Tomb Raider

Jacqueline Natla is the villain of the 1996 Tomb Raider, an Atlantean ruler posing as a businesswoman who hires Lara to find the Scion. In Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis she is the CEO of Natla Technologies, played by Adrienne Wilkinson.

Lara Croft is the British archaeologist and adventurer at the heart of every Tomb Raider game, created by Toby Gard and Core Design for the 1996 original. In Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (Feb 12, 2027) and Catalyst she is voiced by Alix Wilton Regan.

Alix Wilton Regan voices Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Catalyst. Before her, Lara was voiced by Shelley Blond, Judith Gibbins, Jonell Elliott, Keeley Hawes and Camilla Luddington, and by Hayley Atwell in Netflix's animated series.

Larson Conway is Natla's mercenary in Tomb Raider, the henchman Lara fights in the Tomb of Qualopec and again in the Sanctuary of the Scion in the 1996 game. In Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis he is played by Bradley Snedeker.

The 1996 Tomb Raider's characters are Lara Croft, the villain Jacqueline Natla, her henchmen Larson, Pierre, the Cowboy, the Skater Boy and a bald henchman, and the Atlantean rulers Qualopec and Tihocan. Legacy of Atlantis has cast Alix Wilton Regan, Adrienne Wilkinson and Bradley Snedeker.

There are three Tomb Raider films, Lara Croft Tomb Raider (2001) and The Cradle of Life (2003) with Angelina Jolie, and Tomb Raider (2018) with Alicia Vikander. A Vikander sequel was dropped in 2022, and no new film is announced as of Nov 2, 2026; Lara's next screen outing is Amazon's TV series.

Tomb Raider has two TV series, Netflix's animated Tomb Raider The Legend of Lara Croft (two seasons, 2024 and 2025) and Amazon's live-action series for Prime Video, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge with Sophie Turner as Lara, which has no premiere date as of Nov 2, 2026.

The 1996 Tomb Raider uses tank controls on a grid of blocks: Up runs forward, Left and Right turn Lara in place, and jumps cover set distances. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered adds modern controls, and Legacy of Atlantis replaces the grid with sprinting, a grapple and Survivor-style climbing.

The 1996 Tomb Raider's enemies are animals in Peru and Greece (bats, wolves, bears, raptors, a T. rex, lions, gorillas, crocodiles, rats, panthers), then mummies and Atlantean mutants, with bosses Larson, Pierre, three henchmen, the Torso and Natla. Legacy of Atlantis brings back the Peru animals and adds Natla's mercenaries.

The 1996 Tomb Raider has four weapons: the pistols with unlimited ammo, the shotgun, the magnums and the Uzis, each found in more than one level. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis keeps the dual pistols and adds weapons found in the world that can be upgraded.

Tomb Raider (1996) takes about 15.5 hours to beat on HowLongToBeat, or 20.5 hours to find everything. The shortest main game is Tomb Raider: Legend at 7 hours and the longest is Tomb Raider 3 at 20.5; Legacy of Atlantis has no figures before its Feb 12, 2027 launch.

The 1996 Tomb Raider has 45 secrets across its 15 levels, counting Stella's per-level figures for the Remastered version, from 1 to 5 per level, plus 10 in Unfinished Business. Secrets hold ammunition, medi packs and sometimes a weapon, and the original gives no reward for finding them all.

The best Tomb Raider beginner tips for the 1996 game are to save often in several slots, hold Walk near edges, count jumps in grid squares, keep medi packs for emergencies and rely on the unlimited-ammo pistols. Legacy of Atlantis tips so far come only from its makers and preview builds.

The Tomb Raider games in release order run from Tomb Raider (1996) through Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018), the Remastered collections of 2024 and 2025, and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on Feb 12, 2027, with Catalyst after it. In story order the Survivor trilogy comes first, then the 1996 adventure.

Every main Tomb Raider game from 1996 to 2018 is sold on Steam, and the six Core Design games are also in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered and IV-VI Remastered on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam, Epic and GOG. Legacy of Atlantis is on pre-order for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and Steam.

