Rise of the Tomb Raider
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Realistic third-person combat against human paramilitary enemies and wildlife using firearms, bows, and melee ice-axe takedowns, with blood and occasionally brutal on-screen death animations.
Survival peril, on-screen character deaths, and a personal story built around grief, family loss, and Lara's fixation on her late father's research.
Occasional mild profanity in Lara's and enemies' combat and story dialogue.
Bonus 'Lara's Nightmare' content pits Lara against a zombie invasion of Croft Manor for a spooky, tense tone.
Wildlife such as deer, wolves, and bears can be hunted with weapons to gather crafting resources as a normal gameplay loop.
The narrative references the death of Lara's father, framed as him having taken his own life amid despair over his discredited research.
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What it is
Rise of the Tomb Raider is a single-player action-adventure in which you guide Lara Croft through Siberian wilderness, ruins, and hidden tombs as she races a paramilitary group to a legendary lost city. Play mixes climbing and environmental puzzle-solving with combat: you use bows, firearms, and melee weapons to fight human mercenaries and to hunt wildlife for crafting materials, and you can favor stealth or open gunfights. Violence is realistic with blood but not heavily gory, language is limited to occasional mild profanity, and the story deals with survival peril, death, and personal grief. Optional downloadable content adds spookier and survival-horror flavored modes, including a zombie invasion. There is no sexual content, and the game has no online chat, microtransactions, or multiplayer.
How it's framed
The game frames Lara's violence as self-defense and survival against hostile enemies and a harsh environment, rewarding skill, exploration, and resourcefulness. Its supernatural mystery is treated as adventure-story myth rather than real-world ritual, and the emotional core leans on themes of loss, perseverance, and honoring a parent's legacy.
Details
- Developer
- Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher
- Crystal Dynamics
- Released
- Feb 9, 2016
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