Tomb Raider 1996

About

Tomb Raider came out on October 24, 1996 for Sega Saturn, then for DOS and PlayStation on November 14, 1996 and for Windows Mobile on July 1, 2002. On Steam, 86% of 4,047 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 5 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5,112 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 9 hours, doing everything about 24 hours. It won the Mac Game of the Year.

Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures. The objective of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential, it spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media.

Story

Lara Croft is a Tomb Raider, an archaeologist who explores ancient sites in search of valuable artifacts, who is hired to retrieve an artifact from a tomb in Peru, which turns out to be one of three parts of the Atlantean Scion. Soon betrayed by her employer, Lara Croft travels to Greece, Rome and Egypt to recover the other parts before this powerful device falls into the wrong hands.

What is happening now

Tomb Raider is a multi-platform action-adventure that blends shooting, platforming, and puzzle-solving across numerous environments. Since its 2013 release, the game has maintained cultural staying power, with recent retrospectives examining its most memorable level design. Coverage has highlighted standout sequences spanning from classical Greek mythology settings to dense jungle exploration, suggesting the title's level architecture continues to resonate with players years after launch.