Ten years later the fantastic job that Crystal Dynamics' did with its 2013 Tomb Raider reboot has become even more apparent to me. The mature, 18-rated game took the campy, bright and cartoonish Lara Croft of earlier games and, instead, delivered a dark, hyper violent and at times gripping coming of age origin story with a strong female protagonist.
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Yes, there's absolutely no doubting that this game, as well as its sequels Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, owed a lot to the excellent Uncharted series of games, but Crystal Dynamics delivered an action adventure platformer with a markedly different tone, protagonist and cast of supporting characters. It was a hit.
Fast forward and that hit Tomb Raider reboot is now $2.99/£2.49 at Steam, and after picking it up myself, I thought I would bring it to the PC Gamer community's attention, as I think it's a great PC gaming experience to get stuck into in the January gaming doldrums. You can check out the full details of the game below.
Tomb Raider | $2.99/£2.49 at Steam (80% off)
With over 140,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews from PC gamers on Steam, Crystal Dynamics' dark and violent Tomb Raider reboot from 2013 is a lot of quality PC gaming for, right now, very little spend. I've played this myself and rate it highly. The second game in the series, Rise of the Tomb Raider, is well worth a play, too.
If you're a big fan of Tomb Raider already, I'd also suggest checking out the series on CDKeys. The Tomb Raider reboot isn't quiet as cheap there, but there are plenty of options to pick up editions of the game (and its sequels) with bonus DLC bundled in for a bit more spend. Many of these extras are cosmetics, but there are a few
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