New Tomb Raider game announced for Android, iOS launch in February

Lara Croft’s next big adventure from Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Games is still a few years away, but her next small adventure drops later this month. Tomb RaiderReloaded, Lara’s first foray into the roguelike genre, will be released Feb. 14 — Ms. Croft’s birthday, according to the “Survivor” trilogy timeline — on Android and iOS devices. It will be available through Netflix at launch as part of the streaming service’s game offerings.

Tomb Raider: Reloaded looks starkly different from the action-adventure-platforming games that starred the classic Lara Croft seen in the mobile roguelike game. It’s a top-down, room-clearing exercise in raiding tombs, featuring the expected obstacles: traps, animated rock monsters, yeti, bow-wielding guards, and Tyrannosaurus rex. For its levels, the roguelike uses familiar Tomb Raider places like Vilcabamba.,The Lost Valley and St. Francis’ Folly.

Developers Emerald City Games and CDE Entertainment (part of Crystal Dynamics/Eidos) say that players can expect “ever-changing rooms” and gameplay modifiers like XP boosts, craftable weapons, runes (which boost Lara’s stats), and cosmetic upgrades (like Lara’s famous bomber jacket) to keep things fresh in the run-based game. Lara Croft returns to voice in Tomb Raider: ReloadedKeeley hawes is the actor veteran who brought Lara alive in Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Lara Croft, Guardian of LightYou can also play other games.

Tomb Raider: ReloadedThis seems to be part of a bigger push to get Lara Croft on screens all over again. Netflix already has a Tomb Raider series in development, and Amazon will produce a live action series using Phoebe Waller Bridge (known for her roles in FleabagAnd the future Indiana JonesDial of Destiny. Then, of course, there’s the next Tomb Raider video game, an Unreal Engine 5-powered follow-up to Crystal Dynamics’ Survivor trilogy, which capped off with 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

We wait, but mobile gamers can still try their luck. Tomb Raider: Reloaded, which is available for pre-registration through the game’s official website and Google Play Store now.