Best Tomb Raider games

Tomb Raider – 1996 leads the Tomb Raider ranking with 1301 ELO points over 25 duels, ahead of Tomb Raider – 2013 and Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft – 1998.

The original Tomb Raider – 1996 holds a 30-point lead over its nearest rival, the largest gap in the top tier of this ranking. That margin reflects more than nostalgia: the 1301 ELO score and 72% win rate suggest players still regard the debut as the most memorable entry. The podium mix of classic and modern entries shows a community split between eras, with Tomb Raider – 2013 at rank 2 and Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft – 1998 at rank 3. Further down, Rise of the Tomb Raider – 2015 sits at rank 11 with just 1110 ELO and a 27% win rate, while Tomb Raider: Chronicles – 2000 occupies the bottom at rank 12 with 1098 ELO. The lower positions reveal which installments failed to imprint themselves as strongly on collective memory.

This ranking draws on 916 duels submitted by 34 players across 12 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Each duel asks which game left the strongest impression, and the accumulated choices have separated the franchise into clear tiers. Whether you side with the polygonal pioneers or the cinematic reboots, the ranking remains open. Cast your vote and push your favorite Tomb Raider higher.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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