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Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of action-adventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and films, centring on the adventures of the female fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft. Since the release of the original Tomb Raider in 1996, the series developed into a franchise of the same name, and Lara went on to become a major icon of the video game industry. The Guinness Book of World Records recognised Lara Croft as the "Most Successful Human Videogame Heroine" in 2006. Six games in the series were developed by Core Design, and the latest four by Crystal Dynamics. The games were first published by Eidos Interactive; Eidos became part of Square Enix in April 2009. Embracer Group owns the rights to the Tomb Raider trademark and characters of the franchise. [1] Three films were released: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider , Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life and Tomb Raider . The first two star American actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, and the third Swedish actress Alicia Vikander. [2]

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The Tomb Raider video games have together sold over 95 million units, [3] [4] making it one of the best-selling video game series of all time. [5]

Overview

YearTitleDeveloperPlatform(s)
ConsoleComputerHandheldMobile
1996 Tomb Raider Core Design Saturn, PS1 Windows, MS-DOS, Mac OS N-Gage iOS, Android
1997 Tomb Raider II PS1Windows, Mac OSiOS, Android
1998 Tomb Raider III PS1Windows, Mac OS
1999 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation PS1, Dreamcast Windows, Mac OS
2000 Tomb Raider GBC
Tomb Raider: Chronicles PS1, DreamcastWindows, Mac OS
2001 Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword GBC
2002 Tomb Raider: The Prophecy GBA
2003 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness PS2 Windows, Mac OS X
2006 Tomb Raider: Legend Crystal Dynamics PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360,
GameCube 		WindowsGBA, PSP, DS Java ME
2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Windows, Mac OS X PSP
2008 Tomb Raider: Underworld PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, WiiWindows, Mac OS XDSJava ME
2010 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light PS3, Xbox 360, Stadia WindowsiOS
2013 Tomb Raider PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (Nvidia Shield TV)
2014 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PS4, Xbox One, StadiaWindows
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, StadiaWindows, Mac OS X, Linux
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Eidos Montréal [6] [7] PS4, Xbox One, StadiaWindows, Mac OS X, Linux

Video games

Main series

TitleDetails
Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 22 November 1996
  • NA: 15 November 1996
Release years by system:
1996 - Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Pocket PC
1998 - Mac OS (as Tomb Raider Gold)
2003 - N-Gage
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
2013 - iOS
2015 - Android
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.1, UK-No.1
  • An expansion pack called Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (known as Shadow of the Cat in North America) was released in 1998 on Windows and Mac.


Tomb Raider II

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 19 November 1997
  • NA: 18 November 1997
Release years by system:
1997 - PlayStation, Windows
1998 - Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
2014 - iOS
2015 - Android
Notes:


Tomb Raider III

Original release date(s):
  • EU: December 1998
  • NA: 21 November 1998
Release years by system:
1998 - PlayStation, Windows
1999 - Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:


Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Original release date(s):
  • EU: November 1999
  • NA: 22 November 1999
  • JP: 19 July 2000
Release years by system:
1999 - PlayStation, Windows
2000 - Dreamcast, Mac OS
2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:


Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Original release date(s):
  • NA: November 2000
Release years by system:
2000 - Dreamcast, Windows, PlayStation
2011 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP)
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.16, UK-No.10
  • In late 2000, Eidos released the Tomb Raider Level Editor (the Windows version features a disc with the Tomb Raider Editor).


Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Original release date(s):
  • NA: 20 June 2003
Release years by system:
2003 - PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac OS
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.27, UK-No.2 [8]


Tomb Raider: Legend

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 7 April 2006
  • NA: 11 April 2006
Release years by system:
2006 - PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, PSP, GC
2011 - PlayStation 3
Notes:

First reboot of the franchise.

  • Charts: US,-No.2, UK-No.1, EU-No.2

There are also some other versions based on the game:

  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - a 2D version for the Game Boy Advance
  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - a 2.5D version for the Nintendo DS
  • Tomb Raider: Legend (2006) - ExEn/Java


Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Original release date(s):
  • EU: 1 June 2007
  • NA: 5 June 2007
  • JP: 27 March 2008
Release years by system:
2007 - PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii
2008 - Mac OS X
2011 - PlayStation 3
Notes:

10th Anniversary Edition remake of the original Tomb Raider. [9]


Tomb Raider: Underworld

Original release date(s):
  • NA: 18 November 2008
  • EU: 21 November 2008
  • AU: 5 December 2008
Release years by system:
2008 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS
2009 - PlayStation 2
2012 - Mac OS X
Notes:
  • Charts: US-No.19, UK-No.1, EU-No.15

There are also two more downloadable levels:

  • Beneath the Ashes and Lara's Shadow - released on 24 February and 10 March 2009 as a downloadable contents for Xbox 360.


Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • WW: 5 March 2013
Release years by system:
2013 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
2014 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac OS X

2016 - Linux
2017 - Android (Nvidia Shield TV)
2019 - Stadia

Notes:

Second reboot of the franchise. The first instalment in the Survivor trilogy. [10]

  • Charts: US-No.1, UK-No.1


Rise of the Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • WW: 10 November 2015
Release years by system:
2015 - Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016 - PlayStation 4, Windows
2018 - Mac OS, Linux
2019 - Stadia
Notes:

Sequel to Tomb Raider (2013). Second instalment in the Survivor trilogy.


Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Original release date(s):
  • WW: 14 September 2018
Release years by system:
2018 - Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows
2019 - Stadia, macOS, Linux [11]
Notes:

Sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). The third and final instalment in the Survivor trilogy.

    Mobile and spin-off games

    These games are not part of the main series as they are either handheld, mobile or spin-off games.

    YearTitlePlatform
    2000 Tomb Raider Game Boy Color
    2001 Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword
    2002 Tomb Raider: The Prophecy Game Boy Advance
    Tomb Raider: Apocalypse Episode 1: The Eye of OsirisSky Gamestar (UK only)
    2003Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex Java ME
    Tomb Raider: Apocalypse Episode 2: The Shadow FallsSky Gamestar (UK only)
    Tomb Raider: Apocalypse Episode 3: The Last Midnight
    2004Tomb Raider: Quest for Cinnabar
    Tomb Raider: Elixir of Life
    2005Tomb Raider: The Temple of AnubisSky Gamestar (UK only)
    2006Tomb Raider: Puzzle Paradox
    Tomb Raider: The Action Adventure DVD player
    2010 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, iOS
    2013Lara Croft: ReflectionsiOS [12]
    2014 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Stadia
    2015 Lara Croft: Relic Run iOS, Android, Windows Phone
    Lara Croft Go iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows
    PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, macOS, Linux (2016)
    2023 Tomb Raider Reloaded iOS, Android

    The Tomb Raider Trilogy

    The Tomb Raider Trilogy is a collection of the three second-era Tomb Raider games: Tomb Raider: Legend , Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld . It was released in March 2011 in North America and Europe exclusively on PlayStation 3 as part of the Classics HD line. [13] The games were originally developed by Crystal Dynamics, in association with Buzz Monkey Software and Nixxes Software BV, and were ported to the PS3 by Buzz Monkey Software. [14]

    The collection includes the PlayStation 2 versions of Legend and Anniversary remastered in high definition as well as Underworld, which was previously released on the PS3 in 2008, all on one Blu-ray Disc. Also included is PlayStation Network Trophy support, bonus Lara Croft and Viking Thrall avatars for use in PlayStation Home, a theme pack for the XrossMediaBar and making-of videos. [15] [16]

    The two downloadable episodes available for the Xbox 360 version of Underworld are not included. The Angel of Darkness, the first Tomb Raider game to be released on the PS2, is also not included in the collection, as it was developed by Core Design rather than Crystal Dynamics and has no relation to the story told in Legend, Anniversary and Underworld.

    Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy

    Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy is a collection of reboot Tomb Raider , Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider . It was released on 18 March 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. [17]

    The Lara Croft Collection

    The Lara Croft Collection is a collection of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris by Feral Interactive. It was released for Nintendo Switch on 29 June 2023. [18]

    Tomb Raider I–III Remastered

    Tomb Raider I–III Remastered Starring Lara Croft is a collection of remasters of Core Design's first three original Tomb Raider video games developed and published by Aspyr, released on 14 February 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. [19] [20] The remaster includes options for new control schemes, and revamped graphics. [21]

    Level Editor

    The Tomb Raider Level Editor , Room Editor, is a tool released by Eidos Interactive with the video game Tomb Raider Chronicles in late 2000. Later, it was made available free to download from the Internet. Since then it has enabled players to design new levels of their own, set in locations from the original games or in new locations.

    The Action Adventure

    An interactive DVD was released by Bright Entertainment under license from Eidos in 2006, called Tomb Raider: The Action Adventure. The game takes advantage of standard DVD player audiovisual capabilities, and the remote control. It has puzzles and action elements, while the story is based on The Angel of Darkness.

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    Films

    There were initially two film adaptations made in the early 2000s that starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 and its sequel, The Cradle of Life , in 2003. While both films were financially successful, neither of them were well received by critics. A reboot starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft was released in 2018, which was better received. [26] A sequel of the 2018 film was in development with Vikander returning as Croft but it was later canceled with the film rights reverted to the game company and prompted a bidding war among studios.

