The Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy on Switch 2 is complete, and buying it as one bundle costs less than buying the three games one at a time. Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics released Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on the eShop on Oct. 22, joining Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration, so Lara’s whole reboot story now fits on one handheld. Which version makes sense depends mostly on where you want to play it.
What Shadow on Switch 2 includes
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is the full package. Aspyr says it includes the base game, all seven DLC challenge tombs, the downloadable side missions, weapons, outfits and skills, plus two-player online co-op. It runs in TV, tabletop and handheld modes. Online play goes through Nintendo Switch Online, so you need a membership to play co-op with a friend. Aspyr hasn’t published resolution, frame rate or file size figures for the Switch 2 version.
Its regular price is $39.99. As of Oct. 24, the launch discount has it at $35.99, and Nintendo’s listing says that ends at 11:59pm PT on Nov. 4.
The bundle versus buying one at a time
Aspyr also released Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy, a $69.99 bundle with all three games, their online modes and all of their DLC. Every piece of the trilogy is discounted on the eShop through Nov. 4, and GOG has its own sale on the PC versions. These are the prices we saw on Oct. 24. Sale prices can change, so check the store before you buy.
| Game | eShop regular | eShop sale, Oct. 24 (ends Nov. 4) | GOG sale on PC, Oct. 24 (ends Nov. 7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Tomb Raider GOTY on GOG) | $19.99 | $12.99 | $1.99 |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration | $29.99 | $19.99 | $2.99 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition | $39.99 | $35.99 | $3.95 |
| Definitive Survivor Trilogy bundle | $69.99 | $62.99 | $7.55 |
If you own none of them on Switch 2, get the bundle. At the Oct. 24 sale prices it comes in about $6 under buying all three separately. The gap is bigger at regular prices, where the bundle is $69.99 against $89.97 for the three games bought one by one, so it stays the better deal after the sale ends. If you already have the first one or two, just buy what you are missing.
The physical option
Shadow and the trilogy bundle are eShop downloads. If you want something on the shelf, Limited Run Games is taking pre-orders for a physical Switch 2 edition of Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration on a Game Card. Limited Run’s press release calls it the 20 Year Collection. The Standard Edition is $49.99 and the Collector’s Edition is $99.99, the release is region-free, and pre-orders close at 8:59pm PT on Nov. 15. That is well above the eShop price for the same game, so it mostly makes sense if you collect physical copies.
The cheap route on PC is GOG
If you play on PC, check GOG first. GOG sells all three games DRM-free, so there is no activation or online check to play, and you keep the installers. Its Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy pack was $7.55 on Oct. 24, 85% off its $50.47 regular price, and GOG’s listing says the sale runs until 12am PT on Nov. 7.
The GOG pack isn’t a one-to-one match for the Switch 2 bundle. The first game is Tomb Raider GOTY, the PC release, rather than the console Definitive Edition, and all three are Windows versions, so they suit a PC or a Windows handheld. GOG’s Shadow page lists it as single-player and says co-op mode is not available, so if online co-op is the reason you are buying, the Switch 2 version is the one that has it.
Which one to buy
If you want the trilogy portable on Nintendo hardware, the Switch 2 bundle is the way to get it, and it is cheapest before Nov. 4. If you just want to own and play these games on a PC, the GOG trilogy costs a small fraction of the eShop price. Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler games went the same way, with Switch 2 and GOG versions side by side. For other PC and last-gen ports on the console, see our look at Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Edition and the rest of our Nintendo coverage.