The as-yet-untitled new Tomb Raider game is a single-player, narrative-driven adventure that continues Lara Croft’s story in the Tomb Raider series.
It includes all the elements that have made Tomb Raider one of the most revered franchises in gaming, giving players control of the confident and multidimensional hero Lara Croft in an environment that rewards exploration and creative pathfinding, with mind-bending puzzles to solve, and a wide variety of enemies to face and overcome.
Crystal Dynamics is drawing on the power and cutting-edge technology of Unreal Engine 5 to take storytelling to the next level, in the biggest, most expansive Tomb Raider game to date.
The title is currently in early development, and additional details will be announced at a later date.
“I am very happy for Crystal Dynamics, which has now found a fantastic partner for one of the strongest IPs and most ambitious game development projects in our portfolio. Ever since Crystal Dynamics – Eidos Montréal joined the family and became our twelfth operative group, it has been our mutual ambition to find a partner that shares Crystal Dynamics’ creative vision and ambitions for Tomb Raider, and also empowers them to continue creating incredible AAA games for PC/Console. As previously stated in conjunction with our Q2 report, the group is working on deals with several industry partners covering a range of large-budget games over the coming six years that are jointly transformative. The agreement announced today is one of these deals. Additional deals are expected to close during the financial year 2022/23,” says Lars Wingefors, Co-founder and Group CEO, Embracer Group.
“Tomb Raider is one of the most beloved IPs in entertainment history,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games. “Amazon Games is committed to bringing players games of the highest quality, from the best developers, across all variety of platforms and genres, and we’re honored by the opportunity to work with this storied developer and franchise. Our team is incredibly excited about collaborating with the talented and visionary Crystal Dynamics team to bring the next chapter of Lara Croft’s saga to players around the world.”
“Crystal Dynamics has an extraordinary opportunity following our acquisition by Embracer to redefine what a publishing relationship is for Tomb Raider,” said Scot Amos, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics. “Transformative is what we’re looking for, and with Amazon Games, we found a team that shares our creative vision, ambitions, and values for a Lara Croft universe across the spectrum of possibilities. They’re uniquely positioned to rewrite what publishing and development collaborations are, and we’re eager to forge this new path together, starting with building the biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet!”
The agreement announced today is one of the deals with several industry partners, previously discussed in conjunction with Embracer’s Q2 report, that are jointly transformative. Additional deals are expected to close during the financial year 2022/23.