Tomb Raider: Top 5 games based on their Metacritic scores

With a new Tomb Raider game in development, Lara Croft might be embarking on a new adventure, but it’s her previous journeys that we want to dive into.

During the State of Unreal April 2022 event, Crystal Dynamics confirmed that a new Tomb Raider game is in development.

However, what made the announcement extra exciting is that it will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, meaning that the game will have cutting-edge graphics and visuals that will blow your mind.

Since Tomb Raider was launched in 1996, the franchise developed into a mega-franchise for several years before being rebooted with new titles that enjoyed tremendous success in the 2010s.

Tomb Raider has surely come a long way since its modest beginnings, incorporating intense combats and mystical creatures. We have listed the five best games based on their Metacritic scores below.

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It was only a year after the first game alone made Lara Croft an icon that she returned for a sequel that fans eagerly awaited.

In a similar fashion to the Die Hard 2 movie, the series avoided peaking in the second game, but it still managed to impress, as it was considered a nearly perfect sequel to the classic.

Due to the rise of cinematic games, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics chose to not only completely relaunch the Tomb Raider series but also to give players an insight into the origins of the beloved explorer. During its development, Uncharted and the Arkham series were inspirations.

As with Empire Strikes Back or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Rise Of The Tomb Raider takes everything the original game did so well and amplifies it.

Fans accepted the Siberian setting, since it offered something different but was still a part of Lara’s