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Tomb Raider

TitleTomb Raider
First release1996
DeveloperCore Design
PublishersEidos Interactive, Golden Disc Electronic, Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd., Victor Interactive Software
PlatformsDOS, PC (Windows), PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Genreaction-adventure game
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
Sega Saturn: 1996-10-31 (NTSC-U)
PlayStation: 1996-11-14, 1996-11-14 (NTSC), 1996-11-14 (PAL)
PC (Windows): 1996-11-14 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ317620

Tomb Raider is a 1996 PlayStation video game developed by Core Design and released by Eidos Interactive Inc. in the USA on November 14, 1996. Lara Croft is a Tomb Raider, an archaeologist who explores ancient sites in search of valuable artifacts, who is hired to retrieve an artifact from a tomb in Peru, which turns out to be one of three parts of the Atlantean Scion. Soon betrayed by her employer, Lara Croft travels to Greece, Rome and Egypt to recover the other parts before this powerful device falls into the wrong hands. In Tomb Raider, players control Lara Croft from a third-person perspective. The camera follows Lara as she climbs, jumps, and swims through detailed environs overcoming environmental obstacles and deadly fauna. Moving through levels often involves finding spots where Lara can climb, looking for spots where Lara can use her acrobatic ability, and sliding blocks and pushing levers to solve puzzles and open passageways. Lara is armed with twin pistols with infinite ammunition, but she can pick up higher caliber weapons to take on deadlier human opponents. Lara also comes across restorative health packs and has a compass with which she can orient herself. Lara’s opponents include animals, gunmen, as well as primeval and supernatural beings. Careful explorers can also find secret areas and avoid traps.

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Sources
Wikidata (Q317620) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (2780,69119,83244,85122,85881,107693,120622) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2779) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (66) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Eidos Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Eidos Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
PC Longplay [911] Tomb Raider (1996) (Part 1/2)
World-of-Longplays · PC (Windows) version · longplay · 6:12:07auto-matched
Part of a multi-part series.
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
Tomb Raider Sega Saturn - Playthrough Longplay Part 1 By Urien84
By Urien84 Longplays · Sega Saturn version · longplay · 36:44auto-matched
Part of a multi-part series.
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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