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Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure — globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the...

Action Adventure

Player score
8.2/10
7,403 reviews
Released
2007
Developer
Crystal Dynamics
Platforms
5 systems
Critics
83
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Tomb Raider: Anniversary?

Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure — globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the...

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released1 June 2007
DeveloperCrystal Dynamics
PublisherEidos Interactive
PlatformsPlayStation Portable, PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck
GenresAction Adventure
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q580667, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Tomb Raider: Anniversary received?

Players82%positive of 7,403 · Very Positive
Metacritic83critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate13+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$0.98$8.99 list

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Tomb Raider: Anniversary on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes24 of 300 (8%)

    And when it does (after trying a bunch) it will crash after the intro animation.

    Steam review, 11 May 2024 · 5 hours played · 16 readers marked it helpful

    Also this game does not like you tabbing out for any reason and will crash.

    Steam review, 26 April 2025 · 33 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful

A further 70 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Tomb Raider: Anniversary

24 games overlap with Tomb Raider: Anniversary on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Tomb Raider: Underworld, Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider.

All 24 games like Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Common questions about Tomb Raider: Anniversary

What platforms is Tomb Raider: Anniversary on?

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is available on PlayStation Portable, PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck. It first released in 2007.

How much does Tomb Raider: Anniversary cost?

$0.98 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Tomb Raider: Anniversary?

82% of 7,403 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Tomb Raider: Anniversary?

83 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Tomb Raider: Anniversary work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Tomb Raider: Anniversary as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Tomb Raider: Anniversary?

Tomb Raider: Anniversary was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.