Tomb Raider I
Join legendary adventurer Lara Croft on her globe-trotting debut expedition in search of the ancient Scion of Atlantis. Explore treacherous tombs across Peru, Greece, Egypt, and the sunken ruins of Atlantis, facing lethal traps and hostile predators. Master precision platforming, unravel intricate environmental puzzles, and experience the iconic action-adventure rebuilt with enhanced visuals and modern controls.
Overview of the platinum guide
86 missable trophies · Fully obtainable offline
Playtime
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
Extremely challenging Platinum due to NG+, strictly limited manual saves, no-medi-pack runs, and tons of missable trophies.
- Mechanics & Peak: 7/10 – Precise tank controls, tricky platforming, and dodging require high mechanical skill.
- Guide Reliance: 9/10 – Countless missable trophies, kill tracking, collectibles, and strict challenge conditions require guides.
- Grind & Collectibles: 6/10 – Multiple playthroughs required, including NG+, speedrun, and collecting all items.
- RNG & Luck: 2/10 – Enemy behavior and traps are fully deterministic and fixed.
- Punishment Severity: 8/10 – NG+ locks manual saves; high damage and no-medi-pack run forgive zero errors.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 0/10 – Pure single-player experience with no multiplayer or online components.
Trophies
Main game
Featuring Lara Croft
Collect all trophies in Tomb Raider I
Unlocked automatically once you have obtained all other trophies in the game.
The Unfound Tomb of Qualopec
Finish Peru chapter
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Look Over Us Kindly, Tihocan
Finish Greece chapter
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Little Vacation Riot’s Over
Finish Egypt chapter
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
The Cataclysm of Atlantis
Finish Atlantis chapter
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Codex of Peru [Missable]
Find all secrets in Peru
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Codex of Greece [Missable]
Find all secrets in Greece
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Codex of Egypt [Missable]
Find all secrets in Egypt
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Codex of Atlantis [Missable]
Find all secrets in Atlantis
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Not So Late for the Prize Giving!
Defeat Pierre
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Pain in Your Brain!
Defeat Larson
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
It’s Personal Now! [Missable]
Defeat Cowboy
Missable! Kite the Cowboy around the rocky pillars using your pistols from long distance to avoid his rapid Magnum damage.
Yes, I’m Firing at You! [Missable]
Defeat Skater enemy
Missable! Equip the Shotgun or Magnums to burst down the Skater quickly while backflipping to avoid his dual Uzis.
Cheese! [Missable]
Defeat Bald enemy
Missable! Maintain a safe distance and eliminate the bald mercenary from afar before he can close the gap with his shotgun.
Kind of Evolution on Steroids
Defeat Natla's new breed
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Yes, I Can!
Defeat the third Ruler of Atlantis
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Welcome to My Home!
Complete all exercises in Lara's Home
Complete the outdoor assault course and follow Lara's instructions through every training station inside the gym at Croft Manor.
Do Uzi This One? [Missable]
Get hidden Uzis in Egypt
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Shell Sucker! [Missable]
Defeat Bald enemy using shotgun
Missable! Ensure you reclaim your Shotgun earlier in Natla's Mines and use it to land the killing blow on the bald thug.
Bullseye! [Missable]
Swan dive in a hole with water surrounded by fire
Missable! In Palace Midas, align Lara on the high pillar and execute a swan dive (Forward + Jump + Walk) cleanly into the small pool surrounded by burning tiles.
Leave Them Sucking Wind [Missable]
Defeat every possible enemy in one walkthrough
Missable! Check your level stats against a kill tracker before finishing each area, making sure you trigger all dormant spawns such as the mummies in Atlantis.
Secret Door [Missable]
It's not right time to be here. There's a door for you.
Missable! In Return to Egypt, locate and enter the concealed doorway tucked behind the sandy slope before sliding down the primary path.
You Corner Bug! [Missable]
Get unreachable medipack in Palace Midas
Missable! In Palace Midas, wedge Lara at an angle into the corner of the tall pillar and repeatedly jump to trigger the classic corner glitch, popping onto the roof to grab the medipack.
Curses, Like Chickens, Come Home to Roost [Missable]
Finish Natla with her own production guns
Missable! Switch to your Magnums during the final encounter against Natla and ensure the fatal shot in her second phase comes from them.
