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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light cover art

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Crystal Dynamics · 2010-09-28

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Tomb Raider · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 22, 2020 (Google Stadia), Oct 14, 2016 (Android), Dec 16, 2010 (iOS), Jun 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2010 (PlayStation 3)

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

11
playing now
91%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (119 ratings)
14h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS. It is part of the Tomb Raider series, but unlike previous games, the game does not carry the Tomb Raider brand and has a heavy emphasis on cooperative gameplay. In multiplayer, players take the role as either Lara Croft or a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior named Totec. They must work together in order to stop the evil spirit Xolotl and retrieve the Mirror of Smoke. A single-player campaign mode is available that does not include the non-playable character AI following or helping Lara.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 137 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,795 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 191k–383k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,782 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$1.35-86%
Humble Store$1.49-85%
Steam$1.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.24-85%
Microsoft Store$2.24-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.13 at GreenManGaming (2024-08-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 67 of 71 observed days · $0.36 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1802026-08-06 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.33$1.132015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-02-10 — best price $4.992015-03-22 — best price $3.492015-04-29 — best price $3.502015-07-08 — best price $12.332015-09-12 — best price $9.992015-12-04 — best price $9.492016-03-10 — best price $9.752016-07-20 — best price $6.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-07-12 — best price $2.502018-03-15 — best price $2.492018-10-11 — best price $2.002019-03-19 — best price $9.992019-08-13 — best price $2.492019-11-22 — best price $2.492020-02-11 — best price $1.502020-06-02 — best price $8.482020-08-22 — best price $9.992020-12-09 — best price $1.272021-03-01 — best price $9.992021-05-25 — best price $1.392021-09-16 — best price $9.992022-03-02 — best price $10.002022-06-20 — best price $1.392022-11-30 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-12-02 — best price $8.992024-05-03 — best price $1.492024-11-27 — best price $1.492025-06-12 — best price $1.492025-12-04 — best price $9.992026-05-26 — best price $9.992026-08-25 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

541952026-05-31 — 157 pageviews2026-06-03 — 541 pageviews2026-06-06 — 244 pageviews2026-06-09 — 214 pageviews2026-06-12 — 249 pageviews2026-06-15 — 214 pageviews2026-06-18 — 160 pageviews2026-06-21 — 179 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-27 — 159 pageviews2026-06-30 — 139 pageviews2026-07-03 — 156 pageviews2026-07-06 — 154 pageviews2026-07-09 — 151 pageviews2026-07-12 — 169 pageviews2026-07-15 — 117 pageviews2026-07-18 — 145 pageviews2026-07-21 — 126 pageviews2026-07-24 — 146 pageviews2026-07-27 — 109 pageviews2026-07-30 — 114 pageviews2026-08-02 — 119 pageviews2026-08-05 — 132 pageviews2026-08-08 — 116 pageviews2026-08-11 — 124 pageviews2026-08-14 — 108 pageviews2026-08-17 — 125 pageviews2026-08-20 — 143 pageviews2026-08-23 — 136 pageviews2026-08-26 — 150 pageviews2026-08-28 — 149 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
67%
earned "Overachiever"
27.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)49,0707%12
PS3 (PlayStation)38,73913%12
Steam (Steam)23,7498%12
Windows (Xbox)29610%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Co-opActionPuzzleAdventureIsometricPlatformerLocal Co-OpMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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