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Tomb Raider I (1996) cover art

Tomb Raider I (1996)

Core Design · Crystal Dynamics · 2012-11-28

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Tomb Raider · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 19, 1997 (DOS), Nov 28, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 22, 1996 (PlayStation), Sep 01, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Aug 13, 2009 (PlayStation Portable), Jan 24, 1997 (Sega Saturn)

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

10
playing now
85%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (476 ratings)
19h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 24h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.49
steam price (US)

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

Tomb Raider is a 1996 action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive as the debut entry in the Tomb Raider media franchise. It was first released on the Sega Saturn, followed shortly by versions for MS-DOS and the PlayStation. Later releases came for Mac OS (1999), Pocket PC (2002), N-Gage (2003), iOS (2013) and Android (2015). The game follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft, who is hired by businesswoman Jacqueline Natla to find an artefact called the Scion of Atlantis. Gameplay features Lara navigating levels split into multiple areas and room complexes while fighting enemies and solving puzzles to progress.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 185k–371k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,633 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.77 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 17 of 31 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-06 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.782015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $3.492015-02-26 — best price $6.992015-04-03 — best price $4.792015-06-20 — best price $1.392015-10-16 — best price $1.742016-02-05 — best price $1.742016-08-08 — best price $1.742016-11-23 — best price $1.742017-09-14 — best price $1.742018-02-19 — best price $6.992018-06-21 — best price $0.972018-11-01 — best price $6.992019-01-28 — best price $6.992019-04-22 — best price $1.742019-07-25 — best price $1.742019-09-24 — best price $1.742019-11-09 — best price $6.992019-12-20 — best price $1.572020-02-27 — best price $0.972020-05-27 — best price $6.992020-07-06 — best price $0.972020-08-14 — best price $1.192020-09-03 — best price $1.392020-11-02 — best price $6.992020-12-23 — best price $0.832021-03-08 — best price $0.972021-05-21 — best price $0.972021-08-26 — best price $0.832021-12-22 — best price $0.782022-03-24 — best price $0.972022-05-28 — best price $6.992022-08-15 — best price $6.992022-12-22 — best price $0.982023-04-21 — best price $0.982023-07-21 — best price $0.982026-02-05 — best price $3.492026-05-26 — best price $6.992026-08-24 — best price $3.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5.3k4082026-05-30 — 512 pageviews2026-06-02 — 2,564 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,888 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,324 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,497 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,090 pageviews2026-06-17 — 814 pageviews2026-06-20 — 603 pageviews2026-06-23 — 534 pageviews2026-06-26 — 673 pageviews2026-06-29 — 565 pageviews2026-07-02 — 512 pageviews2026-07-05 — 561 pageviews2026-07-08 — 524 pageviews2026-07-11 — 493 pageviews2026-07-14 — 534 pageviews2026-07-17 — 431 pageviews2026-07-20 — 453 pageviews2026-07-23 — 508 pageviews2026-07-26 — 531 pageviews2026-07-29 — 433 pageviews2026-08-01 — 410 pageviews2026-08-04 — 480 pageviews2026-08-07 — 471 pageviews2026-08-10 — 485 pageviews2026-08-13 — 408 pageviews2026-08-16 — 561 pageviews2026-08-19 — 544 pageviews2026-08-22 — 564 pageviews2026-08-25 — 546 pageviews2026-08-27 — 739 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

Retro1990'sActionPuzzleClassicShooterAdventureOld SchoolPlatformerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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