Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Third-person jungle adventure mixing exploration, stealth, combat, and tomb puzzles

Eidos-Montréal, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral interactive (Linux) · Published by Crystal Dynamics, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral interactive (Linux) · Released Sep 14, 2018

Action Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 88K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 535 in 30 days
Playing now: 674; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Jul 12, 2023

Free demo available, 3 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition?

This third-person, single-player action-adventure follows Lara Croft through a jungle and hidden city as her origin story concludes. You explore open areas and underwater tunnels, climb to tombs, solve puzzles, and confront enemies with weapons, mud camouflage, and stealth. The Definitive Edition includes seven DLC challenge tombs plus downloadable weapons, outfits, and skills.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploration, climbing, and puzzle-heavy tombs
+you prefer stealth alongside third-person combat
+you want a story-driven single-player adventure

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer or cooperative modes
−you prefer combat-focused action over exploration and puzzles

What players say

85% of 88,445 reviews are positive · 82% of 535 in the last 30 days

Players often praise the jungle environments, visuals, tomb puzzles, exploration, and stealth. Common complaints target the story and pacing, inconsistent climbing, and bugs that can break puzzles or block progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: i3-3220 INTEL or AMD Equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 99
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
Device compatibility warnings shown
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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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