Crystal Dynamics Working on New Tomb Raider Game

The new Tomb Raider game is in its early stages of development and will be using Unreal Engine 5, according to Crystal Dynamics.

Crystal Dynamics took part in Epic Games’ State of Unreal 2022 livestream which celebrated the release of Unreal Engine 5. The game developer was represented by Dallas Dickinson, Franchise General Manager for Tomb Raider, who confirmed that a new Tomb Raider game “just started development.”

Speaking towards the end of the livestream, Dickinson started by saying that Crystal Dynamics is thrilled to be a part of the release of UE5. “This new engine translates into next-level storytelling in gameplay experiences. And that’s why we are thrilled to announce today that we have just started development of our next ‘Tomb Raider’ game powered by Unreal Engine 5,” he adds.

“Our goal is to push the envelope of fidelity and to deliver the high-quality cinematic action-adventure experience that fans deserve from both Crystal Dynamics and the ‘Tomb Raider’ franchise. We can’t wait to take this journey together. Thank you, and congratulations again to the Epic Games team.”

The most recent Tomb Raider game was Shadow of the Tomb Raider developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix, and was released in 2018. It has been nominated in multiple awards including Best Action/Adventure Game (Game Critics Awards), and Best PC, Xbox One Game (Gamescom 2018). It has won the Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor (Camilla Luddington) at the 2018 Gamers’ Choice Award.

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