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Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

1996

action-adventure game

Developer
Eidos
Publisher
Eidos Interactive
Platforms
Various
Game modes
single-player video game
Released
1996-10-25

Tomb Raider is a 1996 action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive as the debut entry in the Tomb Raider media franchise. It was first released on the Sega Saturn, followed shortly by versions for MS-DOS and the PlayStation. Later releases came for Mac OS (1999), Pocket PC (2002), N-Gage (2003), iOS (2013) and Android (2015). The game follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft, who is hired by businesswoman Jacqueline Natla to find an artefact called the Scion of Atlantis. Gameplay features Lara navigating levels split into multiple areas and room complexes while fighting enemies and solving puzzles to progress.

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Did you know?

  • Won Origins Award for Best Action Computer Game
  • Part of the Tomb Raider series
  • First released 1996-10-25

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