Au Revoir! [Missable]
Make Pierre go away using magnums
Missable! Draw your Magnums during any encounter with Pierre in Colosseum or Palace Midas and shoot him until he retreats.
Midas’ Touch [Missable]
Become golden Lara
Missable! Climb onto the severed stone palm of King Midas in Palace Midas and wait for the golden transformation death animation to play out.
I Only Play for Sport! [Missable]
Finish game in less than 5 hours
Missable! Skip cutscenes, ignore non-essential combat and collectibles, and reload earlier manual saves if you get turned around on platforming routes.
Deadline [Missable]
Find all 36 ways to die
Missable! Maintain a checklist of unique deaths across all enemy kill types, environmental hazards, and falling animations, saving beforehand so you do not lose progress.
Raid Not Kill [Missable]
Do not hurt T-Rex
Missable! Leave the T-Rex completely unharmed in The Lost Valley by luring it around the valley pillars or staying submerged near the waterfall to collect the cogs.
T-Rextinct [Missable]
Defeat T-Rex
Missable! Retreat into the small cave opening in The Lost Valley where the T-Rex cannot fit, then shoot it safely from behind the rock entrance.
Pharming Health [Missable]
Collect all medipacks in a single level
Missable! Caves is the easiest level for this trophy, featuring only three small medipacks that can be picked up along the main path and secret areas.
Clever Girl [Missable]
Don't let velociraptors bite you in Peru
Missable! Climb onto elevated boulders immediately upon entering raptor territory in Peru and shoot them safely from above without taking a single melee hit.
Mummy, I’m Scared! [Missable]
Make one of Qualopec's guardians fall down
Missable! Shoot the upright mummy in Tomb of Qualopec until it collapses to the floor before retrieving the Scion.
After Us the Deluge! [Missable]
Make all shuttered floor panels crash on a single walkthrough
Missable! Systematically step onto every crumbling floor tile across all levels in a single playthrough to ensure all breakable surfaces fall.
So Salacia [Missable]
Come out of water on your last breath in Neptune's room
Missable! Wait underwater in Neptune's room until Lara's breath meter is completely drained and she takes a tick of drowning damage before surfacing.
I Am No Heracles [Missable]
Climb upside unharmed before boulder ends its way in Atlas' room
Missable! Trigger the rolling boulder in Atlas' room and immediately sprint and jump back onto the elevated entrance ledge before the boulder reaches the bottom.
You Are Really Loki [Missable]
Don't let thunder hit you in Thor's room
Missable! Watch the glowing floor patterns in Thor's room and time your jumps carefully across the safe zones to avoid all lightning strikes.
Dionysius’ Wisdom [Missable]
Let only one sword hurt you in Damocles' room
Missable! Bait the falling swords in Damocles' room by walking slowly underneath them, intentionally getting nicked by only one blade before exiting.
Hardy Raider [Missable]
Beat the game without using any medipacks
Missable! Rely entirely on level-completion health restorations; save frequently to reload whenever you take significant environmental or combat damage.
Tempered Lara [Missable]
Catch fire and put it out with water
Missable! Step onto any active flame burner in Palace Midas and immediately dive into the nearby water basin to put out the fire.
Hard Boiled [Missable]
Beat the game using only Lara's guns
Missable! Never fire the Shotgun, Magnums, or Uzis at any point; keep Lara's default dual pistols equipped for all enemy encounters.
Tomb Cleaner [Missable]
Take every collectable item in a single walkthrough
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Play It Like You Did on a Console in 1996 [Missable]
Save 86 times or less in a single walkthrough
Missable! Ration your manual saves to an average of 4-5 per level, reserving them strictly for challenging boss fights and high-risk platforming sections.
Shelley's Encore [Missable]
Make Lara scream twice while falling
Missable! Swan dive or leap into an extremely deep vertical drop, such as the central shaft in St. Francis' Folly, so Lara screams twice before impacting.
The Apex Predator [Missable]
Defeat a wolf while you are both in the air
Missable! Weaken a wolf to a sliver of health, then jump straight up and fire the fatal shot right as the wolf leaps toward you.
