Historic classic with strong nostalgia
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“this is one of the most important video games of all time”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Tomb Raider I (1996)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Core Design2012Adventure · Action · Puzzle
−50%$6.99$3.49
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A landmark 3D exploration-puzzle classic with great atmosphere, held back by a DOSBox port and clunky tank controls. Skip it unless you'll patch it or want the remaster.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and patient players who enjoy slow, grid-based platforming and don't mind fan patches
Main risk
The DOSBox port and clunky tank controls make it frustrating or unplayable without fan patches
What players love
Atmospheric exploration and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Masterful Isolation: You are dropped into suffocating, ancient ruins with zero guidance.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Clever puzzles and satisfying platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“And nailing precise jumps felt really good”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Fan patches (TRX etc.) fix the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“it brings natural controller support, visual updates, performance fixes, native linux builds, and more”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
Save anywhere on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“PC version has an unlimited save system, make use of this !!”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky tank controls and platforming
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Why does a successful jump feel like a luxury?!”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Lazy DOSBox port, no widescreen
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“you need Dosbox to run the first classic game on Steam? Which is basically emulation.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Crashes, alt-tab and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“If you change controls, DosBox crashes. If you minimize the game, DosBox crashes.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
No or broken controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“configuring this game to work with a game pad or controller is a nightmare”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Remaster or Anniversary is better
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Buy the remake "tomb raider: anniversary" which is the same game, but better everything and with mouse control too.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Missing PS1 music and expansion
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“it doesn't come with the soundtrack that is present in the PlayStation version”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9
Storage2 GB HD space
OSWindows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9
Storage2 GB HD space
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