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Game entry

Tomb Raider

1996 · Platformer, TPS, Action-adventure, Survival, Sandbox, Puzzle · PC, DOS, PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, Saturn · Square Enix

Tomb Raider holds position no. 106 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,832 ELO points and 74% of duels won out of 343 played. Assassin's Creed II is the rival it has faced most: 4 duels, 2 wins and 2 losses. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 3 out of 56 (1996).

World rank

no. 106

ELO score

1,832

Wins

74%

Duels played

343

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About Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game follows the exploits of Lara Croft, a British female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures.

The objective of Tomb Raider is to guide Lara through a series of tombs and other locations in search of treasures and artifacts. On the way, she must kill dangerous animals and other creatures, while collecting objects and solving puzzles to gain access to an ultimate prize, usually a powerful artifact.

The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential, it spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,832 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Tomb Raider sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 103 Red Dead Redemption 1,833
  2. 104 God of War III 1,833
  3. 105 Tekken 7 1,833
  4. 106 Tomb Raider 1,832
  5. 107 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 1,830
  6. 108 Half-Life 1,829
  7. 109 Hollow Knight 1,829

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The standing

Where Tomb Raider ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Tomb Raider stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 56 (1996).

Where Tomb Raider ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 106 5,035
Platformer 7 620
1990s 23 659
1996 3 56

The community

The debate

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  1. qstanton

    Camera angles were rough even back then, but the sense of place still holds up.

  2. Moral2003

    Lo jugué en casa de un amigo, con la luz apagada, y esas tumbas me daban un miedo horrible.

  3. GhostByte2

    Ma cousine y jouait sans arrêt, moi je regardais surtout. Les caméras me donnaient mal au crâne.

    emile73

    Ma cousine à moi faisait pareil, sauf qu'elle criait à chaque saut raté, tout le quartier savait.

  4. BossWolf

    72% de victoires pour un jeu de 1996, c'est solide, mais 243e place ça reste bas vu ce qu'il représente historiquement.

    ComboLegend

    Replying to SaveByte40

    Le gap existe, mais les tombes ont toujours plus de charme que les cubes.

    SaveByte40

    Historically it beat plenty, sure, but stack it against Portal or Inside now and the gap shows fast

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