Tomb Raider Game of the Year

Tomb Raider Game of the Year

Steam Deck Verified

Crystal Dynamics · Adventure · Mar 5, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
269k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 174 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 269k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Definitely a must-buy if you enjoy story-driven action adventure games.
174 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is super engaging — perfect mix of exploration, combat, and cinematic storytelling.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game runs on a proprietary engine, and the graphics look quite good and pleasing to the eye (though, for the record, the visuals in the sequel—*Rise of the Tomb Raider*—are even better, bordering on true next-gen quality).
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story, the world, exploration, the sound design and the characters.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
You have the option to enable SSAA x2 anti-aliasing; on capable hardware, the game runs smoothly and without stuttering at 120 FPS.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played this game exclusively on the Steam Deck.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters174 reviews
Gameplay106 reviews
Graphics89 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Performance18 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat100 reviews
95%
Multiplayer30 reviews
97%
Difficulty18 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs28 reviews
64%
Crashes10 reviews
80%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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