Tomb Raider: Agency SPS 12
Tomb Raider: HX AP-15
Tomb Raider: Silverballer
Tomb Raider: Hunter Skin
Tomb Raider: Mountaineer Skin
Tomb Raider: Pistol Burst
Tomb Raider: Pistol Silencer
Tomb Raider: Scavenger Bandit
Tomb Raider: Scavenger Executioner
Tomb Raider: Scavenger Scout
Tomb Raider: Shipwrecked Multiplayer Map Pack
Tomb Raider: Sure-Shot Skin
Tomb Raider: Tomb of the Lost Adventurer
Tomb Raider: Shanty Town
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Remasters
Quick answers
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