Pet This Cat [Missable]
Do a handstand on the Sphinxes face
Missable! Climb onto the forehead of the Sphinx in Sanctuary of the Scion, face forward, and hold the Walk key while pulling up to perform a handstand.
Dances With Wolves [Missable]
Gather 11 wolves in front of 4 toltec warriors
Missable! In The Lost Valley, lure all 11 wolves from the valley and cave openings without killing them, leading them in front of the four Toltec statues.
Ave, Lara! [Missable]
Stand in emperor's box and sentence 10 animals on the arena to death
Missable! Reach the emperor's royal box in Colosseum to open the animal gates, then kill all 10 beasts from the balcony edge.
Only the Brave Deserve the Fair [Missable]
Swan dive to the floor from a maximum height to stay alive
Missable! Perform a swan dive from the highest available ledge into a deep body of water, surviving a lethal-height drop.
Lethal and Loaded [Missable]
Find the shotgun before collecting any cogs
Missable! In The Lost Valley, head directly into the cave behind the waterfall to collect the Shotgun before picking up any of the three machine cogs.
Exaggerated Threat [Missable]
Defuse all swords in Damocles without being hurt
Missable! Walk methodically across Damocles' room to trigger each overhead sword drop one by one, keeping Lara safely out of range.
On Incredible Tales [Missable]
Let centaurs live in Greece
Missable! In Tomb of Tihocan, do not fire at the centaurs outside the sanctuary; run past them and head straight through the exit door.
Kong's Fate [Missable]
Make the gorilla from the arena die at the highest point possible
Missable! Bait the gorilla in Colosseum up the bleachers all the way to the top spectator platform before landing the final shot.
Enter the Crocodile [Missable]
Take 6 items underwater in one breath
Missable! Route your swim path through the flooded tunnel in Palace Midas to grab all six submerged pick-ups in a single continuous breath.
Be Like Prince [Missable]
Don't get hurt through your doppelganger
Missable! Do not shoot your flesh doppelganger in Atlantis; solve the room by manipulating its mirrored movements to drop it into the lava pit.
Consolidate the Material
Beat the game on New Game+
New Game+ replaces manual saves with limited Save Crystals and features tougher enemies; hoard Magnum and Uzi ammo for Atlantean mutants.
Thor’s Mercy [Missable]
Let the block fall on your head in Thor's room
Missable! Stand directly beneath the crushing hammer block in Thor's room at St. Francis' Folly and trigger the trap.
I’m Not Falling for This Trick [Missable]
Take a secret in Natla's Mines without stepping on trap slide
Missable! In Natla's Mines, grab the secret ledge by curving your jump around the side to avoid touching the angled slide trigger below.
Watch Your Step [Missable]
Where the pyramid meets the water, step on only one surface square
Missable! In Atlantis, jump from the water onto only one single tile on the pyramid slope where it meets the water without sliding across multiple squares.
Feast Your Eyes on This! [Missable]
Take a close look at tons of gold
Missable! Walk up to the massive heap of gold ingots in Palace Midas and use Look mode to inspect it close up.
May They Rest in Ukhu Pacha [Missable]
Take a close look at two incan mummies
Missable! Stand directly in front of both Incan mummies in the final room of Caves and examine them using Look mode.
Circus of Vilcabamba [Missable]
Look at the bears standing on hind legs
Missable! In City of Vilcabamba, bait a bear into rearing up on its hind legs and inspect it with Look mode.
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? [Missable]
Take a close look at the snakes
Missable! Examine the serpent carvings on the walls up close using Look mode inside Tomb of Qualopec.
Kon-Tiqsi-Wiraqucha [Missable]
Go in to get the gold idol and exit through the same window
Missable! In City of Vilcabamba, jump through the window to pick up the gold idol, then climb back out through the same window instead of taking the door.
It’s About Time! [Missable]
Take a close look at all ancient time devices
Missable! Use Look mode to inspect every sundial and ancient clock mechanism located throughout the Greece levels.
QTN [Missable]
Stand on the thrones of all three rulers
Missable! Step onto Qualopec's throne in Peru, Tihocan's throne in Greece, and Natla's throne in Atlantis during your playthrough.
There’s So Much to Remember Here
Open Photo Mode
Press both analog sticks (L3 + R3) simultaneously at any point during gameplay to enter Photo Mode.
