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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Released: 9/14/2018

Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems. Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos. Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles. Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.

Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems. Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos. Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles. Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.

Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems. Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos. Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles. Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.

Critics
80
Steam
85
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

79.6

Critic Average

146 reviews

85

Steam User Score

87,027 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

2,399 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.1
Metacritic Disparity
+6.6
Combined Disparity
+0.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

94 early (64%)49 launch window (34%)3 late (2%)