Tomb Raider Game of the Year vs Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider Game of the Year is an action-adventure platformer game from Crystal Dynamics (2013) while Tomb Raider III is an action-adventure game from Core Design (1998).
Quick answer: Tomb Raider Game of the Year has the higher Metacritic, 86 to 76.
Tomb Raider III
What each one is
Tomb Raider Game of the Year is filed under Action-Adventure and Platformer. In contrast, Tomb Raider III under Action-Adventure.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Tomb Raider III is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was first released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998, and for Mac OS in 1999. It is the third title in the Tomb Raider series, following Tomb Raider II (1997). The story follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft as she embarks upon a quest to recover four pieces of a meteorite that are scattered across the world. To progress through the game, the player must complete a series of levels that involve solving puzzles, traversing dangerous locations, and defeating enemies.
Story, characters and reception
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Plot
A corporation called RX-Tech excavates the crash site of a meteorite that impacted on Antarctica millions of years ago and finds strange Rapa Nui -like statues alongside the grave of one of HMS Beagle 's sailors. Meanwhile, archaeologist -adventurer Lara Croft is searching for an artefact known as the Infada Stone in the ruins of an ancient Indian Hindu temple once inhabited by the Infada tribe. After taking the artefact from a researcher working for… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Although Tomb Raider III received generally favourable reviews from critics, it did not fare as well as its two predecessors. Edge considered Tomb Raider III "a valid addition to the growing franchise", stating that it offers more attractive graphics and more innovation than Tomb Raider II , while Next Generation called it the biggest and most rewarding game of the series. CVG described it as a perfect mix of the exploration and puzzles of the… (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Tomb Raider Game of the Year | Tomb Raider III | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.7/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 269,396) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 86/100 | 76/100 |
| Price | $2.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | Untested |
| Released | 2013 | 1998 |
| Developer | Crystal Dynamics | Core Design |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year vs Tomb Raider III, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Tomb Raider Game of the YearAction-adventure platformer gameTomb Raider IIIAction-adventure gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Tomb Raider Game of the YearAdventure, Action, Female ProtagonistTomb Raider IIINo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Tomb Raider Game of the Year ✓Metacritic 86Tomb Raider IIIMetacritic 76Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Tomb Raider Game of the Year269,396 reviewsTomb Raider III—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Tomb Raider Game of the Year$2.99Tomb Raider IIIUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Tomb Raider Game of the Year (Metacritic 86)
Where they differ
AdventureActionFemale ProtagonistThird PersonSingleplayerStory Rich
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Tomb Raider Game of the Year is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Tomb Raider III is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Tomb Raider Game of the Year | Tomb Raider III | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT | — |
| Minimum CPU | Dual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300) | — |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Tomb Raider Game of the Year · Tomb Raider III.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Tomb Raider Game of the Year and 0 for Tomb Raider III. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Tomb Raider Game of the Year and Tomb Raider III in scope?
Tomb Raider Game of the Year has drawn 269,396 Steam reviews. Tomb Raider III lists little scope data.
Is Tomb Raider Game of the Year or Tomb Raider III better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Tomb Raider Game of the Year or Tomb Raider III?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Tomb Raider Game of the Year or Tomb Raider III?
Tomb Raider Game of the Year has the higher Metacritic, 86 to 76. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.