Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

1996 · Core Design

4.03 out of 5, 484 ratings

About

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.

Release date
October 24, 1996
Developer
Core Design
Publisher
Square Enix, Eidos Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment
Genres
ShooterPlatformerPuzzleAdventure
Themes
ActionSurvival
Age rating
ESRB TClassInd 16

Media

Platforms

PlayStation 3
Nintendo 64
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation
PlayStation Portable
Windows Mobile
DOS
Sega Saturn

Release dates

Sega SaturnFull release
Europe · Oct 24, 1996
DOSFull release
North America · Nov 14, 1996
PlayStationFull release
North America · Nov 14, 1996

Engines

Core Design

Time to beat

Rushed9 h
Average19 h
Completionist24 h

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)
French
German
Italian
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese