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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 1996 Tomb Raider has 45 secrets in its 15 main levels, a total this viki adds up from Stella's Tomb Raider Site, which counts each level separately (from 1 to 5) for the Remastered version but gives no grand total. Unfinished Business adds 10 more. A secret in the 1996 game is a hidden spot that holds ammunition, medi packs and occasionally a weapon; a chime plays when Lara finds one, the statistics at the end of the level show found against total, and, in Stella's words, there is no bonus for finding all of them. No official total from the makers exists, as of Nov 2, 2026. The clip is Josh Strife Plays on the 1996 PlayStation version.
Quick facts
| Main game | 45 secrets in 15 levels (our sum of Stella's counts) |
| Unfinished Business | 10 in 4 levels (our sum) |
| Per level | 1 to 5 |
| Most | The Lost Valley, 5 |
| Fewest | Sanctuary of the Scion, 1 (the Uzis) |
| Reward for all, 1996 | None |
| Reward, Remastered | Achievements and trophies |
| Legacy of Atlantis | All 1996 secrets return, plus new ones (the makers, Jun 22, 2026) |
Sources: Stella's Tomb Raider Site, Reimagining Peru.
How many secrets are in each level?
| # | Level | Region | Secrets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caves | Peru | 3 |
| 2 | City of Vilcabamba | Peru | 3 |
| 3 | The Lost Valley | Peru | 5 |
| 4 | Tomb of Qualopec | Peru | 3 |
| 5 | St. Francis' Folly | Greece | 4 |
| 6 | Colosseum | Greece | 3 |
| 7 | Palace Midas | Greece | 3 |
| 8 | Cistern | Greece | 3 |
| 9 | Tomb of Tihocan | Greece | 2 |
| 10 | City of Khamoon | Egypt | 3 |
| 11 | Obelisk of Khamoon | Egypt | 3 |
| 12 | Sanctuary of the Scion | Egypt | 1 |
| 13 | Natla's Mines | Atlantis | 3 |
| 14 | Atlantis | Atlantis | 3 |
| 15 | The Great Pyramid | Atlantis | 3 |
| Total | 45 |
Each count links to Stella's walkthrough for that level, which shows where every secret is. By region that is 14 in Peru, 15 in Greece, 7 in Egypt and 9 in Atlantis. The total is our own sum; Stella's counts are for the Remastered version, and we did not check the classic guides level by level.
Secrets in Unfinished Business
Listed in the Remastered order; the classic Gold edition plays the Egypt pair first. See Unfinished Business.
What do secrets give you?
In the 1996 game, the contents are practical: shotgun shells, magnum and Uzi clips, small and large medi packs, and on PlayStation, save crystals. A few hold weapons, and these matter most:
- The magnums are first found in a secret in Colosseum, and turn up in one in Palace Midas too.
- The Uzis are the only secret of Sanctuary of the Scion, on an invisible platform beside the sphinx.
- The shotgun sits in secrets in Tomb of Qualopec, St. Francis' Folly and Natla's Mines for anyone who missed it in The Lost Valley.
Missing a weapon secret is never fatal: Stella notes every weapon can be found in more than one place. See Weapons.
Is there a reward for finding all the secrets?
Not in the 1996 game: Stella states there is no bonus for finding all secrets in a level or in the game. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered adds achievements and trophies, and Stella names two that reward secrets: "Codex of Egypt" for the Egypt levels and "Codex of Atlantis" for the last three. A separate achievement, "Tomb Cleaner", asks for every pickup in the game; one Uzi pickup in Atlantis could not be collected until the Mar 12, 2024 patch.
How do you know you found one?
A short chime plays when Lara finds one, and the level's statistics screen at the end shows how many of its secrets you found. That makes it easy to see which levels to replay. In Remastered, Challenge Mode, added on Mar 12, 2026, works as a level select when no modifiers are turned on, so a missed secret no longer means replaying the game from that point.
Secrets in Legacy of Atlantis
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis keeps them. The makers wrote on Jun 22, 2026 that "all of the original 1996 secrets return, and many new ones have been added". What a secret gives seems to change: in the Gamescom 2026 demo of Greece, finding the Athenian Owl relic unlocked Lara's Tomb Raider: Legend outfit, and The Sixth Axis reports that secrets reward outfits. Notebookcheck reports that skill points come from artifacts, which no first-party source has stated, as of Nov 2, 2026. The total number of secrets in the remake is not known. More on What's New in Legacy of Atlantis. The clip is IGN's Jun 2026 first preview, from a pre-release build.
Frequently asked questions
How many secrets are in Tomb Raider 1? Tomb Raider (1996) has 45 secrets in its 15 levels, adding up Stella's per-level counts for the Remastered version, and 10 more in Unfinished Business. The makers have published no official total.
Which Tomb Raider level has the most secrets? The Lost Valley, level 3 of Tomb Raider (1996), has the most, 5 secrets. Sanctuary of the Scion has the fewest, a single secret that holds the Uzis.
What happens if you find all the secrets in Tomb Raider? In the original Tomb Raider, nothing: there is no bonus for finding them all. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered gives achievements, such as "Codex of Egypt" for every secret in the Egypt levels.
Do I need the secrets to finish Tomb Raider? No. In Tomb Raider (1996) every secret is optional, and each weapon found in one can also be found elsewhere, so the game can be finished without any of them.
Are the secrets in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis the same? The makers say all of the original 1996 secrets return in Legacy of Atlantis and many new ones are added, and a preview reports that secrets now reward outfits.
Sources
- Tomb Raider Remastered Game Info and Walkthrough, Stella's Tomb Raider Site
- Level walkthroughs 1 to 15, Stella's Tomb Raider Site
- Tomb Raider Unfinished Business Info and Walkthrough, Stella's Tomb Raider Site
- TR1 Controls and Gameplay: weapon locations, Stella's Tomb Raider Site
- Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Challenge Mode Patch Is Live, Crystal Dynamics, Mar 12, 2026
- Reimagining Peru, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis official site, Jun 22, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Preview, Reimagining the Sword of Damocles, The Sixth Axis, Sep 2, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis gets brand new teaser, Notebookcheck, Oct 26, 2026
- Was it Good? - Tomb Raider 1, Josh Strife Plays, Jan 22, 2022 (video)
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - The First Preview, IGN, Jun 11, 2026 (video)
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Was it Good? - Tomb Raider 1
Josh Strife Plays
- The 1996 Tomb Raider has 45 secrets in its 15 main levels, a total this viki adds up from Stella's Tomb Raider Site…
- In the 1996 game, the contents are practical: shotgun shells, magnum and Uzi clips, small and large medi packs, and on…
- The Uzis are the only secret of Sanctuary of the Scion, on an invisible platform beside the sphinx.
- A short chime plays when Lara finds one, and the level's statistics screen at the end shows how many of its secrets…
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - The First Preview
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How Long to Beat Tomb RaiderTomb 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.
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Tomb Raider Beginner TipsThe 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.
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Tomb Raider Games in OrderThe 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.
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Where to Buy Tomb Raider GamesEvery 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.
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Where to Start with Tomb RaiderStart 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.
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Jacqueline NatlaJacqueline 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.
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Lara Croft Voice ActorsAlix 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.
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Tomb Raider (1996)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.
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Unfinished BusinessUnfinished 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.
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CavesCaves 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.
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City of VilcabambaCity 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.
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Tomb of QualopecTomb 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.