Still looks great for a 2013 game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“For a game released in 2013, it looks stupidly good.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac), Nixxes2013Third-Person Shooter · Adventure · Action
The verdict
A cinematic, story-driven Lara Croft origin story with great combat and visuals that still hold up, but the PC port has softlock bugs, broken QTEs and camera shake. Skip it if you get motion sick.
Great for
Fans of Uncharted-style cinematic action-adventure who want a short, story-driven ride, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Game-breaking PC bugs (Geothermal Caverns crate, wolf QTE) can softlock you and force a restart
What players love
Gripping story and cinematic pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Tomb Raider has an amazing story that has excellent pacing which was never predictable and always fun.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
Fun, satisfying combat and bow
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The combat feels smooth, the bow is satisfying, and the action is constant.”
Steam review · 36.5 h played ↗
Lara's origin story and character growth
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It takes Lara from a scared survivor to a determined hero, and that journey is the core of what makes the game shine.”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Runs well, even on weak hardware and Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“This game is insanely well optimised, runs [b]buttery smooth[/b] even on my low-end office laptop”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I bought it on sale for a little over two dollars, which is a steal for the thirteen hours of entertainment the game provided.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“theres a box on a level called Geothermal caverns that doesnt go where it should and u have to replay the first 35% of the game to get back there”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Weak story, flat characters, Rambo Lara dissonance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“A good action-adventure game dragged down by perhaps the most brain-numbing dialogue and story ever conceived.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Broken QTEs, especially the wolf den
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I got stuck at the wolf encounter because the game simply refuses to register the required input.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Unremovable camera shake causes motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There's so much screen shake in this they should call it earthquake simulator, not Tomb Raider.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Too many QTEs and scripted, on-rails play
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Two thirds of the "game" is just cutscenes & fully scripted traversal.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Not enough tombs or puzzles; too much shooting
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“And puzzles - the so called "tombs", they are a joke.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit)
ProcessorDual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300)
Memory1GB Memory (2GB on Vista)
GraphicsDirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600
Storage12 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
ProcessorQuad core CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955, Intel Core i5-750
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 5870, nVidia GTX 480
Storage12 GB HD space
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit)
ProcessorDual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300)
Memory1GB Memory (2GB on Vista)
GraphicsDirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600
Storage12 GB HD space
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