Start Tomb Raider with Tomb Raider (2013) for the modern Lara, with Tomb Raider I-III Remastered for the classic 1996 game, or with Tomb Raider: Legend for the middle era. From Feb 12, 2027, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a fourth door: a modern retelling of the first adventure.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis's Steam page has said since June 2026 that AI-assisted tools were used during development for early exploration and temporary content, all replaced or refined by people. Crystal Dynamics says all finished content will be human-crafted; it has not said which assets were involved.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis costs $59.99 for the Standard Edition and $69.99 for the Deluxe Edition, which adds early access from Feb 10, 2027, the Parisian Fugitive Outfit and a Post-Launch DLC Story Pack. The physical Collector's Edition adds a T-Rex statue and more, at a price Amazon has not published.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Windows PC through Steam, with no PS4 or Xbox One version. Steam asks for at least a GTX 1070 or RX 5700, 16 GB of memory and 80 GB of storage.

Press previews of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis come from two pre-release demos, about an hour hands-on in Peru's Lost Valley at Summer Game Fest in June 2026 and a hands-off Greece demo at Gamescom in August 2026. They praised the mix of old and new and the smarter enemies, and doubted the gunplay, the jump and the crafting. There are no reviews as of Nov 2, 2026.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis comes out on Feb 12, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, and the Deluxe and Collector's Editions unlock two days early, on Feb 10, outside Japan, Korea, Hong Kong/Taiwan and Southeast Asia. As of Nov 2, 2026 no launch hour or pre-load date has been announced.

Tomb Raider: Catalyst is Crystal Dynamics' next all-new Tomb Raider game, set in Northern India and published by Amazon Game Studios. Official pages still say 2027, but Amazon Games' Jeffrey Gattis said 2028 in July 2026, and Amazon has given no date since.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a full remake of the 1996 Tomb Raider in Unreal Engine 5, by Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog for Amazon Game Studios, out Feb 12, 2027. Lara hunts the Scion through Peru, Greece, Egypt and Atlantis with modern traversal, combat, puzzles and creatures.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis keeps the 1996 game's story and four regions but opens its rooms into semi-connected spaces and adds a grapple, Survivor-style climbing, a dodge-based shooter, crafting, a skill tree, an optional hint scanner, separate puzzle and combat difficulty, new puzzles in Egypt and new creatures.

Atlantis is the lost civilization behind Tomb Raider's story and the last region of the 1996 game, played in three levels: Natla's Mines, Atlantis and The Great Pyramid. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis calls it a mysterious Mediterranean island and has not shown it as of Nov 2, 2026.

Atlantis is level 14 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a living city of flesh, lava and mutant hatcheries inside Natla's pyramid, where Lara beats her own fleshy doppelganger by luring it into lava and takes the Scion. It has 3 secrets, by Stella's count for the Remastered version.

Caves is level 1 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a snowy Peruvian cave system with wolves, bats, a bear, dart traps and 3 secrets, all small or large medi packs. Legacy of Atlantis remakes it as Mountain Caves, opening on snow and an ice slide.

The Cistern is level 8 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a flooded underground reservoir in Greece where Lara raises and lowers the water with one switch to reach 5 keys (2 Rusty, 2 Silver, 1 Gold), with 3 secrets. It ends with a fall into the Tomb of Tihocan.

City of Khamoon is level 10 of the 1996 Tomb Raider and the first of its three Egypt levels, where Lara finds two Sapphire Keys around a great sphinx and a cat temple. It has 3 secrets, by Stella's count for the Remastered version.

City of Vilcabamba is level 2 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a lost Inca village in Peru where Lara finds the Silver Key and the Gold Idol to open the exit gate, with 3 secrets. Legacy of Atlantis keeps the City of Vilcabamba and expands its Atlantean story.

Colosseum is level 6 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a ruined arena in Greece full of lions, gorillas and crocodiles, where Lara finds the magnums in a secret and the Rusty Key that opens the way out. It has 3 secrets; Legacy of Atlantis has not shown it as of Nov 2, 2026.

