Release years by system: 1997 - PlayStation, Windows 1998 - Mac OS 2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP) 2014 - iOS 2015 - Android 2024 - Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Evercade
An expansion pack called Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask was released in 1999 on Windows and Mac.
Release years by system: 1998 - PlayStation, Windows 1999 - Mac OS 2009 - PlayStation Network (PS3, PSP) 2024 - Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Evercade
An expansion pack called Tomb Raider III: The Lost Artefact was released in 2000 on Windows and Mac.
The Tomb Raider Trilogy collects the three Tomb Raider games from the second series: Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld. It was released in 2011 as part of the Classics HD line.[11] The first two games were ported to the PS3 by Buzz Monkey Software.[12] 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.[13][14] The two downloadable episodes from the Xbox 360 version of Underworld are not included.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy is a collection containing the third series: Tomb Raider (2013), 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.[15]
Tomb Raider Collection 1 is an Evercade re-release of the first three games on a single cartridge. It was released on July 31, 2024. The cartridge was also bundled with the Evercade VS-R and EXP-R models, which launched on the same day.[20][21]
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 licence 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.
Hero Wars- A Tomb Raider crossover event was held in 2024.[43]
Cancelled games
Tomb Raider III (PlayStation 2)- A survival game that was briefly in development in late 1997. A reskin with a new IP was also attempted but did not release.[44]
The Further Adventures of Lara Croft- An expansion pack for Tomb Raider II. In late 1997 this project was adapted into a full sequel and released as Tomb Raider III in 1998.[44]
The Lost Dominion- A sequel to The Angel of Darkness was in early development in 2003, but cancelled after the disappointing release of its predecessor.[45]
10th Anniversary- a PSP remake of the first game that was in development from 2005 to 2006. Cancelled after Rebellion purchased Core Design, but inspired Anniversary (2007). An Indiana Jones reskin was briefly attempted.[46]
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.[47] 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. Lara Croft makes a minor appearance in the 2018 film Ready Player One.[48]
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.[49] 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.[50]
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 found the original digibeta tape and released the short film on the Tomb Raider YouTube page in 2016.[51][52]
A short film entitled The Myth of El Hawa was released in 2022. It covers the missing storyline explaining Lara's survival between Revelations and The Angel of Darkness. It was written by Murti Schofield, the writer from The Angel of Darkness, and featured returning Lara voice actress Jonell Elliott, who collaborated with fans to produce the film.[53][54]
Rumors of a third film adaptation appeared in 2007, and was announced in 2009.[55][56] 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.[57][58][59]Alicia Vikander was cast as Lara Croft in the reboot.[60][61]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".[62][63][64]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.[65] The film was released on 16 March 2018.[66] Filming began on 23 January 2017.[67][68]
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.[69] In April 2019, Amy Jump was hired to write a script for a possible sequel, with Vikander attached.[70] 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.[71][72] 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.[73] The first draft of the script was completed in May,[74] with the working title Tomb Raider: Obsidian.[75] 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.[76]
Untitled Amazon film
In January 2023, MGM sister company Amazon Studios (now known as Amazon MGM Studios) secured the rights to a new Tomb Raider reboot 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 Raidershared universe and franchise.[77]
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.[78] 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.[79]
In late January 2023, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was developing a Tomb Raider television series for Amazon Prime Video.[85] It was officially greenlit and titled 'Tomb Raider' in May 2024 and will be produced by Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios. Waller-Bridge will write the series and serve as an executive producer alongside Jenny Robbins through Wells Street Productions. Other executive producers include Dmitri M. Johnson through dj2 Entertainment, as well as Michael Scheel and Legendary Television.[86][87] It was revealed by Amazon Studios' Jennifer Salke in an interview with Variety that Waller-Bridge is working in close partnership with the game's general manager Dallas Dickinson and the game producers but there are no any new updates.[80] On October 29, 2024, Deadline reports that Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton have tested for Lara Croft and also have Emma Corrin and Mackenzie Davis on their wishlist for the role as well.[88] On November 14, 2024, it was reported that Turner is in talks for the role.[89]
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.
Re-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.
2021
The Tomb Raider Suite: The Synth Mixes
Nathan McCree
Synth-recording of material from Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III that have been extended from its original game versions.
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.[101][102][103] 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.[104]
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.[105][106][107] 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.[108] 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.[109] 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.[110]
In February 2024, Evil Hat Productions announced Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth,[111] an officially licensed tabletop roleplaying game using the Powered by the Apocalypse mechanics. Release date for the game has yet to be announced.
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