Lara Croft GO

Lara Croft GO

Steam Deck Verified

Square Enix Montréal · Puzzle · Dec 4, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

93%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Maybe having anticipated my lines above, SqEM significantly ramped up the difficulty in the first extra episode, and as a result, the levels are very satisfying almost without exception.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
They chose to look like an old-school platform game set in 3D, surreptitiously inserting visual extras like dynamic lighting and smoothed edges into the decidedly low-poly environment.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Given the simplicity of its gameplay, I am surprised by how much it managed to offer gametime wise with no optional hints used.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
People are going to love meticulously planning every single step while all these other characters hang out in the lobby.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Massively adding to the atmosphere are the excellent sounds like gates crashing down behind, underlining the impossibility of going back, or the restrained soundtrack that's maybe more a soundscape.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
very fun game. when it works. plays perfectly on steam deck with the deck controls, but when docked to a monitor with a PS5 controller, its a pretty buggy mess. the prompts to move pillars and throw spears just dont work 100% of the time. its really odd. havent tried on PC or with mouse and keyboard, but would highly recommend on deck in handheld mode, if you want a fun, casual puzle game with some really cool mechanics.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Difficulty68 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Story and characters37 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck19 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls38 reviews
87%
Interface12 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%
Crashes6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.