Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- Crystal Dynamics
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- 80
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- Not stated
What is Tomb Raider: Underworld?
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 18 November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 5 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q915860, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Tomb Raider: Underworld received?
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
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?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | 13+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
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: Underworld 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.
- Performance and stutter19 of 300 (6%)
- The PC version is a hacky console port with many elements tied to the framerate, causing a few extra issues in an already-buggy game, but it's your best bet - particularly as it goes on sale for pennies, which are all this game is worth, sadly.
Steam review, 10 August 2024 · 7 hours played · 17 readers marked it helpfulI locked the FPS to 30 via RTSS, and the game ran without many FPS drops.
Steam review, 2 February 2026 · 16 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful - Crashes and freezes14 of 300 (5%)
The game only crashed twice in my 15 hours of gameplay, and loading screens were very fast.
Steam review, 2 February 2026 · 16 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpfulhaving nothing but issues whenever i load the game, it crashes on the cutscene after croft manor explodes and just keeps getting stuck with audio skipping.
Steam review, 24 June 2026 · 0 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful
A further 55 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: Underworld
24 games overlap with Tomb Raider: Underworld on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider: Legend and Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Common questions about Tomb Raider: Underworld
What platforms is Tomb Raider: Underworld on?
Tomb Raider: Underworld is available on PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2008.
How much does Tomb Raider: Underworld 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: Underworld?
77% of 6,883 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly 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: Underworld?
80 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: Underworld work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Tomb Raider: Underworld as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Tomb Raider: Underworld?
Tomb Raider: Underworld was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.