Tomb Raider
Publisher: Crystal Dynamics
Game Information
Reviews and Accolades
4.4/5 "...it delivers a must-play gaming experience for action adventure fans everywhere. Welcome back, Lara, you've been missed." - Cheat Code Central
4.5/5 "...Tomb Raider is sure to impress. Its expert sense of pacing, captivating setting, and dark tone create a truly memorable experience that's further enhanced by an immense level of detail." - gamesradar+
8.5/10 "I'm happy to go on record as saying this is the best Tomb Raider game I've played. Tightly produced, competent in both its puzzling and its combat, this is one reboot that manages to be unequivocally superior to its predecessors. " - Destructoid
4.5/10 "... if you're a gamer, you should play Tomb Raider. It combines high-levels of interactivity, excellent pacing, and a true bond between the player and the character on screen. " - Game Revolution
90/100 "Tomb Raider’s whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and everything combines to make this the best reboot game on the market today. " - Game Over
Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition
Tomb Raider is a critically acclaimed action adventure that explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark history of a forgotten island to escape its relentless hold. The Game of the Year edition includes the Tomb of the Lost Adventurer, 6 single player outfits for Lara, 8 multiplayer maps, and 4 characters.
About the Game
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark history of a forgotten island to escape its relentless hold. Download the Turning Point trailer to see the beginning of Lara’s epic adventure.
KEY FEATURES:
- A Turning Point: Experience Lara Croft’s intense origin story from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
- An All-New Raiding Experience: Explore a mysterious island filled with environmental puzzles, visceral combat, and tombs to discover.
- Fight to Live: Salvage resources, gain experience, and upgrade Lara’s weapons and tools to survive the island’s hostile inhabitants.
- Survive as a Team: Play a variety of multiplayer modes as Lara’s Shipmates or Yamatai’s Scavengers.
Mac Performance Stats
Experience Reports
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Play Methods
Average Rating
Experience Reports
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Native
- Graphics:
- HIGH
- FPS:
- 60
- Resolution:
- 1440x900
- Chip:
- M1 BASE
- Cores:
- 8 CPU, 7 GPU
- RAM:
- 8 GB
Review Note:
At 900p resolution, you can afford to push some settings to Ultra while maintaining a stable 60 fps. Not all of them, however (hair notably), as the Ultra preset dips to 30-40 fps. You can achieve similar performance at 1080p, although some tweaks are necessary to get stable 60 fps.
Native
- Graphics:
- MEDIUM
- FPS:
- 90
- Resolution:
- 2560x1080
- Hardware:
- M2 BASE
Native
- Graphics:
- HIGH
- Resolution:
- 2560x1440
- Hardware:
- M2 PRO
Native
- Graphics:
- ULTRA
- FPS:
- 140
- Resolution:
- 1920x1080
- Hardware:
- M4 PRO
Review Note:
Steam macOS Feral Interactive port. Runs great. If set to 4k though it does run around 50-60fps in Ultra, or 45ish average in Ultimate, but at 1080p it runs beautifully on Ultra 140+ fps average or 75-100 in Ultimate on my M4 Pro Mac mini.
Native
- Graphics:
- HIGH
- FPS:
- 120
- Resolution:
- 1440p
- Hardware:
- M4 BASE
Review Note:
Base M4 Mac Mini, game runs through Rosetta 2, detailed test results:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gFF2R1053RLDklrkUrJdmgSJGsgFV2-0cIG1dg-TLLQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Native
- Graphics:
- HIGH
- Hardware:
- M4 BASE
Review Note:
Runs extremely well! Mac Mini M4, 32GB. Full controller support, xBox controller layout while using DS4
Native
- Graphics:
- ULTRA
- FPS:
- 60
- Resolution:
- 2048 x 1280
- Chip:
- M4 PRO
- Cores:
- 12 CPU, 16 GPU
- RAM:
- 24 GB
Review Note:
Runs great at 2k. Looks noticeably sharper at 1440p but requires dialling back a setting or two for a consistent 60fps, which is just something I can't justify based on the quality differential. Overall it keeps 60fps at 2k and essentially Ultra settings (with some shadow concessions). Looks gorgeous. Gameplay keeps 60fps constantly but cutscenes dip into 50s, even 40s. Seems like an optimisation issue.
Uncapped Promotion scales to dynamic fps with no screen tearing, however performance is too jittery for me and plays super smooth with vysnc on instead. I change my MBP refresh rate to 60hz to match the v-sync, seems to be just a little bit smoother than promotion.
If playing on MBP screen I highly recommend turning AA all the way off. Not sure what's wrong with the implementation but even SSAA makes the visuals very blurry and muddy; much sharper and better clarity with AA off and not a jaggy in sight.
Only issue I have with this port (steam version) is that there is a white border around full screen window and it doesn't use the full screen width regardless of resolution and aspect ration.
Final observation is that this game runs impressively cool. MBP fans barely spin up, not audible in the least, and laptop gets mildly warm.