After a long break for Lara Croft, a couple of fresh Tomb Raider adventures are on their way. They will be the first new games in the series since 2018, and both will be published by Amazon.<\/p>\n
Announced at the Game Awards in LA, Tomb Raider Catalyst stars the \u201ccharismatic, self-assured, formidable Lara Croft\u201d from the original 1990s games, says game director Will Kerslake. It\u2019s set in the markets, mountains, and naturally the ancient buildings of northern India, where Lara is racing with other treasure hunters to track down potentially cataclysmic artefacts. It will be out in 2027.<\/p>\n
Catalyst is in development at Crystal Dynamics, the Californian developer that has looked after Tomb Raider since 2003. Crystal Dynamics previously developed Tomb Raiders Legend, Anniversary and Underworld, as well as the reboot trilogy that featured a younger, more vulnerable Lara. Its most recent game in the series was 2018\u2019s Shadow of the Tomb Raider.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, meanwhile, is being developed in collaboration with Flying Wild Hog in Poland. Featuring modernised combat and redesigned tomb-delving puzzles, the game is an \u201cexpanded\u201d ground-up reimagining of Lara Croft\u2019s very first 1996 adventure, which established her as one of gaming\u2019s most recognisable characters. \u201cOur goal was to respect the spirit of Core Design\u2019s original game, while updating the experience for today\u2019s gamers including building it with Unreal Engine 5,\u201d Kerslake says. \u201cWe see this is a reimagining of the original game with a gameplay experience that wasn\u2019t possible on the technology at the time.\u201d Legacy of Atlantis will be out in 2026.<\/p>\n
In both games, Croft will be played by the British actor Alix Wilton Regan, who previously had significant roles in Dragon Age: Inquisition and Cyberpunk 2077. She was also due to star as Joanna Dark in the cancelled remake of 2000\u2019s spy-shooter Perfect Dark.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n