Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix’s European subsidiary. It was released on September 14, 2018 for Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. It released for MacOS and Linux on November 5, 2019. Then on November 19, 2019 for Stadia. It is the third game in the series.
Months after the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft and Jonah are working hard to stop Trinity. They track down Pedro Dominguez and his cell to Mexico where Lara discovers a dagger and references to Paititi, a legendary lost city of the Inca. Lara takes the dagger, but Dominguez warns her that by doing so she inadvertently triggered the Cleansing. The Cleansing is a Mayan apocalypse that ends with a permanent solar eclipse. Dominguez takes the dagger to reunite it with a box that he claims with stop the Cleansing.
Oh my god, you killed that guy!
The world starts experiencing signs of the apocalypse like Mexico having a tsunami and massive earth quakes. One of the signs, a giant storm, crashes Lara and Jonah’s plane in Peru. There they discover the lost city of Paititi. Lara needs to find a box before Trinity does as it won’t stop the Cleansing, but will instead grant the user the power of a god.
Lara tries and fails to stop Dominguez from absorbing the power of a god and has to fight and kill him if she wants to stop the Cleansing. After a hard fought battle, Lara is victorious and she stops the Cleansing. Lara decides to stay behind in Paititi to help them rebuild.
In a post credits scene, Lara is seen planning her next adventure at Croft Manor. She now knows that she has to protect the world’s mysteries, not solve them.
Alternate Ending
If you played the game as it was shipped, without applying any updates to the game, there was a completely different ending to the game. The post credits scene is Lara at Croft Manor writing a letter to Jacqueline Natla, the antagonist from the first Tomb Raider game back on Playstation 1.
Achievements
- Path of the Stars: Decipher the Path of the Stars
- Heart of the Serpent: Find the Mission of San Juan
- The Chosen One: Find the Silver Box of Ix Chel
- Back to Where We Started: Return to Paititi
- Queen of the Damned: Make an unlikely ally
- Quite the Adventure: Complete the Game
- Smart and Resourceful: Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Smart and Resourceful difficulty
- Rite of Passage: Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the Rite of Passage difficulty
- One with the Jungle: Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider on One with the Jungle difficulty
- Deadly Obsession: Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Deadly Obsession difficulty
- Treasures from the Past: Decipher a Monolith
- Stele Hunter: Complete 3 Challenge Tombs
- Untold Riches: Gather 40 gold ore
- Resting Places: Uncover 3 Crypts' secrets
- Up to the Challenge: Complete 5 Challenges
- Underwater Archeologist: Collect 5 underwater Artifacts
- Tomb Raider: Complete all main game Challenge Tombs
- Treasure Hunter: Find and open all the Conquistador treasure chests
- Archeologist: Complete an Artifact Collection
- Dr. Croft: Complete all Document Collections
- Egg Poacher: Collect 5 Eggs
- Hobbyist: Complete 3 Challenges
- Specialized: Earn all Skills in one category
- Destiny's Trialed: Complete the Forge of Destiny Challenge Tomb
- Heir Born: Complete the Echoes of the Past Side Mission and discover Abby’s ancient origins
- Bleeding Edge: Obtain the Grenadier Skill, equip the Umbrage 3-80 Shade weapon, and Brocken Shadow outfit
- Echoes of the Fast: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Time Attack for the Forge of Destiny Challenge Tomb
- Echoes of the Furious: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Score Attack for the Forge of Destiny Challenge Tomb
- That Was A Breeze: Complete the Path of Huracan Challenge Tomb
- Go With The Flow: Complete The Age Makers Side Mission
- Eyes of the Storm: Obtain the A Thousand Eyes skill, equip the Sinchi Chiqa Battle Dress and the Oathtaker's Bow
- Float Like A Butterfly: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Time Attack for the Path of Huracan Challenge Tomb
- Sting Like A Bee: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Score Attack for the Path of Huracan Challenge Tomb
- Monkey Do: Complete the Howl of the Monkey Gods Challenge Tomb
- Harmony: Complete the Path of Fear Side Mission
- Creature Comforts: Obtain the Raptor's Eye skill, equip the Silent Sting Scorpion weapon and Hunter's Array Apex outfit
- Organ Grinder: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Time Attack for the Howl of the Monkey Gods Challenge Tomb
- Cannon Fodder: Obtain a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal in Score Attack for the Howl of the Monkey Gods Challenge Tomb
The Forge DLC:
The Pillar DLC:
The Nightmare DLC:
