Tomb Raider II (1997)

Buy87%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Core Design · Adventure · Nov 28, 2012

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Tomb Raider II (1997)?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The use of newly added flares takes advantage of the aforementioned improved lighting system, as a lot of areas in the game are too dark to see without them, and it adds a nice extra element of exploration and discovery.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The new weapons are awesome, quite frankly, and some, such as the M16, require some actual tactics to use, rather than just holding control and backflipping.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The enemies were in the lion's den, I was on the upper ground and it was a great feeling at the end of the game and a really interesting and fun ending (compared to the spectacular but rather monotonous fight with the dragon)
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Textures and other models are largely improved, although for some reason all the male characters look incredibly wrinkly.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is ingrained in my brain from my childhood and is an absolute banger.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Combat62 reviews
Story46 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
93% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
54% still recommend
Bugs
82% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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