Lara's Home is the optional training level of the 1996 Tomb Raider, set in Croft Manor, where Lara's own voice teaches jumping, swan dives, ledge grabs, shimmying and swimming in her music room, hall, ballroom gym and pool. It has no enemies and no secrets.

Natla's Mines is level 13 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, where Lara starts with no weapons and wins them back from three of Natla's henchmen, the Cowboy, the Skater Boy and a bald man with a shotgun, before opening the Atlantean pyramid. It has 3 secrets, by Stella's count for the Remastered version.

Obelisk of Khamoon is level 11 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, where Lara lowers four bridges around an obelisk and collects the Eye of Horus, the Ankh, the Scarab and the Seal of Anubis. It has 3 secrets, by Stella's count for the Remastered version.

Palace Midas is level 7 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a Greek palace where Lara finds 3 lead bars, turns them to gold on King Midas' hand, and uses the gold bars to open the exit. It has 3 secrets and the most kills in Greece, 43.

Sanctuary of the Scion is level 12 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, the last Egypt level, where Lara climbs a great sphinx, finds the Uzis in the level's one secret, beats Larson again and takes the third piece of the Scion.

St. Francis' Folly is level 5 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, the first in Greece: a tall central shaft whose four rooms, Neptune, Atlas, Thor and Damocles, each hide a key for the exit, with 4 secrets. Legacy of Atlantis showed its reworked Damocles room at Gamescom 2026.

The Great Pyramid is the 15th and last level of the 1996 Tomb Raider, where Lara kills the giant legless Torso mutant, destroys the Scion, beats Natla in two phases and escapes the collapsing pyramid. It has 3 secrets, by Stella's count for the Remastered version.

The Lost Valley is level 3 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, a hidden jungle valley in Peru with raptors, the famous T. rex, the shotgun and 5 secrets, where Lara finds 3 cogs to repair a machine and stop a waterfall. Legacy of Atlantis showed it first, with a new cog puzzle and a T-Rex chase.

The Scion is the Atlantean artifact Lara Croft hunts in Tomb Raider, split into three pieces found in the Tomb of Qualopec, the Tomb of Tihocan and the Sanctuary of the Scion. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis builds its story around the same hunt.

Tomb of Qualopec is level 4 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, the Atlantean ruler's tomb behind a waterfall in Peru, where Lara raises three gates, takes the first piece of the Scion and fights Larson. It has 3 secrets and introduces the rolling boulder.

Tomb of Tihocan is level 9 of the 1996 Tomb Raider, the last in Greece, where Lara fights two Atlantean centaur statues, kills Pierre DuPont for good and takes the second piece of the Scion and his magnums. It has 2 secrets.

The 1996 Tomb Raider has 15 levels in four regions, Peru (4), Greece (5), Egypt (3) and Atlantis (3), plus the Lara's Home training level, with 45 secrets counted from Stella's per-level figures. Unfinished Business adds 4 more levels.

Unfinished Business is the four-level expansion to the 1996 Tomb Raider, first released in the 1998 Gold edition for Windows and Mac, which sends Lara back to Egypt and Atlantis. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered includes it and plays it in a different order from the classic release.

The next Tomb Raider game is Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the 1996 original by Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog, published by Amazon Game Studios, out Feb 12, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC. Deluxe and Collector's Edition owners can play from Feb 10, and Tomb Raider: Catalyst follows.

Core Design was the studio in Derby, England, that created Tomb Raider and Lara Croft, made the first six games from 1996 to 2003 for publisher Eidos, then lost the series to Crystal Dynamics. Toby Gard, credited with creating Lara, left after the first game and returned at Crystal Dynamics in 2004.

Crystal Dynamics is the California studio that has made Tomb Raider since 2003, from Tomb Raider Legend to the Survivor trilogy. Owned by Embracer Group since 2022, it is making Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis with Flying Wild Hog and Tomb Raider Catalyst, both published by Amazon Game Studios.

