Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Guide an inexperienced Lara Croft across Yamatai, combining climbing and combat with camp-based skill and equipment upgrades as she works to survive her first Survivor-trilogy adventure.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition follows Lara Croft's early struggle on Yamatai. You guide her through the island by jumping, climbing and crawling, then deal with hostile inhabitants through weapons, close combat or stealth. Customizing her equipment is part of the adventure, alongside finding a route through the island's dangerous surroundings. Camps connect exploration with character development. Skill points unlock survival abilities, while collected salvage pays for equipment improvements. Fast travel camps also let you return to places already visited. This is the opening adventure of the Survivor trilogy, and the Definitive Edition's supplementary material includes a digital prequel comic, an art book and developer videos.
Collected in series
Tomb Raider follows Lara Croft into ruins where finding a route can be as important as surviving a fight. Climbing, ancient mechanisms and archaeological mysteries anchor adventures that range from deliberate exploration to cinematic action.
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AI review
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For players who want a character-led survival adventure with combat and equipment growth.
Climbing, stealth and direct fighting can give players several kinds of action to engage with during Lara's journey. Camp upgrades should appeal to those who like turning exploration resources into tangible development, with return travel allowing earlier areas to be revisited.
Strengths
- Skill points and salvage give distinct uses to character development and equipment improvement.
- The island journey connects traversal with a choice of stealth or direct combat.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy following a protagonist's first adventure while developing skills and equipment between encounters.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Camp improvements and return travel can give resource-minded players useful goals between advances through the island. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The combination of traversal, stealth and direct combat should suit players who want their action adventure to involve more than aiming weapons. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Following an inexperienced Lara through Yamatai's dangers may give the action a stronger personal context for players interested in her beginnings. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support gives players a choice of viewing arrangements for Lara's adventure. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher
- Aspyr
- Release date
- Nov 18, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsStory-drivenReal-time CombatSurvivalThird PersonExplorationStealthSolo-friendlyReplayableEquipment-driven ProgressionFast-pacedShooting
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideNov 18, 2025
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Sources
- www.tombraider.comSource revision: 1
- www.tombraider.com