Highlights

  • Patch 3 for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered restores missing posters, adds an outfit selector, and tweaks gameplay across all three titles.
  • Aspyr's notes for Patch 3 reveal improvements to Lara's character model, SFX, controls, and quick save options for players in the Tomb Raider remasters.
  • Crystal Dynamics is planning a separate Lara Croft adventure while Aspyr hints at more Tomb Raider remasters in the future.

Aspyr has rolled out Patch 3 for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered after addressing some issues communicated in consumer feedback. Last month, Aspyr released Patch 2, which made several texture and graphical updates to the HD version. In the process, the posters seen in Sleeping With The Fishes (The Lost Artifact) were inadvertently removed. Patch 3 for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered has restored the missing posters and also implemented some additional fixes across all three of the game's titles. Some updates are title-specific, whereas others are applied across all three games, including an outfit selector allowing players to customize Lara Croft's cosmetics at any time.

The original trilogy kicked off in 1996 with Lara Croft's debut in Tomb Raider by British developer Core Design. Due to the game's resounding success, several sequels were released, beginning with Tomb Raider 2 in 1997 and Tomb Raider 3 in 1998. The franchise follows Lara Croft, an archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous structures all around the world to uncover mystical artifacts and preserve ancient civilizations. Developer Crystal Dynamics is preparing to bring Lara Croft back for another adventure, separate to the remasters, so the stakes are high for Tomb Raider's future.

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Aspyr has unveiled the official notes for Patch 3, which introduces the outfit selector, applies improvements to Lara Croft's character model and SFX across all three games, fixes control errors, and adds quick save/reload hotkeys for controller players, among other things. Perhaps the biggest change is the return of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered's missing posters, which fans have been campaigning for since Patch 2's blunder. The patch also fixes texture anomalies, adds details to specific levels, and heightens the sound design by adding FX to significant events.

Since the 1990s, Tomb Raider has been adapted into comic books, novels, three live-action feature films, and even an upcoming Amazon Prime Video series. Initial remasters were previously released for the first two Tomb Raider titles on iOS and Android in 2018, but the remastered trilogy, complete with three expansion packs, was developed and published by Aspyr, who had previously collaborated with Crystal Dynamics to port the first six Tomb Raider games to macOS in the 2000s.

Crystal Dynamics confirmed in May 2024 that Tomb Raider 1–3 Remastered would receive a physical release from Limited Run Games, set for release on September 24. This announcement came after the confirmation that The Lara Croft Collection (comprising Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris for the Switch) would be receiving a physical release. Fans are already requesting remasters of Tomb Raider 4 and beyond, while Aspyr has expressed interest in making more Tomb Raider remasters in the future.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Patch 3 Notes

All Games

  • Customize your outfit at anytime with the newly added outfit selector
    • Outfit selector unlocks after beating each game (I, II, or III)
    • All outfits from all 3 games can be selected
    • Add the red sunglasses for extra slay

  • Using a hotkey does not interrupt running or walking when using a thumbstick
  • Various improvements to SFX have been made across all three games.
  • Improved combat in Modern Controls in all three games
  • Improvements to the Lara model have been implemented
  • Added the missing water caustic effects to TR1 and TR2
  • Fixed the issue with modern controls showing the sky when the camera goes through corners
  • Fixed an issue where Greek translations would show up too wide in some of the menus
  • Various improvements have been made to fire FX across all three games
  • Fixed game selection icons for UK players
  • Added quick save/reload hotkeys for controller players

Tomb Raider 1

  • Fixed incorrectly positioned snow in the “Caves” level
  • Fixed an issue where bats would sometimes flicker upon death in TR1

Tomb Raider 2

  • Fixed an issue where the wrong texture was being used on the snowmobile in “The Cold War” level in TR2
  • Fixed an issue in TR2 where part of the geometry was protruding into the level in “40 Fathoms"
  • Added explosion FX for “Bartoli’s Hideout” in TR2

Tomb Raider 3

  • Posters of Lara Croft in “Sleeping with the Fishes” are now appearing in HD mode
  • Fixed the positioning of the Indra Key in the “Jungle” level
  • Improved water color in “River Ganges” level in TR3
  • Monkey bars are now more visible in “High Security Compound” in TR3
  • Added details on all ceiling openings in “Temple Ruins"
  • Fixed a missing window in “Willard’s Lair” in TR3 The Lost Artifact
  • Fixed targeting enemies while crouched in TR3