Rise of the Tomb Raider sends Lara Croft to Siberia on her first tomb-raiding expedition, pursuing the Lost City of Kitezh and its secrets before the ruthless organization Trinity can reach them. The adventure sets its ancient mystery against a hostile wilderness, making exploration and survival part of the same journey rather than separate concerns.
Lara hunts animals for crafting materials and scavenges for rare resources while coping with dangerous conditions and unstable terrain. Combat is flexible: players can use trees and underwater routes to evade or take down enemies, adjust gear and ammunition for stealth or direct fighting, and craft explosives. Tombs add another layer, with traps, environmental puzzles, and ancient texts that reveal crypts. Together, these systems give the game a mix of exploration, resource gathering, combat, and puzzle-solving.
The listed modes include a single-player campaign and online Co-Op Endurance, described as surviving extreme conditions with a friend. The 20 Year Celebration content further includes the Blood Ties story in Croft Manor and Lara’s Nightmare, which turns the manor into a zombie-invasion setting.
