Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
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| Developers | |
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| Crystal Dynamics | |
| Windows | Nixxes Software |
| Publishers | |
| 2010-2023 | Square Enix |
| 2023-present | Crystal Dynamics |
| Engines | |
| Crystal Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 28, 2010 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 82 |
| IGDB | 79 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Platform |
| Series | Lara Croft |
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| Lara Croft | |
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| Subseries of Tomb Raider | |
| Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | 2010 |
| Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris | 2014 |
General information
Availability
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| Humble Store | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete intro.bik[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Lara Croft: GoL\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35130/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\35150\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35130/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
Launcher.
Basic graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Using DxWnd in conjunction with Special K's borderless window mode. Instructions for DxWnd mouse fix. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16xQ. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Controls settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| 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 | Both axes can be inverted separately. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
Game settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Dialogue, music, SFX and voice chat. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Located in the Gameplay menu. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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| Online play | 2 | Co-op |
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Issues fixed
Multiplayer disconnects
| Changing MTU value[2] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
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| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 3 GHz AMD 2.5 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT ATI Radeon X1300 XT |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
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>/35130/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (35130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.