The Tomb Raider that tried to kill Lara Croft is getting a remaster

Lara Croft’s uneven second trilogy of games will be remastered in 2025 Tomb Raider 4-6 remasteredCrystal Dynamics announced on Friday. The collection will include updated versions from 1999 Tomb Raider: The Final Revelation2000s Tomb Raider: Chroniclesand 2003 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Like the well-known one Tomb Raider 1-3 remastered collection, the second trilogy remaster brings enhanced visuals, gameplay improvements such as modernized controls, a new photo mode, and other quality of life updates. Developer Aspyr returns to oversee the second remaster of the Tomb Raider trilogy.

Tomb Raider 4-6 remastered represents a low period for the franchise, during which original Tomb Raider developers tried to kill off Core Design Lara, after growing tired of releasing frequent sequels. It was suggested that Lara might have died Tomb Raider: The Final Revelationa fate that was all but ignored for the anthology style Chronicles and an attempt at a new trilogy starter, The angel of darkness.

The fourth, fifth and sixth Tomb Raider games were reportedly quite difficult for Core Design to make. Notable delays and technical issues plagued the final game. These challenges were reflected in the quality and reception of the games; The final revelation, ChroniclesAnd The angel of darkness received mixed to negative reviews at the time. After 2003 Angel of darknessthe franchise was acquired by developer Crystal Dynamics, who rebooted the Tomb Raider lore Tomb Raider: Legend in 2006.

However, Aspyr’s remaster could address some of the complaints about that trilogy of games. The studio’s work continues Tomb Raider 1-3 remastered resulted in an excellent product.

Tomb Raider 4-6 remastered will be released on February 14, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The collection will cost $29.99.
Crystal Dynamics announced the trio of remastered games this week, alongside two major Tomb Raider milestones. The 27-year-old franchise has officially sold more than 100 million copies to date, Crystal Dynamics revealed, and Lara’s new animated series, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croftdebuted on Netflix on Thursday. There is no news about the next Tomb Raider game, which was announced in 2022.