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Tomb Raider Game of the Year

Crystal Dynamics · 2013-03-04

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Tomb Raider · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jan 23, 2014 (Mac), Apr 27, 2016 (Linux), Mar 05, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Apr 25, 2013 (Xbox 360), Feb 12, 2026 (Android), Feb 12, 2026 (iOS)

Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

1,255
playing now
96%
positive of 269k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (2366 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

1,255 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival, with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,255 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12,119 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,515/week).
  • · Review velocity up 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 11M–22M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 269,174 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.82 at GamersGate (2025-12-11) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $27.12 · on sale 209 of 211 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.2k4.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,398 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 944 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,906 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,685 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,150 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,270 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 645 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 814 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,218 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 807 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,003 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 932 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,622 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,792 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,458 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,491 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,909 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4,202 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,445 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,696 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,450 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,888 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,564 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,176 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,305 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,599 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,020 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,732 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,333 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,043 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,419 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,037 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,037 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,935 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,399 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 861 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,237 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,500 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 799 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 861 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 901 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 794 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 926 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 838 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 684 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 763 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,067 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 909 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,351 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,040 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,811 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,220 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 914 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,077 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,172 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,101 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 968 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,263 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,185 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,591 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,877 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,200 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 766 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,307 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,383 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.8k5782026-08-06 21:00 — 843 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 578 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,160 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 844 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 774 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,329 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 986 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 897 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,431 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 986 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 735 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,263 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 780 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 732 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,248 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 731 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 668 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,183 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,079 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 659 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 860 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 884 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 630 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 1,112 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 975 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 889 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,554 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,772 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,255 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.822015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-01 — best price $19.992015-05-01 — best price $20.492015-07-06 — best price $7.992015-10-09 — best price $4.952016-02-08 — best price $9.992016-06-24 — best price $7.492016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-08-11 — best price $19.992018-03-15 — best price $4.992018-09-12 — best price $19.992019-03-07 — best price $4.992019-08-26 — best price $19.992020-01-03 — best price $19.992020-05-30 — best price $2.642020-11-04 — best price $19.992021-03-22 — best price $29.992021-08-09 — best price $2.242022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-05-18 — best price $2.242022-09-27 — best price $19.992023-03-27 — best price $14.992023-08-07 — best price $5.992023-10-25 — best price $2.582024-01-05 — best price $16.232024-03-26 — best price $17.822024-07-01 — best price $5.942024-09-05 — best price $17.822024-11-24 — best price $2.492025-02-08 — best price $3.002025-05-10 — best price $2.242025-07-24 — best price $2.802025-10-13 — best price $2.972025-12-21 — best price $3.002026-03-08 — best price $17.822026-05-14 — best price $2.992026-07-12 — best price $3.002026-08-25 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.3k5742026-05-29 — 879 pageviews2026-06-01 — 794 pageviews2026-06-04 — 2,049 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,593 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,510 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,356 pageviews2026-06-16 — 1,141 pageviews2026-06-19 — 917 pageviews2026-06-22 — 915 pageviews2026-06-25 — 738 pageviews2026-06-28 — 910 pageviews2026-07-01 — 807 pageviews2026-07-04 — 859 pageviews2026-07-07 — 715 pageviews2026-07-10 — 768 pageviews2026-07-13 — 824 pageviews2026-07-16 — 754 pageviews2026-07-19 — 732 pageviews2026-07-22 — 654 pageviews2026-07-25 — 754 pageviews2026-07-28 — 643 pageviews2026-07-31 — 605 pageviews2026-08-03 — 672 pageviews2026-08-06 — 613 pageviews2026-08-09 — 712 pageviews2026-08-12 — 602 pageviews2026-08-15 — 640 pageviews2026-08-18 — 617 pageviews2026-08-21 — 639 pageviews2026-08-24 — 728 pageviews2026-08-26 — 754 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

12512026-08-27 13:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 52 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 125 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 83 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
56.7%
earned "One Smart Cookie "
12.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionPuzzleShooterStealthAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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