Tomb Raider is one of the most popular game franchises. Due to the popularity of this game, it was also adopted in movies. Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game where you play as Lara Croft. Lara Croft tries to solve puzzles and avoid traps set within ancient tombs and temples. Lara Croft, the main protagonist, and playable character or the game, also became really popular. She has won several awards, appeared on several Magazine covers, and Guinness World Records.
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The first Tomb Raider game was released in 1996 for PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. It sold over 7 million copies. The sequel, Tomb Raider II, was released in 1997 and sold 8 million copies. As per reports, the series has sold over 88 million copies worldwide by 2022. Core Design, a British video game development company owned by Eidos Interactive, was the developer of the first six Tomb Raider games. After 2003, the development was moved to the American studio Crystal Dynamics.
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I also personally love tomb Raider games and enjoy playing the game in my free time. There have been several Tomb Raider games over the years. If you want to play all the games, you need to know the correct order. So, I have made a list of all Tomb Raider games ever released in an order of release date.
Tomb Raider
- Release Date: October 25, 1996
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Sony PlayStation, Classic Mac OS, N-Gage, iOS, Android, and Sega Saturn
Tomb Raider II: The Dagger of Xian
- Release Date: October 31, 1997
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Classic Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Android, Sony PlayStation
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
- Release Date: November 20, 1998
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Sony PlayStation, Classic Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Release Date: November 19, 1999
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation, Classic Mac OS
Tomb Raider Chronicles
- Release Date: November 17, 2000
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Sony PlayStation, Classic Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Sega Dreamcast
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
- Release Date: June 17, 2003
- Developers: Core Design
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Sony PlayStation 2, Mac OS Microsoft Windows
Tomb Raider: Legend
- Release Date: April 7, 2006
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Xbox
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
- Release Date: June 1, 2007
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Sony PlayStation 2, Wii, MacOS, Xbox 360
Tomb Raider Underworld
- Release Date: November 18, 2008
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Eidos Interactive
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Sony PlayStation 2, Nokia N-Gage 2.0, macOS
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Spinoff)
- Release Date: August 18, 2010
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Square Enix Europe
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Xbox
Tomb Raider
- Release Date: March 5, 2013
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Square Enix Europe
- Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, macOS, Nvidia Shield, Xbox One, Google Stadia
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Spinoff)
- Release Date: December 9, 2014
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Square Enix Europe
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One Microsoft Windows
Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Release Date: November 10, 2015
- Developers: Crystal Dynamics
- Publishers: Square Enix Europe, Microsoft Studios (Xbox)
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS, Google Stadia, Linux, Xbox 360
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Release Date: September 14, 2018
- Developers: Eidos-Montréal
- Publishers: Square Enix Europe
- Platforms: Xbox One, macOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia
Tomb Raider Mobile Games
There have also been several Tomb Raider mobile games. The First Tomb Raider game was released in 2003 for the Java ME platform. Lara Croft: Reflections was the first iOS game released n 2013. The latest Tomb Raider mobile game is Tomb Raider Reloaded released in 2022.
Game | Release Year | Platform |
---|---|---|
Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex | 2003 | Java ME |
Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar | 2004 | Java ME |
Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life | 2004 | Java ME |
Tomb Raider: Puzzle Paradox | 2005 | Java ME |
Lara Croft: Reflections | 2013 | iOS |
Lara Croft: Relic Run | 2015 | iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
Lara Croft Go | 2015 | iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
Tomb Raider Reloaded | 2022 | iOS, Android |
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