    In 2015, Adrian Askarieh, producer of the Hitman films, stated that he hoped to oversee a shared universe of Square Enix films with Just Cause , Hitman, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex , and Thief , but admitted that he does not have the rights to Tomb Raider. [27] Some reports such as the Game Central reporters at Metro UK commented that the shared universe was unlikely, pointing out that no progress had been made on any Just Cause, Deus Ex nor Thief films. [28]

    A short film called Tomb Raider: The Trilogy was produced in 1998 by Silver Films for the Tomb Raider III launch party. The film was not screened outside the event at the Natural History Museum in London. Producer Janey de Nordwall, who recently found the original digibeta tape, released the short film on the Tomb Raider YouTube page in 2016. [29] [30] Lara Croft makes a minor appearance in the 2018 film Ready Player One . [31]

    FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)Initial distributor(s)
    Original series
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 15 June 2001 Simon West John Zinman
    Patrick Massett     		Mike Werb
    Simon West
    Sara B. Cooper
    Michael Colleary     		Lloyd Levin
    Colin Wilson
    Lawrence Gordon     		Paramount Pictures
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life 25 July 2003 Jan de Bont Dean Georgaris James V. Hart
    Steven E. de Souza     		Lloyd Levin
    Lawrence Gordon
    Reboot
    Tomb Raider 16 March 2018 Roar Uthaug Alastair Siddons
    Geneva Robertson-Dworet    		 Evan Daugherty
    Geneva Robertson-Dworet    		 Graham King Warner Bros.

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

    Tomb Raider (2018)

    Rumors of a third film adaptation appeared in 2007, and was announced in 2009. [32] [33] The film rights were acquired by GK Films in 2011, confirming its development four years later, with the involvement of Warner Bros. and MGM. The film is a reboot, showing Lara's first adventure and is based on the 2013 video game with Lara searching for her father. [34] [35] [36] Alicia Vikander was cast as Lara Croft in the reboot. [37] [38] Walton Goggins was cast as the film's villain; he called the plot " Raiders of the Lost Ark meets a genre version of the Joseph Conrad novel Victory: An Island Tale ". [39] [40] [41] Daniel Wu was cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who joins forces with the adventurous Lara Croft on her quest to find her father. [42] The film was released on 16 March 2018. [43] Filming began on 23 January 2017. [44] [45]

    Tomb Raider: Obsidian (cancelled)

    Prior to the release of the reboot film, Alicia Vikander expressed interest in returning as Lara Croft for a second film. [46] In April 2019, Amy Jump was hired to write a script for a possible sequel, with Vikander attached. [47] In September, Ben Wheatley, Jump's husband, signed on to direct the sequel, that was planned for a 19 March 2021 release date and his long-time cinematographer Laurie Rose would also work on the sequel. [48] [49] In January 2021, Misha Green signed to replace Jump and Wheatley as writer and director. The film was planned to be released theatrically in the U.S. via the studio's distribution and marketing joint venture United Artists Releasing, and internationally through Warner Bros. Pictures. [50] The first draft of the script was completed in May, [51] with the working title Tomb Raider: Obsidian. [52] In July 2022, MGM lost the film rights to the Tomb Raider franchise, after the window ran out to give the sequel the green light, culminating in Vikander's departure from the lead role. The rights reverted to the game company and prompted a bidding war among studios. [53]

    Untitled Amazon film

    In January 2023, MGM sister company Amazon Studios secured the rights to a new Tomb Raider film, with Dmitri M. Johnson and his company dj2 Entertainment attached to produce. The film was intended to be interconnected with a television series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge and a video game from Crystal Dynamics, forming a Tomb Raider shared universe and franchise. [54]

    Television

    SeriesSeasonEpisodesFirst releasedLast releasedShowrunner(s)Network(s)
    Revisioned: Tomb Raider 110July 10, 2007November 13, 2007
    Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft 1TBA2024 Netflix

    Revisioned: Tomb Raider (2007)

    In 2007, an animated series based on the character was produced and broadcast by GameTap as part of a series of re-imaginings of popular video game series. Titled Revisioned: Tomb Raider , the series voiced by Minnie Driver ran between May and June 2007. Multiple noted animators and writers were involved with the series, including Peter Chung, Warren Ellis, Gail Simone and Jim Lee. [55] While the production team had great creative freedom, they were given a basic guideline for the character by the developers so that Lara would not do anything out of character. [56]

    Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024)

    In late January 2021, Netflix and Legendary Entertainment announced an anime-style series adaptation based on the franchise, with Tasha Huo as the showrunner and executive producer. [57] The series will primarily take place after the events of its video game reboot trilogy. [57] Hayley Atwell will voice Lara Croft in the anime series. [58] Earl Baylon, who voiced Jonah Maiava from the Shadow of the Tomb Raider, reprises his role. Allen Maldonado voices Lara's tech expert, Zip. [59] Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is set for a 2024 release. [60]

