The firstTomb Raidergame was released way back in 1996. Any series that has been around that long will likely have an extensive collection of games by this point. However, Tomb Raider is different from the likes of Resident Evil, which has new releases almost every year.
The action-adventure series has taken several breaks since its initial creation and has been rebooted more than once. Therefore, it contains fewer entries than not only Resident Evil but more recent series like Call of Duty. That said, there have still been several Tomb Raider games, especially if you count spin-offs and remakes. But exactly how many has there been?
There Are 11 Main Tomb Raider Games
The Tomb Raider seriescontains 11 main games, starting with the original Tomb Raider in 1996.
The series' first six games are all part of one overall narrative. During that time, the series was essentially a yearly one, as the first five instalments were released over five years. There was a bit of a break between Chronicles and Angel Of Darkness, as there was a three-year gap between those releases.
Tomb Raider: Legend served as the first reboot of the series and began its own trilogy. However, the second entry in that trilogy isAnniversary, which doesn’t count toward that main entry numbersince it’s technically a remake.
Another reboot came after the original reboot trilogy. This new game spawned the Survivor trilogy. These three titles changed Lara a lot and altered the series' well-established gameplay. It was a more grounded and realistic set of action-adventure titles.
Tomb Raider
1996
Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Pocket PC, Mac, N-Gage, PS3, PSP, iOS, and Android
1997
PlayStation, PC, Mac, PS3, PSP, iOS, and Android
1998
PlayStation, PC, Mac, PS3, and PSP
1999
PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast, Mac, PS3, and PSP
2000
Dreamcast, PC, PlayStation, PS3, and PSP
2003
PS2, PC, and Mac
2006
PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PSP, GameCube, and PS3
2008
PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Mac
2013
PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Linux, and Android
2015
Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, Linux, and Stadia
2018
Xbox One, PS4, PC, Stadia, Mac, and Linux
There Are 15 Tomb Raider Spin-Offs
Tomb Raider is no stranger to spin-offs, as there havebeen 15 of them. They differ from the main entries because they aren’t 3D action-adventure games. In fact, theyvary a bit regarding genre.There are 2D side-scrollers, isometric action-adventure titles, a card game, an endless runner, and a top-down shooter.
Most of the games werereleased on handheld and mobile platforms. The most unusual platform, though, was the Sky Gamestar. This was a UK-only platform, so these were never released in the US.
One of the games released on the Sky Gamestar was Tomb Raider: Apocalypse. It was originally split into three episodes. Yet, it only counts as one spin-off.
A few of the spin-offs were released on major home consoles. For instance, Lara Croft Go was released for the PS4.
Yet, the main spin-offs to land on home consoles were Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. The former was released on the Xbox 360 and PS3, while the latter was an Xbox One and PS4 title. These two are arguably the most notable spin-offs in the Tomb Raider series.
2001
2002
2002-2003
2004
2005
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
2010
PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and iOS
iOS
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
2014
PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia
iOS, Android, and Windows Phone
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PC, PS4, Vita, Mac, and Linux
2023
iOS and Android
There Are 5 Tomb Raider Remakes (Including Remasters)
Historically, Tomb Raider hasn’t been a series known for constant remakes and remasters. So, there have onlybeen six of themby this point.
Two of them are actually collections of remasters. The Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld trio came as an HD remaster package in 2011. Then, more recently, the original three games came out on newer consoles with updated visuals. Technically, this would be six remasters alone, but since they came in collections, each trilogy only counts as one.
The existence of the 2011 HD remaster trilogy means thatTomb Raider: Anniversary technically counts twice toward the total.After all, it was initially a complete remake of the first game and has since been remastered.
A debatable game that counted towards the remake number is Tomb Raider: Action-Adventure. This is a game played on a DVD player that follows the Angel of Darkness storyline. It isn’t entirely a remake, but it fits into that category, so it counts.
2007
PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, Mac, and PS3
2011
PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia
2024
PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
There Are 31 Tomb Raider Games In Total
Accounting for the main games, spin-offs, and remakes/remasters, there have been31 Tomb Raider titles released.At least, that is how many have been released so far. The Tomb Raider series has been relatively dormant recently - beyond a remaster - but it isn’t officially dead. There will likely be more Tomb Raider games in the future, soexpect this number to go up.
