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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider cover
Developers
Eidos Montreal
Crystal Dynamics
Windows Nixxes Software
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive[1]
Linux Feral Interactive[1]
Publishers
Square Enix
Engines
Foundation
Release dates
Windows September 14, 2018
macOS (OS X) November 5, 2019[2]
Linux November 5, 2019[2]
Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Wikipedia
Tomb Raider (1996) 1996
Tomb Raider II 1997
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft 1998
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation 1999
Tomb Raider Chronicles 2000
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness 2003
Tomb Raider: Legend 2006
Tomb Raider: Anniversary 2007
Tomb Raider: Underworld 2008
Lara Croft (series)
Tomb Raider (2013) 2013
Lara Croft GO 2015
Rise of the Tomb Raider 2016
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered 2024

Key points

DirectX 12 is the recommended graphics API for the best performance.[3][4][5]
Includes an in-game benchmark.
Support for Nvidia's Ray-Traced Shadows.[6]

General information

Official website
Official forum
Square Enix Support Center
Steam Community Discussions
GeForce.com Graphics and Performance Guide

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Publisher website
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Digital Deluxe Edition, Croft Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Digital Deluxe Edition, Croft Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Croft Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Definitive Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Definitive Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Definitive Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[7]
A demo is available on Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
Official Wallpaper Available by pre-ordering any edition of the game.
Windows
Skills Booster Pack Available by pre-ordering any edition of the game.
Windows
The Forge Included in Season Pass.
Windows
The Pillar Included in Season Pass.
Windows
Spectre Gear Included in Season Pass, Croft Edition and The Forge.
Windows
Golden Eagle Gear Included in Season Pass, Croft Edition and The Pillar.
Windows
Croft Edition Extras Included in the Croft edition.
Windows
Deluxe Extras Included in the Digital Deluxe edition.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip launcher and fix Steam overlay

Use the -nolauncher command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Eidos Montreal\Shadow of the Tomb Raider\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Any manual changes to the config files will be reset if settings are changed in-game.
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Shadow of the Tomb Raider\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game display settings.
In-game display settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

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SMAA4x uses MSAA 4x, SMAA and TAA.[4]

Input settings

In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game remapping settings.
In-game remapping settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

All languages have an option to turn on native voices for some characters to improve immersion.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Arabic

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op
Only the Challenge Tombs of DLCs.

Connection types

VR support

In-game Tobii eye tracking settings.
In-game Tobii eye tracking settings.
3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Side by side.
Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX
G3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues unresolved

Audio issues

Various audio issues may occur, like sound crackling or cutting out momentarily.[8]

Issues Fixed

Stuck at the ix chel and chak chel puzzle

With a frame rate higher than 60, you can't spin the blocks with the numbers on them. Capping the frame rate to 60 fixes this. You'll need to leave it capped for the entire puzzle.[citation needed]
Cap frame rate[9]

Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Toggleable from launcher or settings.
Mantle support
macOS only.[citation needed]
Vulkan
Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform GFx
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-3220
AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.15
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon R9 M290
Intel Iris Graphics 540
2 GB (AMD), 1.5 GB (Intel) of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
AMD Radeon R9 285
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system, as well as a Vulkan-capable GPU, is required.

References