Retro Tomb Raider Game Collection
7 total gamesIn the Tomb Raider series, you traverse ancient ruins and dangerous environments, solving intricate environmental puzzles and engaging in combat to uncover lost artifacts, often relying on Lara Croft's acrobatic skills and her iconic dual pistols.
About the Tomb Raider Series
Tomb Raider is a seminal action-adventure series that first introduced players to Lara Croft in 1996, originally appearing on platforms like the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC. The games place you in the role of Lara Croft, an intrepid archaeologist and adventurer, as she explores ancient tombs, hazardous landscapes, and forgotten civilizations.
Across its many installments, the Tomb Raider franchise has consistently featured a blend of exploration, platforming, puzzle-solving, and combat. Players navigate complex 3D environments, often performing daring leaps and climbs. Puzzles frequently involve manipulating ancient mechanisms, using environmental clues, and managing limited resources. Combat scenarios range from facing wildlife and rival treasure hunters to confronting supernatural entities, with Lara often utilizing a variety of firearms, including her signature dual pistols, as well as bows and melee weapons.
The series is renowned for its detailed level design, which has evolved from the early polygonal worlds of the original game to the more expansive and visually rich environments seen in later titles. Iconic elements within the Tomb Raider universe include Lara's distinct attire, her trusty grappling hook for traversal, and specific artifacts such as the Scion of the Atlanteans or the Dagger of Xian, which often serve as central plot devices. The gameplay loop typically involves discovering hidden areas, deciphering ancient texts, and overcoming environmental hazards to progress through a narrative centered on archaeological discovery and survival.
All Tomb Raider Retro Games
7 games available
Tomb Raider: The Prophecy
You'll guide Lara Croft through ancient ruins and treacherous environments, using her signature dual pistols and acrobatic skills to overcome enemies and solve puzzles in her quest to recover three powerful artifacts before an evil sorcerer can claim them.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend
In Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Legend, you guide Lara Croft through crumbling ruins and treacherous environments, using her agility for platforming and her twin pistols to confront foes as you seek out ancient artifacts and uncover a hidden truth.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
You'll guide Lara Croft through ancient ruins and treacherous environments, using her acrobatic skills to navigate platforms, solve environmental puzzles, and engage enemies with her dual pistols, with the Nintendo DS touchscreen offering direct aiming and interaction for key moments.
Tomb Raider: Underworld
In Tomb Raider: Underworld for NDS, you guide Lara Croft through treacherous environments using her acrobatic abilities and dual pistols to solve puzzles and combat foes, as you search for clues about a mythical underworld and her mother's past.
Tomb Raider
In Tomb Raider, you explore perilous environments, utilizing a combination of stealth, combat, and traversal mechanics to overcome obstacles and uncover ancient mysteries.
Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft
You'll guide Lara Croft to recover the Dagger of Xian, using acrobatic maneuvers, firearm combat, and environmental puzzle-solving across vast, dangerous locales, featuring new vehicles and more intense action sequences than its predecessor.
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
You venture across the globe, from urban jungles to remote islands, using Lara Croft's agility and arsenal to solve environmental puzzles, outwit dangerous adversaries, and uncover the secrets of ancient artifacts linked to a dark past.