Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Realistic third-person combat against human soldiers and hostile fighters using firearms, bow, and up-close stealth takedowns; enemies bleed and Lara can perform brutal knife and arrow kills.
During a ritual, Lara drinks a ceremonial psychoactive brew that triggers a lengthy drug-induced hallucination sequence she must navigate.
A tsunami Lara triggers kills villagers including a child, and the story dwells on guilt, death, and a coming apocalypse as its central themes.
Tense underground tomb and crypt sequences with mummified remains, sudden ambushes, and unsettling ritual imagery; hallucination effects can distort what the player sees.
Occasional profanity in tense dialogue from Lara and enemy soldiers.
Lara hunts and fights wildlife such as jaguars and eels for crafting resources and in self-defense as a normal gameplay mechanic.
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What it is
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a single-player action-adventure where you play Lara Croft exploring jungles, ruins, and hidden tombs across Mesoamerica while racing a paramilitary group to stop an apocalypse she accidentally set in motion. Gameplay mixes platforming, environmental puzzle-solving, and combat: Lara fights human soldiers using guns, a bow, and stealth takedowns that are realistic and bloody, and she hunts wild animals for crafting supplies. The tone is dark, with heavy themes of death and guilt, tense underwater segments, and eerie corpse-filled crypts. There is no sexual content, drug use, purchasing, or online interaction.
How it's framed
The game frames Lara's violence as survival and heroic necessity against enemies and predators, while its story treats her role in a deadly disaster seriously, using guilt and consequence rather than glorifying the harm she causes.
Details
- Developer
- Eidos-Montréal
- Publisher
- Crystal Dynamics
- Released
- Sep 14, 2018
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