Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Steam Deck Playable

Crystal Dynamics · Adventure · Jun 5, 2007

Yes, worth buying.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $0.98.

82%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 4 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It is completely rebuilt with better graphics, more fluid controls, new combat, and changed level design.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story, a retelling within the LAU continuity of Lara Croft's first adventure to find the Scion of Atlantis, is genuinely engaging.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is also, on the surface, very enjoyable.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It is a joy to listen to the soundtrack.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
I spent in total probably 1-2 hours stuck in a section before I found out it was impossible to progress without v-sync enabled and capping framerate.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It can't be due to bugs, because I played the game on Steamdeck docked and the game run 100% flawless, not a single bug.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics73 reviews
Story and characters71 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Performance9 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls27 reviews
59%
Difficulty24 reviews
88%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat67 reviews
78%
Bugs57 reviews
49%
Crashes18 reviews
28%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

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Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.98.

5 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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Player review score
82%
Very Positive
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