Tomb Raider Game of the Year

Third-person action adventure about surviving and escaping a mysterious island

Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac), Nixxes · Published by Crystal Dynamics, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released Mar 4, 2013

Action Adventure

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 270K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 1,311 in 30 days
Playing now: 680; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Sep 27, 2022

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tomb Raider Game of the Year?

A third-person action-adventure centered on Lara Croft’s origin story. On a mysterious island, you fight hostile inhabitants, solve environmental puzzles, explore tombs, gather resources, and upgrade weapons and tools while searching for a way to escape. Competitive multiplayer has shipmates battle scavengers across several modes.

For you if...

+you like guided adventures with steady forward momentum
+you enjoy hunting for upgrades and optional tombs
+you want multiplayer alongside a single-player campaign

Not for you if...

−you expect complex puzzles to dominate the campaign
−you dislike frequent quick-time events and cinematic platforming

What players say

96% of 270,479 reviews are positive · 95% of 1,311 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combat, pacing, atmosphere, and Lara’s character arc, and many say the visuals hold up well. Common complaints include constant camera shake without an in-game disable option, simple puzzles, and PC bugs that can stretch the interface or block progress, particularly at high frame rates.

Screenshots and trailer

Tomb Raider Game of the Year system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit)
Processor: Dual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300)
Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600
Memory: 1GB Memory (2GB on Vista)
Storage: 12 GB HD space
Notes: Broadband Internet connection

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Arabic. Text only: Korean, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil.