Tomb Raider (2013 video game)

Tomb Raider
Developer(s)Crystal Dynamics[a]
Publisher(s)Square Enix Europe
Director(s)
  • Noah Hughes
  • Daniel Chayer
  • Daniel Neuburger
Producer(s)Kyle Peschel
Programmer(s)Scott Krotz
Artist(s)Brian Horton
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Jason Graves
SeriesTomb Raider
Platform(s)
Release
5 March 2013
  • PS3, Windows, Xbox 360
    • WW: 5 March 2013
    OS X
    • WW: 23 January 2014
    PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    • NA: 28 January 2014
    • AU: 30 January 2014
    • EU: 31 January 2014
    Linux
    • WW: 27 April 2016
    Shield TV
    • WW: 7 March 2017
    Stadia
    • WW: 19 November 2019
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix's European branch. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft.[4][5] The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival, with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.

Crystal Dynamics began development of Tomb Raider soon after the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld in 2008. Rather than a sequel, the team decided to reboot the series, re-establishing the origins of Lara Croft for the second time, as they did with Tomb Raider: Legend. 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. Camilla Luddington was hired to voice and perform as Lara Croft, replacing Keeley Hawes.

Upon release, Tomb Raider received critical acclaim, with praise for the graphics, gameplay, Luddington's performance as Lara, and Lara's characterization and development, although the addition of a multiplayer mode was not well received. The game sold over 14.5 million units by October 2021, making it the best-selling Tomb Raider title to date. A remastered version, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2014 and for Windows in April 2024, containing improved graphics and downloadable content. A sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider, was released in November 2015 and a third instalment, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, was released in September 2018.

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  4. ^ Cullen, Johnny (6 December 2010). "Square announces Tomb Raider". VG247. Videogaming 247. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ Makuch, Eddie (6 December 2010). "Next Tomb Raider to be origin story". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.


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