Tomb Raider (2013)

This page is for the 2013 reboot. For the remaster, see Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. For the original, see Tomb Raider (1996).

Tomb Raider

Developers
Singleplayer	Crystal Dynamics
Multiplayer	Eidos-Montréal
Windows	Nixxes Software
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Linux	Feral Interactive
Publishers
2023-present	Crystal Dynamics
2013-2023	Square Enix
OS X, Linux	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Foundation
Release dates
Windows	March 5, 2013
macOS (OS X)	January 23, 2014
Linux	April 27, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	86
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Asia, Contemporary, Japan, Supernatural
Series	Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider (2013) is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and adventure game in the Tomb Raider series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
Epic Games Store		Game of the Year Edition. Inlcudes the Survival Edition content too. DRM-free when launched from the executable.
		Survival Edition.
GOG.com		Game of the Year Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Humble Store		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Steam		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Amazon.com (unavailable)		Game of the Year Edition.
Origin (unavailable)		Survival Edition.
Publisher website (unavailable)		Game of the Year Edition.

Version differences

The Game of the Year Edition does not include the Survival Edition non-game extras.

The Game of the Year Edition does not include the following DLC: Agility Skill, Animal Instinct, Headshot Reticule, Pistol Burst, Pistol Silencer. These upgrades can be unlocked during gameplay without buying the DLC.

The GOG.com and Mac App Store versions do not include multiplayer.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional game content.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Various costumes are available for purchase.
Unlock	Some skills can be instantly unlocked via microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Scavenger Scout	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Scavenger Executioner	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Scavenger Bandit	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Fisherman	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Silverballer	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
Agency SPS 12	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
HX AP-15	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
JAGD P22G	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
M590 12ga	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
STG 58 Elite	Hitman Gun. No longer available.
Animal Instinct	Can be unlocked through normal gameplay without having this DLC. Included in the Adventure Pack
Agility Skill	Can be unlocked through normal gameplay without having this DLC. Included in the Adventure Pack
Headshot Reticule	Can be unlocked through normal gameplay without having this DLC. Included in the Adventure Pack
Pistol Burst	Can be unlocked through normal gameplay without having this DLC. Included in the Adventure Pack
Pistol Silencer	Can be unlocked through normal gameplay without having this DLC. Included in the Adventure Pack
Hunter Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition Included in the Adventure Pack
Aviatrix Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition Included in the Adventure Pack
Guerilla Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition Included in the Adventure Pack
Mountaineer Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Shanty Town	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Tomb of the Lost Adventurer	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Shipwrecked Multiplayer Map Pack	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
1939 Multiplayer Map Pack	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Demolition Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Sure-Shot Skin	Included in the Game of the Year Edition
Japanese Language Pack	Free, part of Japanese GOTY Edition Can be downloaded separately within the Japan region store.

Essential improvements

Skip game launcher

Use the -nolauncher command line argument

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Tomb Raider/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Tomb Raider/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Epic Games Launcher version does not save the voice over language configuration. See workaround.

Most graphics settings in the registry corresponds with .ini options for benchmark.

Save game data location

System	Location
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Tomb Raider\<user-id>
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/203160/
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Tomb Raider

Save games are not compatible between Windows and OS X/Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Stores up to 100 MB of files.

Video

Launcher general video settings.

Launcher advanced video settings.

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are stretched vertically.
Multi-monitor			All HUD elements are correctly drawn on the center screen. Some in-game cutscenes display odd animations or missing models in areas that aren't visible in 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen			Cutscenes are Vert- by default. For Hor+ cutscenes disable fullscreen and exclusive fullscreen. Then use a utility such as Borderless Gaming or SpecialK for Borderless Fullscreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use the related PCGW community tool.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Uncheck "exclusive fullscreen".
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and up to 4x SSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double and tripled buffering. The triple or double buffering option in the vsync section does not work since the selected option is ignored. The only thing that determines whether the game will run in double or triple buffering is windowed mode. Fullscreen Exclusive: Vsync Double buffering Borderless fullscreen windowed: Vsync triple buffering
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		The fire effects are animated at 30 Frames Per Second (or lower)
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/keyboard settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Gamepad layout.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Prompts between keyboard and controller change on fly.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput. Priorities XInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Bindings are stored in the configuration file location but are complex to edit.[citation needed]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis also available; both independently for camera and aiming

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Mouse camera movement only works while aiming.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation. Available to download from here or here.
Italian
Japanese				Requires Japanese Language Pack DLC. Windows only. Part of GOTY (2020).
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation, Tomb Raider 2013 Türkçe Yama.
Ukrainian				Fan translation. Installation guide (in ukrainian)

Network

Multiplayer is not cross-platform between Windows and OS X/Linux.^{[dubious – discuss]}

The Mac App Store version does not include multiplayer.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		8	Versus Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play		8	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Supports AMD HD3D
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Incorrect UI/HUD placement

The November 2021 update that brought with it Epic Online Services for the multiplayer infrastructure also broke various UI/HUD positions.

Workaround: restore game to an older version
Launch Steam in desktop mode. Open the Library, Right Click on the game and select Properties. On the Betas tab, select build743.0 - TR Build 1.01.743.0 in the drop-down menu. Click Close to save the changes and allow the Steam client to downgrade the game.

