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Tomb Raider III
Developer: Core Design · Published by Eidos Interactive · 1998
Lara's third outing: great puzzles, dreadful control.
About This Game
Tomb Raider III is Core Design's 1998 action-adventure, published by Eidos, sending Lara Croft across India, the South Pacific, the Nevada Desert, London and Antarctica. It leans heavily on puzzle-solving and precise platforming, with combat a secondary, auto-aimed affair. It released on PC and PlayStation.
POCG Review
3.5
Good
Review Verdict
Tomb Raider III
Lara's third outing has grand scope and genuinely addictive puzzles, but clunky control and an uncooperative camera fight you the whole way.
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ReleaseHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A late-90s Windows PC or a PlayStation with the disc.
Modern Re-release
Sold on Steam and GOG; also remastered in the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection.
Emulation / Other Options
The PS1 version runs under emulators like DuckStation.