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Tomb Raider (1996)	1996
Tomb Raider II	1997
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft	1998
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	1999
Tomb Raider Chronicles	2000
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness	2003
Tomb Raider: Legend	2006
Tomb Raider: Anniversary	2007
Tomb Raider: Underworld	2008
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Tomb Raider (2013)	2013
Lara Croft GO	2015
Rise of the Tomb Raider	2016
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2018
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered	2024
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition	2024

This page is for the original game. For the remake, see Tomb Raider: Anniversary. For the reboot, see Tomb Raider (2013).

Key points

Use Tomb Raider Retail Fix to run the game on modern systems without DOSBox.

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.^[2]

General information

Lara Croft Wiki - A detailed wiki for the Tomb Raider series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		See Run the game without DOSBox.
Publisher website		Includes Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
GOG.com		Includes Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4]

Version differences

Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (Tomb Raider Gold) is a complete edition with four exclusive levels. This version is not sold digitally.

Essential improvements

Run the game without DOSBox

Comes with additional useful features.

Instructions

Enable full draw distance

Instructions

Enable PlayStation water color palette

Instructions

"Shadow of the Cat" and "Unfinished Business" bonus chapters

Instructions

Hide 3dfx splash screen

Instructions

OpenTomb

OpenTomb is an open source remake of the Tomb Raider engine. It overhauls almost all aspects of the game engine, along with adding cross-platform support for modern operating systems and Lua scripting support.

Important links regarding the project:

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

300px

DOSBox settings (GOG.com version)

Detail levels menu.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Use the steps below for higher resolutions (pillarboxed/stretched 4:3 only). FMV videos are always 640x480.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Menu spins with a controller connected

Instructions

DOSBox closes on launch or shows "Fatal error: unable to load DLL" error

Instructions

Can't Alt+Tab (GOG.com)

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (224960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (224960) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (224960) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Release: Tomb Raider 1+2+3 ● GOG.com

[FPS_cap-2] Nerdly Pleasures: Tomb Raider PC Oldskool Style

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com

[4] Tomb Raider I · AppID: 224960 · Steam Database

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[Note 1]

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 '''Key points'''
+{{ii}} Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]] to run the game on modern systems without DOSBox.
 {{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap">[http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2014/07/tomb-raider-pc-oldskool-style.html Nerdly Pleasures: Tomb Raider PC Oldskool Style]</ref>
@@ Line 30: / Line 31: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]] or see [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|here]]. | | DOS, Mac OS }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | cd | See [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Run the game without DOSBox]]. | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 {{Availability/row| publisher | https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/Tomb-Raider-I-II-III-Bundle.php | DRM-free | Includes [[Tomb Raider II]] and [[Tomb Raider III]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG | tomb_raider_123 | DRM-free | Includes [[Tomb Raider II]] and [[Tomb Raider III]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post32 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows }}
@@ Line 42: / Line 43: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
+===Run the game without DOSBox===
+{{++}} Comes with additional useful features.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Install Tomb Raider Retail Fix|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5eq4xY8Sk Tomb Raider Fix (Retail) - Win 10 64bit, Windows version! No Dosbox! - YouTube]</ref>}}
+# Create any folder on your PC and name it to whatever you wish.
+# Copy the <code>DATA</code> and <code>FMV</code> folders to the folder you've created.
+#* For the '''Retail''' version, look for these folders on the CD-ROM.
+#* For the '''GOG.com''' version, extract <code>GAME.GOG</code> with [https://github.com/Bioruebe/UniExtract2/releases UniExtract] to get these folders.
+# Download [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IQhcL6aChucUJ4QlBBN0UwMXc/view?usp=sharing Tomb Raider Retail Fix] ([https://1drv.ms/u/s!AkJaUcKJb1jygRmmZknbISDV46wY mirror]).
+# Extract all files in the fix folder to the folder you've created, replacing existing files.
+# Install both redistributable versions in the <code>VC_Redist x86-x64</code> folder.
+# Check <code>How To Install.txt</code> to get more info about available features.
+# Launch <code>Tombati.exe</code> to play the main game.
+# Launch <code>Tombub.exe</code> in the <code>Unfinished Business</code> folder to play the bonus chapter.
+}}
+===Enable full draw distance===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Enable full draw distance|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
+# Install [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+# Go into <code>Patches</code> and open <code>tombati.ini</code>.
+# Set <code>draw_distance_override</code> to <code>true</code>.
+# Do the same for <code>Unfinished Business\patches\tombub.ini</code>.
+}}
+===Enable PlayStation water color palette===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Enable PS1 water color palette|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
+# Install [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+# Go into <code>Patches</code> and open <code>tombati.ini</code>.
+# Set <code>watercolor_override</code> to <code>true</code>.
+# Do the same for <code>Unfinished Business\patches\tombub.ini</code>.
+}}
 ==="Shadow of the Cat" and "Unfinished Business" bonus chapters===
 {{Fixbox|1=
@@ Line 107: / Line 143: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = unsupported
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|multimonitor notes         = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |4k ultra hd                = false
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|fov notes                  = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]) or use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]) or use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |anisotropic                = hackable
-|anisotropic notes          = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|anisotropic notes          = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] then force in the graphics card control panel.
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = Use [[#Running retail version without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
+|vsync notes                = Use [[#Run the game without DOSBox|Tomb Raider Retail Fix]].
 |60 fps                     = false
 |60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS (PowerVR version was 60 FPS).<ref name="FPS cap"/>
@@ Line 209: / Line 245: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Running retail version without DOSBox===
-{{++}} Comes with additional useful fixes.
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Install Tomb Raider Retail Fix|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5eq4xY8Sk Tomb Raider Fix (Retail) - Win 10 64bit, Windows version! No Dosbox! - YouTube]</ref>}}
-# Create any folder on your PC and name it to whatever you wish.
-# Copy <code>Data</code> and <code>FMV</code> folders from your CD ROM to the folder you just created.
-# Download fix from [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IQhcL6aChucUJ4QlBBN0UwMXc/view?usp=sharing Google Drive] ([https://1drv.ms/u/s!AkJaUcKJb1jygRmmZknbISDV46wY mirror]).
-# Extract all files in the fix folder to the folder you've created, replacing existing files.
-# Install both <code>vc_redist.x64.exe</code> and <code>vc_redist.x86.exe</code> found in <code>VC_Redist x86-x64</code> folder.
-# Launch <code>Tombati.exe</code> to play.
-# To launch Unfinished Business, open <code>Unfinished Business</code> folder and launch <code>Tombub.exe</code> to play.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Check <code>How To Install.txt</code> to get more info about available features.
-}}
 ===Menu spins with a controller connected===
 {{Fixbox|1=

Developers

	Core Design
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Release dates
DOS	November 14, 1996
Mac OS (Classic)	March 1999
Windows	May 30, 2012^[1]