Tomb Raider III (1998)

Buy84%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Core Design · Adventure · Nov 28, 2012

Player review score
84%
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 III (1998)?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 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
36% of themes are praise9% are divided55% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interestingly, in some levels it's possible to expand your playstyle a bit—if you're risk-averse or don't like shooting guards, you can often figure out ways to release or wait for allies who will kill them for you, and stay out of the fight!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The use of lighting in levels can be a bit creative (nothing extraordinary, but nice), though the sound remains very '90s quality, in a rustic but slightly grating way.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the weapons, this is also probably the largest arsenal in the series, so far.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack in this game is phenomenal, a new take on the themes of the first two but still similar enough to be recognizable.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay67 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Combat37 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
50% still recommend
Players complain
Story
77% still recommend
Difficulty
90% still recommend
Crashes
55% still recommend
Controls
59% still recommend
Bugs
61% still recommend
Interface
55% 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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