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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is probably the weakest of game of the trilogy. I love this game, but coming into it, you struggle with the foliage, constantly getting turned around, unable to find objectives. For some gamers like myself, using…”
“Tomb Raider is such well known classic it doesn't even need an introduction anymore. So how did this game manage to hold up after this many years? Well, lore is simple, but entertaining, exploration is quite satisfying,…”
“This game was really fun to play even though it has been a couple of years since it's publishing. It has some bugs but overall experience makes it forgiveable. There isn't a lot of plot, you're mostly just shooting and…”
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Tomb Raider is such well known classic it doesn't even need an introduction anymore. So how did this game manage to hold up after this many years? Well, lore is simple, but entertaining, exploration is quite satisfying,…”
“From a perspective of person that didn't play single Tomb Raider game before this one, and I played the whole reboot trilogy, I consider this one to be the best out of three. Game is so fun to play, story is intriguing,…”
“Even 13 years later, this game still rocks!! Played it in 2026 and enjoyed it a ton. Great mix of platforming, exploration, puzzles, exploring, story, etc. Loved the vibe and genre. S tier for sure”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“From a perspective of person that didn't play single Tomb Raider game before this one, and I played the whole reboot trilogy, I consider this one to be the best out of three. Game is so fun to play, story is intriguing,…”
“Initially played this on PS3 and wanted to replay on PC while focusing on achievements. You need others to have a lobby going and the level achievement is grindy but doable solo so that's a bonus. Graphics obviously do…”
“If you go in expecting a linear-ish game, you will with a high likelihood enjoy the game a whole lot. Incredibly optimized game, runs buttery smooth with next to no frame drops at all throughout my entire playthrough.…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you go in expecting a linear-ish game, you will with a high likelihood enjoy the game a whole lot. Incredibly optimized game, runs buttery smooth with next to no frame drops at all throughout my entire playthrough.…”
“Great Game and looks Great as well. It runs Smooth the only problem I had is the screen is more then full since it cuts pop ups on the screen and only shows have. If you haven't played it I highly recommend it.”
“Really good game. Graphics still look awesome. Runs very well on Linux.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good game. If you ever wanted that taste of 7th gen (xbox360) console goodness buy and play this game. It's dirt cheap when a sale comes up and you get all of the DLCs. As for Steam Deck performance, this would…”
“This is an old game and yet it's still so enjoyable. I've played it before and got the bundle for cheap for steam and I am just obsessed. It's so good. It has a bow and arrow, guns, things you got to find. So if you are…”
“It's worth it, the gameplay is roughly 10 hrs long with full of action. It's a good game to start lara simping journey and rest is upto you. Lara 10/10 parkour 10/10 combat 9/10 graphics 7/10 story 4/10 overall 7.5/10”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“The developers updated the game so that the edges of the screen would be cut off and then never fixed it despite the community telling them to. The only "fix" is to go into properties and revert back to an update before…”
“This game was really fun to play even though it has been a couple of years since it's publishing. It has some bugs but overall experience makes it forgiveable. There isn't a lot of plot, you're mostly just shooting and…”
“Breddy' good. Lots of nice action sequences, movement is excellent loved running around and jumping onto platforms and whatnot. Fights were mostly fun, a few times I felt deaths were unfair but its quick enough to retry…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was really fun to play even though it has been a couple of years since it's publishing. It has some bugs but overall experience makes it forgiveable. There isn't a lot of plot, you're mostly just shooting and…”
“It's worth it, the gameplay is roughly 10 hrs long with full of action. It's a good game to start lara simping journey and rest is upto you. Lara 10/10 parkour 10/10 combat 9/10 graphics 7/10 story 4/10 overall 7.5/10”
“I played it for the first time in 2026 and yes.. I do understand why it has been paid respect to so much The environment and the gameplay is immaculate. I can see why Lara Croft has been one of the most appreciated…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This is probably the weakest of game of the trilogy. I love this game, but coming into it, you struggle with the foliage, constantly getting turned around, unable to find objectives. For some gamers like myself, using…”
“The developers updated the game so that the edges of the screen would be cut off and then never fixed it despite the community telling them to. The only "fix" is to go into properties and revert back to an update before…”
“Great Game and looks Great as well. It runs Smooth the only problem I had is the screen is more then full since it cuts pop ups on the screen and only shows have. If you haven't played it I highly recommend it.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was really fun to play even though it has been a couple of years since it's publishing. It has some bugs but overall experience makes it forgiveable. There isn't a lot of plot, you're mostly just shooting and…”
“Initially played this on PS3 and wanted to replay on PC while focusing on achievements. You need others to have a lobby going and the level achievement is grindy but doable solo so that's a bonus. Graphics obviously do…”
“A very solid reboot of a classic franchise with good controls and combat, my only real gripe is the collect-a-thon elements and the sheer number of multiplayer achievements. You can see by the percentage of people that…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was really fun to play even though it has been a couple of years since it's publishing. It has some bugs but overall experience makes it forgiveable. There isn't a lot of plot, you're mostly just shooting and…”
“Initially played this on PS3 and wanted to replay on PC while focusing on achievements. You need others to have a lobby going and the level achievement is grindy but doable solo so that's a bonus. Graphics obviously do…”
“The combat is still really good and the executions for each of the weapons, go overly hard considering how late you unlock them. Tomb raider 2013 still holds up today. Better than modern games, that lack details and…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“TR 2013 is actually a pretty solid reboot, but it’s got some massive issues. The gameplay is the best part. The combat feels smooth, the bow is satisfying, and the action is constant. It looks great and the set pieces are huge, making it a fun ride from start to finish. But the…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played“The game itself is fantastic, the story pulls you in and the combat feels great, but some things just do not work the way they should. Play it, love it, just lower your expectations for the PC version to function like a finished product.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“The game was a 9/10, this rating only because of the controls, i didn't like em'. Rest assured this is an absolute banger. "A SURVIVOR IS BORN"”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Action · Female Protagonist · Third Person · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Third-Person Shooter · Multiplayer · Exploration · Action-Adventure · Quick-Time Events · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Korean, Spanish - Spain * , Traditional Chinese, Russian * , Polish * , Dutch, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.tombraider.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Dual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300) Memory: 1GB Memory (2GB on Vista) Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600 DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 12 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection