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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Port based on the PlayStation 2 version. PC version does not include the graphical improvements from the Xbox 360 release.^[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM
Retail
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[2]

The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>.
Delete or rename intro.bik, intro_w.bik and nvidia.bik.

Notes

The copyright screen will still be shown.

Extended external video settings

Unlock more video options^[3]
Open the Registry Editor. Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider: Anniversary`. Create a new `DWORD` value called `ExtendedDialog` and give it the value `1`. Close the Registry Editor. Run `tra.exe` with `-setup` command line argument to see the results.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider: Anniversary\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Tomb Raider Anniversary/Preferences Data
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eidos\Tomb Raider - Anniversary\Default Profile\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Tomb Raider Anniversary/profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

External video settings.

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		4:3, 16:9, 16:10 only; for others use Flawless Widescreen/ Widescreen Fixer.
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer
Ultra-widescreen		Use Flawless Widescreen (fixed HUD) or Widescreen Fixer (stretched HUD)
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Racer_S FOV tool
Windowed	Use DxWnd or TRAWindowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use Borderless Gaming or TRAWindowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See Extended external video settings
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	High FPS may break physics events or NPC A.I. in some areas, preventing progress. Limiting FPS at these points with Vsync fixes the issues.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Motion blur

Disable "Fullscreen Effects" in the display options

Anti-aliasing (AA)

In-game MSAA (labeled as Fullscreen Anti-Aliasing) will disable shadows.^[4]

Better AA solutions^{[citation needed]}
Force MSAA via display drivers (make sure 'Behavior Flags' is set to 'None' via Nvidia Profile Inspector if using an Nvidia card). Use Nvidia's DSR or AMD's VSR to force a higher resolution and downsample it to the monitor (best used in conjunction with something like SMAA or MLAA, since Downsampling makes the image sharper, but doesn't get rid of edge-aliasing).

Input

In-game general control settings.

In-game mouse settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Menus will always still refer to keyboard keys, however by setting controller buttons as the first listed for each action, appropriate in-game Xbox prompts will appear.^[5]
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

In-game language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, #1 by TombRaiderS, #2 by Mizere, #3 by magyaritasok.hu.
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Retail and GOG only.
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation, download.
Polish				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.

Issues fixed

Buggy AI, enemies get stuck

Enable V-Sync and set refresh rate to 60 Hz in the setup launcher

Screen flashing black

Disable desktop composition^{[citation needed]}

Steam Controller doesn't work

Go to the installation folder and delete/rename `xinput9_1_0.dll`.^[6]

Crash at startup

Fix Data Execution Prevention setting^[7]

Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only), or add tra.exe to the exception list.

If that doesn't work, try adding it as an exception in Windows Security's DEP settings:

Head over to App & browser control
Click Exploit protection settings
Go to the Program settings tab
Click Add program to customize, and then Choose exact file path
Navigate to the install folder and select tra.exe
Scroll down to Data Execution Prevention (DEP), then check Override system settings and make sure it is turned Off underneath
Apply and restart the game

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2	OS X only
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only^[8]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Mods

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500+	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB (2000, XP) 512 MB (Vista)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 9000 series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 6000 series ATI Radeon X series Shader model 2.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9.5	10.10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.8 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

The OS X release does not support the following graphics cards: ATI Radeon X1xxx series and Intel GMA series^[9]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Tomb Raider Anniversary PC vs XBOX 360 Comparison - Youtube
↑ Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022
↑ HDR for x800/x850 in Tomb Raider Legend - last accessed on 2020-10-30
↑ Comparison screenshots AA 8x - No AA here
↑ Playing with Xbox Controller - Tomb Raider Forums
↑ Steam Controller Reddit
↑ Tomb Raider Anniversary and Legend keep crashing on intro, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com (saved)
↑ Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News
↑ Steam - Tomb Raider: Anniversary store page - last accessed on July 22, 2016

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Tomb Raider Anniversary PC vs XBOX 360 Comparison - Youtube

[2] Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022

[3] HDR for x800/x850 in Tomb Raider Legend - last accessed on 2020-10-30

[5] Comparison screenshots AA 8x - No AA here

[6] Playing with Xbox Controller - Tomb Raider Forums

[7] Steam Controller Reddit

[8] Tomb Raider Anniversary and Legend keep crashing on intro, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com (saved)

[9] Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

[10] Steam - Tomb Raider: Anniversary store page - last accessed on July 22, 2016

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-  |notes     = Retail only patch for digital release [https://mega.nz/file/dxRRwQZA#IBgHwi0uBo4cclAF6dEPQBlyUd4Y_OeQvaqzRYAOZ-c here].
+  |notes     = Retail only. Patch for digital release [https://mega.nz/file/dxRRwQZA#IBgHwi0uBo4cclAF6dEPQBlyUd4Y_OeQvaqzRYAOZ-c here].
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Developers

	Crystal Dynamics
Windows	Nixxes Software
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
2007-2009	Eidos Interactive
OS X	Feral Interactive
2009-present	Square Enix
Engines
	Crystal Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 1, 2007
macOS (OS X)	February 15, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	83
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Puzzle, TPS, Shooter
Series	Tomb Raider