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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 (2013) is the reboot that made Lara Croft a survivor: developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix on Mar 5, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, it tells her origin story, shipwrecked on her first expedition on an island where she stops a cult tied to the Sun Queen Himiko. It is one of the best-reviewed games in the series, at 87 on Metacritic for PS3 and 86 for Xbox 360 and PC, and Square Enix later said it had sold 11 million copies. Camilla Luddington played Lara, as she did in the two sequels, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Its Definitive Edition is still sold on modern consoles, Switch 2 and phones.
Quick facts
| Released | Mar 5, 2013 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) |
| Developer | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Lara | Camilla Luddington (voice and performance) |
| Setting | Yamatai, an island off Japan |
| Definitive Edition | Jan 28, 2014 (PS4, Xbox One); Nov 18, 2025 (Switch, Switch 2) |
| Phones | iOS and Android, February 2026 |
| Metacritic | 87 (PS3), 86 (Xbox 360, PC), as of Nov 1, 2026 |
| Steam reviews | Very Positive, 94% of 53,737, as of Nov 1, 2026 |
| Sales | 11 million (Square Enix, 2018) |
| Length | 11.5 hours main story, 21 completionist (HowLongToBeat) |
| Buy today | Steam |
Sources: Metacritic: Tomb Raider and Definitive Edition, Nov 1, 2026; Steam, Nov 1, 2026; Square Enix, Jun 26, 2012; TheGamer, May 3, 2022; Crystal Dynamics, Feb 14, 2026; HowLongToBeat, Nov 2, 2026.
What is Tomb Raider (2013) about?
A young Lara joins an expedition looking for Yamatai, the lost kingdom of the shaman queen Himiko, and is shipwrecked on a mysterious island in the Dragon's Triangle off Japan, as Stella's Tomb Raider Site sets out the opening. Her mentor Conrad Roth, the man Crystal Dynamics says handed down her dual pistols, leads the expedition. The island's cult and the queen's legend turn out to be linked, and the game is about Lara surviving both. Crystal Dynamics calls it the story of "her development from a young woman into a hardened survivor."
How the reboot plays
It throws out the classic games' structure. There is no health bar, Lara recovers over time, and a bow, an axe, a pistol, a rifle and a shotgun come one by one as she scavenges, per Stella's guide. Base camps let you fast travel and spend experience on skills and weapon upgrades. The island opens up as she gains gear, so earlier areas can be revisited, and optional side tombs and collectibles sit off the main path. Stella's walkthrough splits it into 29 areas, from Scavenger's Den to Chasm Ziggurat. There is also an online multiplayer mode.
Camilla Luddington
Square Enix named Camilla Luddington "the voice and performance actress" for Lara on Jun 26, 2012, after an international talent search in Europe and the US; her credits then included Californication and True Blood. She played Lara in all three Survivor games. Alix Wilton Regan takes over in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst; the whole list is on Lara Croft Voice Actors.
Reception
Critics welcomed it. Game Developer's roundup at launch put it at 86 on Metacritic, with IGN at 9.1 out of 10 (Keza MacDonald called it a reboot "both authentic and hugely exciting"), GameSpot at 8.5 and Eurogamer at 8. Eurogamer's Ellie Gibson was the most doubtful: she found the old Tomb Raider squeezed by collectibles, upgrades and gore, but liked the new Lara, more human than before. On Steam, the Game of the Year edition was Very Positive, 94% of 53,737 reviews, on Nov 1, 2026.
Sales
At first Square Enix was disappointed. In March 2013 it said it expected 3.4 million units sold, not counting digital, and that its big console games had "failed to meet each target" despite strong reviews. The game kept selling: by 2018 Square Enix put it at 11 million, and in 2022 the three Survivor games together had sold 38 million, about 43% of the series' 88 million. Crystal Dynamics has not said which Tomb Raider is the best seller; see Tomb Raider Sales.
Versions and where to play
- Original (2013): on Steam as Tomb Raider Game of the Year, with The Tomb of the Lost Adventurer, 6 single-player outfits and the multiplayer extras.
