Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square-Enix for the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. The game is optimized for next-gen consoles…
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is an adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 28 January 2014 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 10.7 hrs to finish.
What Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is an adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2014. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival, with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is the 82nd of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. The next entry was Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris in 2014. Its critic score of 88 is 16 points above the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is The Tomb Raider Trilogy at 92.
How it was received
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 161 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10.7 hrs.
What it launched against
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launched on 28 January 2014, within three weeks of The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, The Banner Saga and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, The Banner Saga, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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