Gameplay elements focus more on survival, although exploration is used within the game when exploring the island and various optional tombs. 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. Rather than a sequel, the team decided to completely reboot the series, re-establishing the origins of Lara Croft for the second time, as they did with Tomb Raider: Legend. Tomb Raider was first released on 5 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and later on 23 January 2014 for OS X, on 27 April 2016 for Linux,on 7 March 2017 for Shield TV, on 19 November 2019 on Stadia, and on 18 March 2021 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.Ĭrystal Dynamics began the development of Tomb Raider soon after the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld in 2008. It is the tenth title in the Tomb Raider franchise and operates as a reboot that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix’s European subsidiary.

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