Stunning graphics and environments
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The graphics are absolutely stunning, especially the environments, lighting, water, and jungle areas.”
Steam review · 21.2 h played ↗
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Eidos-Montréal, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral interactive (Linux)2018Adventure · Action · Puzzle
The verdict
A gorgeous, tomb-focused finale to the reboot trilogy with great exploration and puzzles, but a weak story and a PC port with progression-blocking bugs. Skip it if you want heavy combat or a gripping plot.
Great for
Reboot trilogy fans who love tomb puzzles, exploration and stunning scenery
Main risk
Puzzle bugs at high FPS can block progress, and the story is boring
What players love
Great tombs, puzzles and exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The tombs, puzzles, and environmental exploration are easily among the strongest in the reboot series.”
Steam review · 45.5 h played ↗
Immersive atmosphere and jungle setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The world in this game is absolutely amazing. Scenery, authentic spoken languages, and wildlife significantly add to the weight and immersion of the game.”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Improved stealth and fun combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The stealth is the best part—stalking guys in the jungle like a mud-covered predator is badass.”
Steam review · 56.8 h played ↗
Runs well and is well optimized
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the PC performance is top notch, 60 FPS and higher, constantly, runs like butter.”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, generic story and weak characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“World and gameplay and such are really good, but they couldn´t make up for the really lackluster story.”
Steam review · 33.9 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs, esp. puzzles at high FPS
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I had to exit exclusive fullscreen so that I'm able to force 60fps because for whatever reason the puzzle pieces literally won't move on 165fps, only on 60fps.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Janky climbing and traversal
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Lost count of how many times Lara just... refused to grab a ledge that was right in front of her.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Repetitive, padded and too little combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“in this you get to swim and climb a lot and shoot quite a little.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Audio and dialogue bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“You have to verify the integrity of the game files before you play the game if you want to hear the dialog.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Too many unskippable cutscenes and forced walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Forced walking segments. Cutscene after cutscene after cutscene.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64 bit
Processori3-3220 INTEL or AMD Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7 4770K, 3.40 Ghz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 3.20 Ghz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 8GB
Storage40 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64 bit
Processori3-3220 INTEL or AMD Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
Storage40 GB available space
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