All Tomb Raider games have sold 95,000,000+ copies

The developers of the cult game series about the adventures of Lara Croft reported on the success they have achieved in 26 years. According to them, the total circulation of copies sold has exceeded the mark of 95,000,000 and is close to getting to the coveted threshold of 100,000,000 and crossing this line.

The first part of Tomb Raider was released in 1996. Then the critics spoke about the game quite well and noted the originality of the idea. The debut game was created by a team of 6 people and after the release it became very popular, and Lara Croft became a recognizable person.

Soon the game series became a cult and very recognizable not only in the world of computer games, but also beyond. In 2001, a film adaptation based on the game starring Angelina Jolie was also filmed, which also attracted the attention of a new audience.

The first reboot of the series was implemented in 2006. New at that time, Tomb Raider Legend was made on a new game engine and became a more dynamic game. A year later, Anniversary came out, and a year later, Underworld, after which the series went on hiatus for 5 years.

The second and larger restart took place in 2013. Then the design of the tomb raider was revised and a new game engine was created. The game received good reviews and was warmly received by both critics and players and did not have to wait long for the next part. 2 years later, Rise of the Tomb Raider was released, which could also give a beautiful visual component, which was paid attention to when testing video card benchmarks. In 2018, the last part of the game series called Shadow of the Tomb Raider was released.

The Tomb Raider series has sold over 95,000,000 copies in sales over 26 years. It is noteworthy that in May 2022, the number of copies of games sold was 88,000,000, and within six months, publishers managed to sell another 7,000,000. According to the authors, in total, more than 170,000,000 people played games about Lara Croft, according to their calculations.

The next installment in the Tomb Raider series is already in development, but it is still unknown when it will be released. Although the total circulation, brought to the level of 95,000,000, exceeds most games in the entertainment industry, it cannot be called the biggest and super outstanding.

For example, the circulation of one-fifth of Grand Theft Auto has exceeded 170,000,000 copies as of November 2022, and the total sales of the game series have exceeded the threshold of 385,000,000 copies.

Nevertheless, Tomb Raider remains a fairly recognizable product in the world of video games to this day, and Lara Croft is in the top 10 and top 5 in each top of the best game characters, and if it is a female top, then she tops the list.