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Video game · 1996

Tomb Raider

Released 24 October 1996 on Sega Saturn, Pocket PC, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Mac and 12 more

Developer
Core Design
Publisher
Eidos Interactive, Victor Interactive Software
Made in
Derby, United Kingdom
Genre
Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Themes
Action, Survival
Series
Tomb Raider original series, Tomb Raider
METACRITIC91
IGDB PLAYERS81480 ratings

About Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures. The objective of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential, it spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Pocket PC24 October 1996
Sega Saturn24 October 1996
MS-DOS14 November 1996
PlayStation14 November 1996
MacMarch 1999
Windows PhoneJuly 2002
PlayStation 313 August 2009
PlayStation Portable13 August 2009
PC28 November 2012
iOS16 December 2013
Android2 April 2015
N-Gagelater, date unknown
Nintendo Switchlater, date unknown
PlayStation 4later, date unknown
PlayStation 5later, date unknown
Xbox Onelater, date unknown
Xbox Series X|Slater, date unknown

Screenshots

Tomb Raider screenshot 1Tomb Raider screenshot 2Tomb Raider screenshot 3Tomb Raider screenshot 4

Videos

Tomb Raider: Gameplay VideoTomb Raider: Teaser

Tomb Raider original series series

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Tomb Raider series

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.