Like Dorothy [Missable]
Use a level skip cheat code
Missable! Input the classic level-skip sequence (Step forward, step back, turn around three full times, jump forward) during any stage.
Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business
Miu
Finish Shadow of the Cat levels
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Business Is Finished
Finish Unfinished Business levels
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Codex of Cat [Missable]
Find all secrets in Egypt
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Codex of Hive [Missable]
Find all secrets in Atlantis
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Emergency Escape [Missable]
Finish Atlantean Stronghold level in less than 5 minutes
Missable! Memorize the optimal route through Atlantean Stronghold beforehand and bypass all enemies. Chain jumps and roll maneuvers down the main shafts to consistently maintain forward momentum toward the level exit.
Gifts of Wonderland [Missable]
Take every collectable item in a single walkthrough
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Bastet’s Stash [Missable]
Get all weapons in Return to Egypt level
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
To Arms [Missable]
Get all weapons in Atlantis levels
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Let’s Stretch Together [Missable]
Do a handstand near the highest cat statue in front of the temple
Missable! Climb up to the top cat statue facing the temple facade in 'Temple of the Cat'. Hold the Walk button while pulling yourself up onto the ledge to perform a handstand.
How Do I Get It? [Missable]
Squeeze in for a medipack
Missable! In 'Return to Egypt', locate the small medipack tucked into a narrow gap near the sphinx base. Perform an angled jump or align Lara against the corner seam to squeeze into the alcove and claim the item.
Roll, Action! [Missable]
Make all the boulders except that one roll in a single walkthrough
Missable! In 'The Hive', trigger every boulder trap throughout the level except for the single boulder directly above the exit room doors. Carefully bypass that specific boulder's trigger tile when accessing switches.
On Tiptoes [Missable]
Avoid triggering the boulders until using any of two levers across the room
Missable! In 'The Hive', cross the boulder chamber by sticking strictly to the perimeter ledges and overhead paths to reach either wall switch. Pulling either switch before rolling any spheres fulfills the requirement.
Not Too Late [Missable]
Defeat every atlantean creature in Unfinished Business levels
Missable! Thoroughly comb both 'Atlantean Stronghold' and 'The Hive', as several mutants only spawn when crossing hidden floor triggers or picking up specific items. Check your end-of-level statistics screen to verify that zero enemies were left behind.
Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business
Down the Rabbit Hole [Missable]
Make a long swan dive for someone who is winking at you
Missable! Right at the start of 'Return to Egypt', perform a swan dive into the deep opening directly beneath the cat mural.
Alone in the Dark [Missable] [Hidden]
Die in a very dark mysterious place
Missable! Near the starting area of 'Return to Egypt', leap into the pitch-black chasm to suffer a fatal fall.
I’m Not a Pin [Missable]
Jump over two boulders outside without taking damage
Missable! Create a manual save before entering the outdoor area. Time your forward flips cleanly over both rolling boulders to clear them without taking any hit damage.
Like Alice [Missable]
Listen to the biggest cat face under the night sky
Missable! Position Lara directly in front of the giant cat mural under the open sky in 'Return to Egypt' and stand completely still for a few seconds.
That Belongs in a Museum! [Missable]
Take a close look at the preserved egyptian vase
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Cat’s Cunning [Missable]
Enter the temple without moving two adjacent blocks
Missable! Save before touching the puzzle blocks at the temple entrance. Solve the passageway by ensuring you never push or pull two blocks that share adjacent edges.
No Feline Vision [Missable]
Turn on the lights in the temple
Missable! Locate and pull the hidden lever inside 'Temple of the Cat' to flood the interior chamber with light.
Sokoban [Missable]
Get all secret items and leave the room by moving the blocks no more than 24 times
Missable! Place a hard save before touching any blocks in the puzzle room. Plan each movement carefully so you can collect every pickup and reach the exit in 24 block pushes or fewer.
Pitfall [Missable] [Hidden]
Get out of the trap room alive leaving it clear
Missable! Trigger every trap mechanism and collect all items inside the room before exiting safely without taking lethal damage.
Schmitty’s Leap [Missable]
Get the secret on the high rock by making a swan dive jump
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Crocodile Rock [Missable]
Get all items without killing any crocodiles there
Missable! Kite the crocodiles around the pool while quickly scooping up every submerged pickup. Do not draw weapons or deal any damage to the reptiles.
