Recommended Play Order Recommended
0 / 12 playedThree unconnected eras, in the order we would suggest for a first run.
Survivor trilogy
Original series
Legend era
Release Order
0 / 14 playedEvery mainline game by release date, including the two announced titles.
Core Design era
Legend era
Survivor trilogy
Coming up
About Tomb Raider
Start with Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018). It retells Lara's origin, plays like a modern action game, and needs nothing from what came before. From there pick an older era: the 1996 originals are the tank-control classics, best played through the I-III and IV-VI Remastered packages released in February 2024 and February 2025.
The middle era, Legend (2006), Anniversary (2007) and Underworld (2008), sits between those two. Its story order starts with Anniversary, a remake of the 1996 game, which the release list does not reflect. Nothing connects across the three eras, so the order between them is a matter of taste.
Good to know
There are three different Lara origins and none of them contradicts the others. Inside the original series, release order works, and the remasters soften the 1996-era controls. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Temple of Osiris and Lara Croft GO are spin-offs you can skip. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, dated February 12, 2027, remakes the 1996 game a second time, and the new story Catalyst follows in 2028.
