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Tomb Raider II (1997) cover art

Tomb Raider II (1997)

Core Design · Crystal Dynamics · 2012-11-28

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Tomb Raider · Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 27, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Nov 21, 1997 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 21, 1997 (PlayStation), Aug 27, 2009 (PlayStation Portable), Jan 01, 1998 (Mac)

The second instalment in the Tomb Raider series invites you to join Lara as she travels around the globe to retrieve a precious artefact before it falls into the wrong hands. The legendary artefact, the Dagger of Xian, is said to give its possessor the power of a fire breathing dragon.

1
playing now
87%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (327 ratings)
23h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 26h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.49
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Tomb Raider II is a 1997 action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was first released on Windows and PlayStation. Later releases came for Mac OS (1998), iOS (2014) and Android (2015). It is the second entry in the Tomb Raider series, and follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft hunting the magical Dagger of Xian in competition with an Italian cult. Gameplay features Lara navigating levels split into multiple areas and room complexes while fighting enemies and solving puzzles to progress, with some areas allowing for or requiring the use of vehicles.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 94k–189k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,360 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
343420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1512026-08-06 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.772015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $3.492015-02-24 — best price $1.742015-03-28 — best price $4.622015-06-14 — best price $3.492015-09-21 — best price $6.992016-01-04 — best price $6.992016-07-04 — best price $6.992016-11-13 — best price $6.992017-05-29 — best price $6.992018-01-18 — best price $1.742018-05-24 — best price $1.752018-10-11 — best price $1.122019-01-14 — best price $0.972019-03-28 — best price $1.572019-07-11 — best price $1.742019-09-05 — best price $6.992019-10-29 — best price $6.992019-12-07 — best price $6.992020-02-04 — best price $6.992020-05-11 — best price $1.542020-07-15 — best price $6.992020-11-14 — best price $1.392021-01-05 — best price $6.992021-03-15 — best price $6.992021-06-03 — best price $6.992021-10-25 — best price $0.982022-01-12 — best price $6.992022-04-15 — best price $0.982022-06-30 — best price $0.972022-10-04 — best price $0.982023-01-13 — best price $0.972023-04-29 — best price $6.992023-07-29 — best price $0.972026-01-01 — best price $6.992026-05-07 — best price $3.492026-07-16 — best price $6.992026-08-24 — best price $3.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5561272026-05-31 — 213 pageviews2026-06-03 — 556 pageviews2026-06-06 — 298 pageviews2026-06-09 — 297 pageviews2026-06-12 — 307 pageviews2026-06-15 — 269 pageviews2026-06-18 — 220 pageviews2026-06-21 — 214 pageviews2026-06-24 — 184 pageviews2026-06-27 — 229 pageviews2026-06-30 — 150 pageviews2026-07-03 — 174 pageviews2026-07-06 — 180 pageviews2026-07-09 — 165 pageviews2026-07-12 — 169 pageviews2026-07-15 — 171 pageviews2026-07-18 — 178 pageviews2026-07-21 — 178 pageviews2026-07-24 — 177 pageviews2026-07-27 — 151 pageviews2026-07-30 — 153 pageviews2026-08-02 — 194 pageviews2026-08-05 — 173 pageviews2026-08-08 — 137 pageviews2026-08-11 — 208 pageviews2026-08-14 — 163 pageviews2026-08-17 — 198 pageviews2026-08-20 — 188 pageviews2026-08-23 — 190 pageviews2026-08-26 — 199 pageviews2026-08-28 — 198 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

1990'sActionPuzzleClassicShooterAdventureOld SchoolPlatformerAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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