Before she was a legend, Lara Croft was a young archaeologist on her first expedition. When the research vessel Endurance is wrecked by a storm off the coast of Japan, Lara and her crew are stranded on the island of Yamatai — a remote, treacherous place ruled by a violent cult called the Solarii. Injured, separated from her friends and hunted, Lara must find the will to survive. What begins as desperation gradually transforms her into someone capable of fighting back — and uncovering the ancient supernatural secret that traps everyone on the island.

This 2013 reboot strips the franchise back to its origins — a woman alone in a hostile wilderness, learning to hunt, craft, climb and kill under genuine duress. The tone is grounded survival rather than pulp adventure. Camps serve as fast-travel points and skill upgrade hubs. Salvage feeds a weapon upgrade system spanning bow, axe, shotgun and rifle. Optional Challenge Tombs offer pure puzzle-platforming away from the main story. The game relaunched one of gaming's most iconic characters and spawned two sequels: Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018).

Key Features: • Origin story — Lara's first real test, told as a grounded survival thriller on a hostile island • Hunt, craft and scavenge — bow, axe, shotgun and rifle with full upgrade trees • Optional Challenge Tombs — isolated puzzle sequences with unique skill rewards • Campfire fast-travel and skill upgrade system · open interconnected island exploration • GOTY Edition includes all DLC · macOS + Linux supported · TressFX hair on PC