You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide Even though we haven’t had a new mainline Tomb Raider installment since Shadow in 2018, fans of Lara Croft have been treated to a couple of excellent remastered trilogies, as well as a boatload of crossovers such as with Fortnite and Call of Duty. There has also been a Netflix series starring the wonderful Hayley Atwell, which is set to receive a second season. While all of this has been good, fans are obviously craving a new AAA adventure. The next game has officially been in-development by Crystal Dynamics for years, and an alleged Tomb Raider 12 leaker who revealed open-world details now claims they “can see the announcement coming soon”. Tomb Raider 12 leaker claims they “can see the announcement coming soon” A movie leaker on X, VScooper, shared “rumored details” about Tomb Raider 12 back in May 2024. These details include the game allegedly taking place in a “fully open world” India where “Lara strategically races against a Society of Raiders and other rivals for powerful relics”. The leaker elaborated “The Society of Raiders are inspired by Lara yet unaffiliated,” and there will be a “new feature based on recruiting teams and allies to strategically aid you in missions”. It was also claimed that there will be an “emphasis on a new non-lethal combat option”. In addition, the leaker claimed there will be “vast sceneries, free use of the motorcycle, parachute, and common Lara’s traversal methods to unrestrictedly navigate across a big map and its challenges”. Image credit: @vthescooper on X In a follow-up almost a year later, Vscooper recently posted on April 11th that they “can see the announcement coming anytime soon…”. Unfortunately, there’s no elaboration on this tease, but this could possibly be referring to Summer Game Fest set to take place in June. Image credit: @thevscooper on X Of course, none of these details are official. VScooper is a movie leaker with a thread of verified leaks that came true involving the film industry, so it remains to be seen if they will turn out to be accurate about Tomb Raider 12. TR12 official details There are only a few official details we know about Tomb Raider 12. We know it’s being developed by Crystal Dynamics again, it will be published by Amazon Games, it is using the Unreal Engine 5, and it stars a unified Lara Croft with the survivor trilogy recognized as Lara’s tomb raiding origin. Crystal Dynamics has also shared a concept art preview of how Lara should look in TR12. It’s not the final product so there may be a few alterations, but it appears Lara will again rock dual pistols along with the iconic drip of a blue tank top, cargo shorts, and backpack. Image credit: Crystal Dynamics Talking about Tomb Raider 12 back in August 2024, Amazon Games boss, Christoph Hartmann, told IGN “the bar is so high” and that “there’s some really great ideas” with development “going well” at Crystal Dynamics. Then, earlier this year, there were unfortunately some layoffs at Crystal Dynamics, but the developer assured fans that it does not “alter plans” for the game. Lastly, the official Tomb Raider website encourages fans to sign-up to join the “Society of Raiders,” which possibly lends credence to the supposed leaks from VScooper. Again, we will just have to wait and see. In other gaming news, the release date for the next PS Plus day-one free game has been announced and it’s soon. Tomb Raider Platform(s): Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA Saturn, Xbox 360 Genre(s): Action 8 VideoGamer Related Topics Tomb Raider Subscribe to our newsletters! By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime. Share