Tomb Raider: Underworld

Third-person action adventure with acrobatic climbing and environmental puzzles

Crystal Dynamics · Released Nov 21, 2008

Action Adventure

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 6,928
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 58 in 30 days
Playing now: 17; peak 24h 26
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tomb Raider: Underworld?

This third-person action adventure follows Lara Croft as she investigates ancient mysteries of the underworld in Thailand, Mexico, the Arctic, and other locations. In puzzle-filled levels, you climb, use a grapple and nearby objects to open paths, and fight enemies.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring levels and solving multi-stage puzzles
+you prefer climbing and traversal over frequent combat
+you want a solo adventure across varied locations

Not for you if...

−you want combat to take priority over exploration
−you prefer clearly marked routes over finding your own way

What players say

77% of 6,928 reviews are positive · 75% of 58 in the last 30 days

Players praise the environments, puzzles, and acrobatic exploration. Common complaints include a difficult camera and imprecise controls; some players also report crashes and physics problems on modern PCs.

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Tomb Raider: Underworld system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+GHz or AMD Athlon 2.5+GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT (or better) / ATI 1800XT (or better)
Memory: 1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista) system memory
Storage: 8 GB Free Space