Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Developer: Eidos-Montréal, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral interactive (Linux)
Publisher: Crystal Dynamics, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral interactive (Linux)
Franchise: Tomb Raider
Release date: Sep 14, 2018
Store page updated: Dec 9, 2025
Price: $39.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

68.8/ 100

Based on 439 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 83% of 520

All time 😄 Very Positive 85% of 88,400

“best game of the trilogy with great balance of puzzles, combat and exploring”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+0.57

Freedom +1.38 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way

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Story & World

+1.02

World +3.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“jungle setting is rich, immersive, and atmospheric with jaw-dropping set pieces” (47)

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Content Volume

-0.17

Variety -1.94 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

“ridiculous quantity of secondary filler makes game repetitive” (21)

This game is what I affectionately like to call "la comidilla del gato", or in other terms, the kind of game I only play when I don't have anything else to play. That doesn't mean it's a bad game or anything, in fact I bet it's probably a pretty good game if it didn't struggle to keep my interest for more than 30 minutes. The first game of this triology was pretty iconic, with a lot of memorable moments and mechanics, but I barely remember anything from the second and sooner rather than later I'll forget about this one too. Maybe it's the ridiculous quantity of secondary filler, the continued

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Visuals & Sound

+3.11

Visuals +3.39 · Graphics, art style, and animation

“dirección artística preciosa, gráficos muy buenos y banda sonora genial” (133)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider marca el fin de la trilogía Survivor y es el juego de los últimos 18 años que más se acerca a la fórmula clásica de la mítica Lara Croft, la cual consiste en una entrega más enfocada en el sigilo y la exploración. Además, logra pulir todos los elementos vistos en las dos anteriores entregas y logra implementar nuevas mecánicas que enriquecen bastante el gameplay. Para empezar, ahora tenemos un sistema de buceo mucho más trabajado, por lo cual podemos encontrar objetos, tesoros, enfrentar animales acuáticos e incluso encontrar rutas a posibles tumbas. También podemos u

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Multiplayer

+1.40

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.40 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-1.75

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Balance -2.60 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

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Tech & Support

-2.03

Stability -2.85 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs

“physics puzzle breaking bug after certain tries, seven years old” (63)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.