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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

ShooterPlatformPuzzleAdventure

Time to beat: about 12.2 hours

Overview

Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival, with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.

Crystal Dynamics began development of Tomb Raider soon after the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld in 2008. Rather than a sequel, the team decided to reboot the series, re-establishing the origins of Lara Croft for the second time, as they did with Tomb Raider: Legend. Tomb Raider is set on Yamatai, an island from which Lara, who is untested and not yet the battle-hardened explorer she is in other titles in the series, must save her friends and escape while being hunted down by a malevolent cult. Camilla Luddington was hired to voice and perform as Lara Croft, replacing Keeley Hawes.

Tomb Raider received acclaim and is considered by critics to be one of the greatest video games ever made; it received praise for its graphics, gameplay, Luddington's performance as Lara, and Lara's characterization and development, although the addition of a multiplayer mode was criticized. The game sold over 14.5 million units worldwide by October 2021, making it the best-selling Tomb Raider title to date. A remastered version, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, featuring improved graphics, new control features, and downloadable content, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2014, for Windows in April 2024, and for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in November 2025. An Android and iOS version was released in February 2026. The game was followed by Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018).