The Tomb Raider remastered trilogy is a month away and has still only shown 30 seconds of footage, but the dev insists there's "plenty more to share soon"

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By Anne-Marie Ostler
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The classic adventures are blasting onto consoles and PC on February 14

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
(Image credit: Crystal Dynamics)

New footage of the Tomb Raider remastered trilogy is currently MIA, but the developer is promising to share "plenty more" on the highly anticipated collection soon.

It's just over a month until Lara's earliest adventures are given a fresh coat of paint in the form of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. The collection was a surprise announcement at Nintendo Direct back in September, but apart from that reveal trailer, which offered a mere 30 seconds of gameplay footage, we've seen nothing whatsoever of it.

For longtime fans, the return of these classics is a pretty big deal, and many have taken to social media to lament the lack of fanfare surrounding the release. "Tomb Raider I-III Remastered trilogy releases in a month and we've gotten like absolutely zero marketing for it," says @Halxton. "No promoted posts, no trailer retweets, no new screenshots/info, nothing."

Following this, the official Tomb Raider account did offer a reminder that the trilogy is launching on February 14, which just so happens to be Lara's birthday, as well as links to pre-order it on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch.

In the comments, requests for more content on the remasters ahead of launch didn't go unnoticed. "Share some more images/videos of gameplay, please!" one fan writes, to which the official Tomb Raider account responds, "We'll have plenty more to share soon."

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered trilogy includes all of the expansions and bonus levels for the classic games, as well as smoother visuals – though you can switch to the original graphics if you're a fan of the low poly look. 

As well as battling dinos and taking in the sights of Venice by speedboat, one of the highlights of the early games is roaming around Lara's abode and, of course, hanging out with her tea-bearing butler Winston, who, according to Tomb Raider 2 lead programmer Gavin Rummery, was a "a very last-minute addition" to the sequel. We suspect he's going to be spending a lot of time in the freezer when February rolls around. 

See which of Lara's treasure-hunting escapades comes out on top as we rank the best Tomb Raider games.

Anne-Marie Ostler
Anne-Marie Ostler
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.

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