- Definitive Edition: Jan 28, 2014 on PS4 and Xbox One, by Nixxes Software with Crystal Dynamics, with the downloadable content included; Metacritic 85 on PS4 and 86 on Xbox One.
- Switch and Switch 2: the Definitive Edition arrived as a surprise release on Nov 18, 2025, scoring 73 on Switch 2.
- iOS and Android: with all single-player downloadable content, announced by Crystal Dynamics on Feb 14, 2026.
All three Survivor games come together as Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy (2021). Where it falls in Lara's timeline, before the 1996 story, is on Tomb Raider Games in Order, and Where to Start with Tomb Raider weighs it against the classic games as a first game.
Frequently asked questions
When did Tomb Raider (2013) come out? Tomb Raider (2013) came out on Mar 5, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, followed by the Definitive Edition for PS4 and Xbox One on Jan 28, 2014.
Who plays Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2013)? Camilla Luddington voices and performs Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2013) and in its sequels, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Is Tomb Raider (2013) a reboot? Yes. Tomb Raider (2013) restarts the series as Lara's origin story, and Crystal Dynamics places it and its two sequels before the events of the 1996 game.
How many copies did Tomb Raider (2013) sell? Square Enix said in 2018 that Tomb Raider (2013) had sold 11 million copies, after reporting in 2013 that early sales missed its targets.
Is Tomb Raider (2013) on Switch 2? Yes. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition came to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on Nov 18, 2025.
How long is Tomb Raider (2013)? HowLongToBeat puts Tomb Raider (2013) at 11.5 hours for the main story and 21 hours to complete everything.
Sources
- Tomb Raider, Metacritic, Nov 1, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Metacritic, Nov 1, 2026
- Tomb Raider Game of the Year, Steam, Nov 1, 2026
- Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics, Nov 1, 2026
- Happy Birthday, Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics, Feb 14, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Available NOW on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2!, Crystal Dynamics, Nov 18, 2025
- Camilla Luddington named as the new voice and character of Lara Croft, Square Enix, Jun 26, 2012
- The new voice of Lara Croft is a veteran of Cyberpunk 2077, Lies of P, Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed, and a whole bunch more, Andy Chalk, PC Gamer, Dec 13, 2025
- Tomb Raider: What the critics are saying, Danny Cowan, Game Developer, Feb 28, 2013
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition review, Ellie Gibson, Eurogamer, Jan 27, 2014 (first published Feb 25, 2013)
- Square Enix notes 'weak sales of big console titles' Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution, Alexander Sliwinski, Engadget, Mar 26, 2013
- Report reveals most Tomb Raider sales from reboots, Vlad Mazanko, TheGamer, May 3, 2022
- Tomb Raider Lifetime Sales Have Surpassed 88M Copies, Ana Kessler, 80.lv, May 3, 2022
- Tomb Raider (2013) Info and Walkthrough, Stella's Tomb Raider Site, Nov 2, 2026
- How long is Tomb Raider, HowLongToBeat, Nov 2, 2026
- History of Tomb Raider (1996 - 2018), Nick930, Sep 7, 2018 (video)
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History of Tomb Raider (1996 - 2018)
Nick930
- Tomb Raider (2013) is the reboot that made Lara Croft a survivor: developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by…
- It throws out the classic games' structure. There is no health bar, Lara recovers over time, and a bow, an axe, a…
- Square Enix named Camilla Luddington "the voice and performance actress" for Lara on Jun 26, 2012, after an…
- Critics welcomed it. Game Developer's roundup at launch put it at 86 on Metacritic, with IGN at 9.1 out of 10 (Keza…
- At first Square Enix was disappointed. In March 2013 it said it expected 3.4 million units sold, not counting digital…
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Core DesignCore 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.
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Lara Croft Spin-offsThe 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).
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The Angel of DarknessTomb 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.
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The Last RevelationTomb 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.
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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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Tomb Raider 2Tomb 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.
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Tomb Raider 3Tomb 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.
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Tomb Raider ChroniclesTomb 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.
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Crystal DynamicsCrystal 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.
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Rise of the Tomb RaiderRise 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.
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Shadow of the Tomb RaiderShadow 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.
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Tomb Raider: CatalystTomb 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.