Tomb Raider: The Lara Croft saga will be restarted thanks to Amazon Games

Crystal Dynamics announces a partnership with Amazon Games to develop and publish a new cross-platform game, Tomb Raider.

Developed on the Unreal Engine 5 graphics engine, the ambitious new Tomb Raider from the American studio Crystal Dynamics will be the first single-player narrative game in the Amazon Games video game portfolio after the multiplayer games New World, Lost Ark and Blue Protocol.

Partnering with @AMZNGameStudios gives us a chance to change what a publishing relationship can be! We are so excited to partner with them on a shared creative vision, ambition and value for the Lara Croft universe across the spectrum of possibilities. https://t.co/xsxOm4V6tK

— Crystal Dynamics (@CrystalDynamics) December 15, 2022

Christoph Hartmann, vice president of Amazon Games, said:

Tomb Raider is one of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history. Amazon Games is committed to delivering high-quality games from top developers across all kinds of platforms and genres. We are honored to work with this development studio on this legendary franchise. Our teams are incredibly excited to be working with Crystal Dynamics and its inventive and visionary talents to bring the next chapter in the Lara Croft saga to gamers around the world.

The largest and most ambitious Tomb Raider of all licensed games.

Crystal Dynamics will introduce an environment that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving, with original puzzles and a wide range of enemies to defeat in the new Tomb Raider.

Scott Amos, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics, added:

Since our acquisition by the Embracer Group, Crystal Dynamics has had a tremendous opportunity to change the fundamentals of Tomb Raider’s publishing relationship. We have been looking for a form of transformation and, together with Amazon Games, we have found a team that shares our creative vision, our ambitions and our values ​​to open new horizons in the Lara Croft universe. They are perfect for renewed collaboration between publishers and developers, and we look forward to charting this new course together, starting with the best and most comprehensive Tomb Raider game ever made.