    Future television series

    In late January 2023, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was developing a Tomb Raider television series for Amazon Prime Video. [61]

    Reception

    Box office performance

    FilmRelease dateBudgetBox office grossRef(s)
    North AmericaOther
    territories    		Worldwide
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 15 June 2001$115,000,000$131,168,070$143,535,270$274,703,340 [62]
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life 25 July 2003$95,000,000$65,660,196$90,845,192$156,505,388 [63]
    Tomb Raider 16 March 2018$94,000,000$58,250,803$216,400,000$274,650,803 [64]
    Total$304,000,000$254,249,981$450,480,462$704,730,443
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    Critical and public response

    FilmCriticalPublic
    Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore [65]
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 20% (163 reviews) [66] 33 (31 reviews) [67] B
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life 24% (176 reviews) [68] 43 (34 reviews) [69] B-
    Tomb Raider 53% (327 reviews) [70] 48 (53 reviews) [71] B

    Music

    Soundtracks

    Several soundtrack albums have been released over the course of the franchise's history. Initially, music from the game was only released on promotional samplers. However, the 2013 reboot and its 2015 sequel received full soundtrack releases. Additionally, there has been at least one album release for each of the three Tomb Raider films.

    YearTitleComposer(s)Notes
    1999Tomb Raider: Toutes Les Musiques Nathan McCree Promotional release included with the French magazine Total Play, issue 14. Includes music from Tomb Raider, II and III. [72]
    2001Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious artists
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Original Motion Picture Score Graeme Revell
    2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Various artists
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (Original Motion Picture Score) Alan Silvestri
    2002/03 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (Collector's Edition) Soundtrack Peter Connelly, Martin IvesonPromotional album released on a bonus DVD with Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness in 2002 and as a standalone CD album in 2003.
    2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Collector's Edition) Soundtrack Troels Brun Folmann Promotional album released with the Tomb Raider: Anniversary Collector's Edition, which includes music from Tomb Raider: Legend .
    2008 Tomb Raider: Underworld (Limited Edition) Soundtrack Colin O'Malley Promotional album featured on Tomb Raider: Underworld's limited edition release.
    2013 Tomb Raider – Original Soundtrack Jason Graves
    2015Rise of the Tomb Raider – Original Game Soundtrack Bobby Tahouri
    2017The Tomb Raider SuiteNathan McCreeRe-recording of material from Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III that have been extended from its original game versions.
    2018Tomb Raider – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tom Holkenborg Soundtrack album for the 2018 reboot film.
    2019Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel SymphonyPeter ConnellyRe-recording of material from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider Chronicles and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. Also includes the original music from those games.
    2021The Tomb Raider Suite: The Synth MixesNathan McCreeSynth-recording of material from Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III that have been extended from its original game versions.
    2021Tomb Raider - The Angel of Darkness (Midi Demos) Peter Connelly, Martin IvesonMidi Demo-recording of material from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
    2021Tomb Raider - The Dark Angel Symphony (Midi Demos)Peter ConnellyMidi Demo-recording of material from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider Chronicles and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

    Comics

    Beginning in 1997, Lara Croft was featured in multiple comics produced by Top Cow Productions. Her first appearance is a cameo in Witchblade . She later appeared in a titular comic book series which ran for fifty issues from 1999 to 2005. An attempt by Top Cow to restart the comic in 2007 stalled due to licensing issues. [73] [74] [75] A new comic book series began in 2014, set within the 2013 reboot's continuity and bridging the narrative gap between the reboot and its sequel. [76]

    Novels

    Six official novels have also been written. The first three, set within the original timeline, were published between 2003 and 2005. The first novel, The Amulet of Power, was set after the events of The Last Revelation, while its sequels The Lost Cult and The Man of Bronze are set after the first novel. [77] [78] [79] Another novel set within the 2013 reboot timeline, Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals, was published in 2014 as a continuation of the original story. [80] A fifth book, titled Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever, also written by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent was published in late 2016, and is a stand-alone adventure. [81] The sixth book, Path to Apocalypse, written by S. D. Perry and published in 2018, is a tie-in to the Shadow of the Tomb Raider game and is set between the Mexico and Peru parts of the game. [82]

    YearTitleAuthor(s)Publisher
    2001Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Dave Stern Pocket Books
    2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
    Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power Mike Resnick Del Rey
    2004Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult E. E. Knight
    Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze James Alan Gardner
    2014Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent Brady Games
    2016Lara Croft and the Blade of GwynneverDan Abnett Prima Games
    2018Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Path of the Apocalypse S. D. Perry Titan Books

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