Exhausted [Missable]
Take Lara so far into the desert that she dies
Missable! Right at the beginning of 'Return to Egypt', sprint straight forward out into the open desert dunes until Lara collapses.
Ben-Hur [Missable]
Defeat two centaurs in the arena using only Lara's pistols without taking damage
Missable! Equip only the default pistols and make a manual save beforehand. Rely on continuous side-flips around the arena perimeter to evade their fireballs while chipping down their health.
Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business
Leap of Faith [Missable]
Swan dive to the hole in the end of Atlantean Stronghold level
Missable! Perform a swan dive (Walk + Jump + Forward) into the pit at the very end of the level. Make a manual save before attempting the dive to reload quickly if your angle is off.
I See Goals, I Don’t See Obstacles [Missable]
Do not use slides to take the only secret in The Hive
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Lucky Diver [Missable]
Collect eleven underwater items in one breath
Missable! In 'The Hive', pick up all eleven items scattered along the underwater floor in a single dive without surfacing. Plan an optimal swimming route in advance so Lara does not run out of oxygen.
Not the First Raider Here [Missable]
Stare at Lara's ancient image on the wall for 5 seconds
Missable! In 'Return to Egypt', find the mural depicting feline Lara Croft. Stand directly in front of the wall texture without moving or pressing any buttons for at least five seconds.
Jaws of Death [Missable]
Jump over the three boulders on the center road on the way to the cat image without getting hurt
Missable! Trigger the boulders on the central road and time your forward jumps over each rolling rock to avoid all collision damage. Save your game immediately before running down the path to retry quickly if hit.
Behind Cat’s Eyes [Missable]
Check out what those big eyes are hiding
Missable! Collectible. For exact locations, please refer to our separate TrophyBase collectible guide.
Walkthrough
Feast Your Eyes on This!
Lara's Home & Caves
Welcome to My Home!
Lara's Home & Caves
Only the Brave Deserve the Fair
Lara's Home & Caves
Circus of Vilcabamba
Lara's Home & Caves
May They Rest in Ukhu Pacha
Lara's Home & Caves
The Apex Predator
Lara's Home & Caves
After Us the Deluge!
Lara's Home & Caves
Dances With Wolves
Vilcabamba
Circus of Vilcabamba
Vilcabamba
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Vilcabamba
Kon-Tiqsi-Wiraqucha
Vilcabamba
After Us the Deluge!
Vilcabamba
Circus of Vilcabamba
Vilcabamba
Lethal and Loaded
Lost Valley
Clever Girl
Lost Valley
Raid Not Kill
Lost Valley
Clever Girl
Tomb of Qualopec
May They Rest in Ukhu Pacha
Tomb of Qualopec
After Us the Deluge!
Tomb of Qualopec
Mummy, I’m Scared!
Tomb of Qualopec
After Us the Deluge!
St. Francis' Folly
So Salacia
St. Francis' Folly
I Am No Heracles
St. Francis' Folly
You Are Really Loki
St. Francis' Folly
Thor’s Mercy
St. Francis' Folly
Dionysius’ Wisdom
St. Francis' Folly
Exaggerated Threat
St. Francis' Folly
Ave, Lara!
Colosseum
Kong's Fate
Colosseum
Ave, Lara!
Colosseum
Ave, Lara!
Colosseum
You Corner Bug!
Palace Midas
Tempered Lara
Palace Midas
Midas’ Touch
Palace Midas
It’s About Time!
Palace Midas
After Us the Deluge!
Palace Midas
After Us the Deluge!
The Cistern
After Us the Deluge!
Tomb of Tihocan
On Incredible Tales
Tomb of Tihocan
Enter the Crocodile
Obelisk of Khamoon
Do Uzi This One?
Sanctuary of the Scion
Pet This Cat
Sanctuary of the Scion
I’m Not Falling for This Trick
Natla's Mines
Watch Your Step
Atlantis
QTN
Atlantis
Be Like Prince
Atlantis
Bullseye!
The Great Pyramid
Bosses
T-Rex
Bosses
Pierre
Bosses
Bald Enemy
Bosses
Jacqueline Natla
Bosses