Voice over language setting is not saved

Registry edit to change game language
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Crysal Dynamics\Tomb Raider\. Find the VOLanguage key and double click it. Change the value to the following list below: a for Russian e for Arabic 0 for English 1 for French 2 for German 3 for Spanish 4 for Italian 6 for Japanese 9 for Polish

Endurance Boss glitch freeze (high FPS Issue)

Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS

Camera does not turn in multiplayer mode

There is no permanent solution. This fix will work until exiting the game.

Go to Graphics Options and change resolution, refresh rate, or toggle exclusive fullscreen mode.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11	To force D3D9 use on D3D11 systems, see the section below.
OpenGL		Linux and mac_1.0_32bit_only branch on macOS only.
Metal support		macOS >= 10.14 only

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			The 32-bit executable is available in the mac_1.0_32bit_only Beta branch on Steam
Linux			While the system requirements state a 64-bit system, the actual executable is 32-bit

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services	Changed from Steamworks in patch 838. Use of a Epic account is entirely optional.

Performance boost for quad-core CPUs (and higher core count)

This tweak reportedly yields a higher framerate in seemingly CPU-heavy areas like the Shantytown hub through better core utilization.

Registry tweak for multi-core (4+ cores) CPUs
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider\Graphics Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named MultiCoreFlushMode and set it to 1. In the Linux version, this option is already automatically applied.[citation needed]

Force DirectX 9 renderer on DirectX 11 systems

Forcing DirectX 9 on Windows may result in better performance on some systems. However DirectX-11-specific features (tessellation, TressFX) will be disabled. These steps are not for OS X or Linux (the game will not work correctly).

DX9 renderer
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider\Graphics Modify the RenderAPI value to 9. Notes Revert to 0 for DX11, anything else will result in DX11 renderer with some DX11 features disabled.

Command line arguments

When running from the command line, exclusive fullscreen is automatically switched on and Vsync is switched off.

When running as a looping demo, a result file is not generated.

Option	Restrictions	Effect
QualityLevel	0 to 4	Sets all settings to a quality level. 0 for Low, 4 for Ultimate.
Fullscreen	0 or 1	Enables or disables fullscreen.
ExclusiveFullscreen	0 or 1	Enable this when fullscreen is enabled for better performance but worse multitasking.
AspectRatio	Width / height x 10000 or 0	Sets aspect ratio. 16000 for 16:10 for example.
VSyncMode	0 - 2	Options for vertical synchronization. 0 for Off, 1 for Double Buffer and 2 for Triple Buffer.
FullscreenWidth	number	Width of resolution in pixels.
FullscreenHeight	number	Height of resolution in pixels.
FullscreenRefreshRate	number	Screen refresh rate in Hz.
StereoEnabled	0 or 1	Enables or disables stereoscopic support.
TextureQuality	1 to 4	Texture quality from Low to Ultra.
BestTextureFilter	0 to 18	Texture filtering - 0 for No Filtering, 1 for Bilinear, 2 for Trilinear, or 2 + the Anisotropic level.
HairQuality	0 or 1	Enables TressFX enhanced hair quality. 0 for Normal or 1 for TressFX.
AntiAliasingMode	0 to 3	Sets anti-aliasing level. 0 for none, 1 for FXAA, 2 for 2xSSAA and 3 for 4xSSAA.
ShadowMode	0 or 1	Enables or disables shadows.
ShadowResolution	0 to 2	Sets shadow resolution. 1 for Off, 2 for Normal and 3 for Ultra.
SSAOMode	0 to 2	Sets ambient occlusion quality. 1 for Off, 2 for Normal and 3 for Ultra.
DOFQuality	0 to 3	Sets depth of field quality. 1 for Off, 2 for Normal and 3 for Ultra.
ReflectionQuality	0 to 2	Sets quality of reflections. 1 for Off, 2 for Normal and 3 for High.
LODBias	0 to 4	Sets level of detail bias from Low to Ultra.
EnablePostProcess	0 or 1	Enables or disables post-processing effects.
EnableHighPrecisionRT	0 or 1
EnableTessellation	0 or 1	Enables or disables tessellation.
benchmark		Run the benchmark on startup and quit the game when finished.
benchmarkini	“[filename].ini”	Run the benchmark on startup and quit the game when finished. The ini file contains overrides for quality settings..
loop		Loop the benchmark instead of quitting after it completes. This is a demo mode, so statistics are disabled.
dxdiag		Include dxdiag information in the benchmarkresults file.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1 GHz (4050+) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz (E6300)	AMD Phenom II X4 955 Intel Core i5-750
System memory (RAM)	1 GB 2 GB (Vista)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT Nvidia GeForce 8600 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	AMD Radeon HD 5870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support
Other		Internet connection

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.14
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core M 1.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	14 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640M AMD M20 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

Users with macOS versions prior to 10.14 can select the branch mac_1.0_32bit_only from the Beta tab on Steam. This enables the game to run with the legacy OpenGL backend on macOS 10.9.1 or higher.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS 2.0 (64 bit)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 640 AMD Radeon R7 260X 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 3 GB of VRAM