Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the critically acclaimed Rise of the Tomb Raider. With over 50 hours of gameplay and all-new content created to celebrate 20 years of the iconic Lara…
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is an adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 11 October 2016 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR and Xbox One.
What Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is an adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Foundation Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Now, after uncovering an ancient mystery, Lara must explore the most treacherous and remote regions of Siberia to find the secret of immortality before a ruthless organization known as Trinity. Lara must use her wits and survival skills, form new alliances, and ultimately embrace her destiny as the Tomb Raider. Experience high-octane action moments, conquer beautifully hostile environments, engage in brutal guerilla combat, and explore awe-inspiring deadly tombs in the evolution of survival action. In “Rise of the Tomb Raider,” Lara becomes more than a survivor as she embarks on her first Tomb Raiding expedition. PlayStation VR Support: The full “Blood Ties” story chapter can be experienced…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player. There are 143 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is the 94th of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. It arrived 6 months after Rise of the Tomb Raider: Cold Darkness Awakened. The next entry was Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties in 2016. Its critic score of 80 is 8 points above the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is The Tomb Raider Trilogy at 92.
How it was received
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 106 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration launched on 11 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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