Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

This page is for the original game. For the upcoming remaster, see Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered.

Tomb Raider (Classic)
Subseries of Tomb Raider
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 I-III Remastered	2024
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered	2025

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure, puzzle, TPS and shooter game in the Tomb Raider (Classic) and Tomb Raider series.

On Windows 8 and later, the game does not display properly in fullscreen; use the fullscreen border fix to resolve this.
Fullscreen border fix does not work on WIndows 11. One of the possible ways to run the game in proper fullscreen is dgVoodoo 2

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Stella's Website - Walkthroughs, workarounds and downloads

TombRaider Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The Multipatch disables the CD check and fixes compatibility issues
GOG.com		Also includes Tomb Raider Chronicles
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
EA app (unavailable)		Also includes Tomb Raider Chronicles. No longer sold since June 13, 2022.^[1]

Version differences

The GOG.com version is a complete edition. The Times - Exclusive Tomb Raider Level is part of the bonus content downloads. The level was later released as freeware for those who own the base game, so Steam users aren't completely out of luck.

The GOG.com version also includes French and German language files, while the Steam version is English only (see Localizations)

Demo versions

Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: regular, Canon OEM version.

Essential improvements

Patches

Not needed for GOG.com and Steam versions. Download it here.

Unofficial Patch can be found here.

Peixoto's patch

Fixes lag when accessing the inventory.

Hides the window border on Windows 10.

Improves compatibility with XInput gamepads.

Aspect ratio and FOV correction in widescreen resolutions; forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD and menus.

Skip intro videos

Go to `<path-to-game>\fmv` and delete `Fmv00.bik`^{[citation needed]}

Extras

Patch Fix solves the disappearing Uzi and not being damaged by your own grenades bugs.

Tomb Raider Mouse Helper

This utility allows you to control Lara with the mouse. Also, it maps the WASD keys in order to have a more modern control scheme.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)	<path-to-game>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224980/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame.*^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)	<path-to-game>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224980/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched by default. Use Peixoto's patch. Stretched title screens and loading screens are available here.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Peixoto's patch
4K Ultra HD		Use Peixoto's patch
Field of view (FOV)	Use Tomb Raider 2,3,4 Widescreen Patch
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Black bars in cutscenes

Use Helix Mod: Tomb Raider 2-3-4-5 to remove black bars^{[citation needed]}

Input

In-game settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		If you have the retail version, make sure you are running the latest patch.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		No mouse-look
Controller
Controller support		Use Peixoto's patch to add support for XInput controllers
Full controller support		`P` is hard-coded as the "Pause" button, which is necessary to quit the game.
Controller remapping		Cannot bind "Pause" to a joystick within the game
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Xbox 360 & Series X/S controllers.^[2]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download
French				Retail and GOG.com only; download. A separate translation for The Times - Exclusive Level is also available.
German				Retail and GOG.com only.
Hungarian				Fan translation; download
Italian				Retail only; download.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only; download.
Turkish				Fan translation; download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Tomb Raider Chronicles [Tweak Guide] or Helix Mod: Tomb Raider 2-3-4-5.

Issues unresolved

Game crashes right after the Eidos logo

Caused by an incompatibility with sound drivers or audio codecs. The only solution is to play the game by disabling audio from the setup launcher, but this is not an adequate solution.

Issues fixed

"binkw32.dll" not found

Replace binkw32.dll^[3]
Download the Bink Video 1.0a DLL. Copy `binkw32.dll` to the game directory.

Visible window border in fullscreen mode

The game is not displayed correctly in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.

Use Tomb Raider series full screen border fix

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6	^[4]
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Mods

For game mods visit, Core Design.

The tomb4 project

A decompilation project that, first and foremost aims to document and preserve the original source code and assets of the game, and secondly, aims to provide bug fixes and gameplay improvements in many sections of the game. Utilizes a DLL file to inject decompiled code into the executable.

Tomb Raider Forums thread

TR4 HD FMV Pack

Upscales the FMVs at 4K Resolution.

TREP2

A "flexible patcher" which unlocks many game hidden features.

OpenTomb

An open source remake of the Tomb Raider engine. It overhauls almost all aspects of the game engine, along with adding cross-platform support for modern operating systems and Lua scripting support. Important links regarding the project:

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 6.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (224980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Upcoming Changes to the EA Origin Catalog - last accessed on 2024-12-07
↑ Verified by User:Genesisbr on 2023-08-10
↑ Tomb Raider: Last Revelation | Stella's Site
↑ Verified by User:Eddman on 2025-02-02

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (224980) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (224980) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Upcoming Changes to the EA Origin Catalog - last accessed on 2024-12-07

[4] Verified by User:Genesisbr on 2023-08-10

[5] Tomb Raider: Last Revelation | Stella's Site

[6] Verified by User:Eddman on 2025-02-02

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Developers

	Core Design
Publishers
1999-2009	Eidos Interactive
2009-2023	Square Enix
2023-present	Crystal Dynamics
	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	November 24, 1999
Mac OS (Classic)	June 12, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Puzzle, TPS, Shooter
Themes	Africa
Series	Tomb Raider (Classic), Tomb Raider