The Lara Croft spin-offs are the Tomb Raider games outside the main series, led by the co-op games Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (2010) and Temple of Osiris (2014), the puzzle game Lara Croft GO (2015), the runner Relic Run (2015) and Tomb Raider Reloaded (2023).

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) is Crystal Dynamics' second Survivor game, sending Lara Croft to Siberia in search of the Lost City of Kitezh. Critics rated it among the best Tomb Raider games, at 86 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) ends the Survivor trilogy, with Lara Croft trying to stop a Maya apocalypse in the jungle. Eidos-Montréal led it with Crystal Dynamics; critics liked it less than the two before it, at 82 on Metacritic for Xbox One and 80 on OpenCritic.

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (Tomb Raider 6, 2003) was Core Design's last Tomb Raider, a troubled PlayStation 2 and PC game rated 52 and 49 on Metacritic, the lowest of any main-series game. Weeks after it launched, Eidos moved the series to Crystal Dynamics.

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (Tomb Raider 4, 1999) is Core Design's Egypt game, in which Lara Croft frees the god Set and must imprison him again, and which ends with her apparent death. Metacritic lists no critic score for it, but its users rate it 8.3.

Tomb Raider (1996) is the first Tomb Raider game, made by Core Design in Derby and published by Eidos Interactive in late 1996 on Sega Saturn, PlayStation and PC. Lara Croft hunts the Scion across 15 levels in Peru, Greece, Egypt and Atlantis; it sold over 7 million copies.

Tomb Raider (2013) is Crystal Dynamics' reboot, Lara Croft's origin story on a stormbound island, published by Square Enix on Mar 5, 2013 with Camilla Luddington as Lara. It scored 86 to 87 on Metacritic and had sold 11 million copies by 2018, though Square Enix first called its sales below target.

Tomb Raider 2 (Tomb Raider II, 1997) is Core Design's first sequel, sending Lara Croft after the Dagger of Xian from the Great Wall of China to Venice, a sunken ship and Tibet. It holds an 85 on Metacritic for PlayStation, one of the best scores in the series.

Tomb Raider 3 (Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft, 1998) is Core Design's third game, in which Lara Croft tracks four artifacts carved from an Antarctic meteorite through India, Nevada, the South Pacific and London. It scores 76 on Metacritic and is the longest classic Tomb Raider to finish.

Tomb Raider Chronicles (Tomb Raider 5, 2000) is Core Design's fifth game, four short flashback adventures told by Lara Croft's friends at her memorial after The Last Revelation. It scored 57 to 63 on Metacritic, and its PC version came with the Tomb Raider level editor.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is Aspyr's Feb 14, 2024 collection of the first three Tomb Raider games and their expansions, with new graphics you can switch off at any time, modern or classic controls and a photo mode. It scored 75 on Metacritic for PS5; a Challenge Mode came on Mar 12, 2026.

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is Aspyr's Feb 14, 2025 collection of The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness, with switchable new graphics, modern controls and an expanded photo mode. Critics were lukewarm (69 on OpenCritic), players warmer (89% positive on Steam), as of Nov 2, 2026.

Tomb Raider has sold over 100 million games, Crystal Dynamics said in October 2024, the figure behind Lara Croft's Guinness World Record as the best-selling videogame heroine. Tomb Raider (2013) is the best seller among the games with published figures, at 11 million by 2018, but Crystal Dynamics has not said which game sells best.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is Crystal Dynamics' 2007 remake of the 1996 Tomb Raider, rebuilt in the Tomb Raider: Legend engine and released first on PC and PS2 on Jun 5, 2007. It scored 83 on Metacritic for PC but sold 1.3 million copies, the series' lowest.

Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) is Crystal Dynamics' first Tomb Raider, a fast, short adventure in which Lara Croft hunts the pieces of Excalibur to learn her mother's fate. It scored 82 on Metacritic and shipped over 2.9 million units in its first months.

Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008) is Crystal Dynamics' third Tomb Raider, in which Lara Croft confronts Natla and learns what happened to her mother, ending the Legend story. It scored 70 to 80 on Metacritic, and Eidos said it sold about 1.5 million units by the end of 2008, below its forecasts.