Status BMO Jun 4, 2026
New Tomb Raider Mod Turns The Classic Game Into An Awesome 2D Platformer
This mod looks more interesting than the upcoming remake.
Tomb Raider (1996)
DOS · Nintendo 64 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · Sega Saturn
3.53 from 1655 ratings
5036 members have it in their collection · 87 playing now · 1709 backlogged · 280 wish listed
How long? Main story 15h · with extras 18h · 100% 31h (from 13 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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.
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Details
- Developers
- Core Design
- Publishers
- Eidos Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Sandbox, Survival
- Franchises
- Tomb Raider
- Series
- Tomb Raider
- Event
- Sony Computer Entertainment America E3 2012 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 24, 1996 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Saturn
- Nov 14, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
- Nov 22, 1996 (Full Release) (Europe) DOS, PlayStation
- Jan 19, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) DOS
- Jan 24, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Sega Saturn
- Feb 14, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
- Aug 13, 2009 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
- Sep 01, 2010 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
- Nov 28, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- TBD (Cancelled) (Worldwide) Nintendo 64
Also available on
- Tomb Raider: Gold (1998) · ANDR, DOS, MAC, iOS
- Tomb Raider (2003) · NGE
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Collectors Edition (2007) · PS2
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) · Wii
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) · Mobile
- Tomb Raider: Collector's Edition (2012) · PC
- Tomb Raider (2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2025) · PS4, PS5
Related
Bundled in
- Gold Games 3 (Dec 1998) · DOS, PC
- Tomb Raider Anthology (Oct 2001) · PS1
- Tomb Raider 1+2+3 (May 2012) · PC
- Tomb Raider Collection 1 (Jul 2024) · EVER
Remakes
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Jun 2007) · MAC, OnLive Game System, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, X360
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (Feb 2027) · Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, XSX
- Tomb Raider: 10th Anniversary Edition · PC, PS2, PSP
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
306
4 stars
509
3 stars
631
2 stars
182
1 star
27
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status shinespark Dec 13, 2025
In another bit of Tomb Raider news, I'm just now learning that the original game's modding community has made huge strides in recent years! They've got a brand new, open source level editor called the Tomb Engine, which seems pretty fully featured and has a whole series of tutorial videos on how to build your own levels. Always cool to …
In another bit of Tomb Raider news, I'm just now learning that the original game's modding community has made huge strides in recent years! They've got a brand new, open source level editor called the Tomb Engine, which seems pretty fully featured and has a whole series of tutorial videos on how to build your own levels. Always cool to see that modders are still out there and thriving.
Status Ding0 May 29, 2022
While the controls are definitely something to get accustomed to, the game still hooked me (nostalgia helped a bit with that, admittedly). I find the levels to be atmospheric and interesting. The story is, as others already remarked, not the main selling point, but it serves its purpose and should not be distracting if one does not expect a story-driven …
Read moreWhile the controls are definitely something to get accustomed to, the game still hooked me (nostalgia helped a bit with that, admittedly). I find the levels to be atmospheric and interesting. The story is, as others already remarked, not the main selling point, but it serves its purpose and should not be distracting if one does not expect a story-driven game.
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Status timebias Jul 24, 2019
So, I've begun my trip through the Tomb Raider series, first time through for me—I've only played a few demos and levels before. The first game is looking surprisingly great with modern patches (I highly recommend playing the PC version—which I bought for a little more than a quid on Green Man Gaming!—modded with Carlmundo's Automated Fix), running smoothly …
Read moreSo, I've begun my trip through the Tomb Raider series, first time through for me—I've only played a few demos and levels before. The first game is looking surprisingly great with modern patches (I highly recommend playing the PC version—which I bought for a little more than a quid on Green Man Gaming!—modded with Carlmundo's Automated Fix), running smoothly in full HD. It's still quite atmospheric and, as another user commented, not as clunky in handling as some people claim—just comparing it to my other recent gaming experiences, I prefer TR1's zippy underwater swimming to the sluggish realism of the same action in The Witcher III. I've enjoyed my first session and am looking forward to the rest.
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Status kurodutch Aug 30, 2018
Play the pc port. it has savestates and that can make your life a lot easier than the console versions. I can understand if someones says that this game is not for them, especially in 2018. It has really tricky mechanics, the jumps and the shooting are really far from something enjoyable, even back in 1996.
The levels are fairly …
Play the pc port. it has savestates and that can make your life a lot easier than the console versions. I can understand if someones says that this game is not for them, especially in 2018. It has really tricky mechanics, the jumps and the shooting are really far from something enjoyable, even back in 1996.
The levels are fairly big, and most of them are exploration and shooting some animals and later in the game bad guys.
You can feel the emptiness in each level. You can feel that is just Lara exploring by her own each place. And the fact that there is no music it has a lot to do with it. You only trigger it when you are in combat.
If you can stand the precision jumps, (the key feature of the game) then give it a try. If you can't tolerate the gameplay in the first level, just quit. All 15 levels use the same mechanics.
