Lara Croft can't catch a break: after delaying one Tomb Raider game, Amazon is delaying another and this one won't show up until 2028 - Eurogamer.net

What the report says

Eurogamer reports that Amazon’s planned Tomb Raider revival has encountered another scheduling setback, with Tomb Raider: Catalyst now not expected until 2028. The outlet says Amazon head of gaming Jeffrey Gattis disclosed the timing during a conversation with The Game Business’ Chris Dring, while discussing Amazon’s wider games strategy and its recently relaunched Luna streaming platform.

According to Eurogamer, Gattis referred to Amazon’s two announced Tomb Raider projects and said Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is due on 12 February next year, with the follow-up arriving in 2028. Catalyst had previously been expected in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Eurogamer describes Catalyst as a new mainline-style adventure that sends Lara Croft to India, while Legacy of Atlantis is presented as a ground-up remake, or “reimagining,” of the original Tomb Raider.

The report places the delay in the context of Amazon’s 2022 partnership with Crystal Dynamics, the current steward of the Tomb Raider franchise. Eurogamer notes that the two-game plan was only fully revealed last December, and that Legacy of Atlantis was later pushed from this year to February 2027. The article also references concerns previously raised by Eurogamer’s editor-in-chief about the remake’s perceived production scale.

Eurogamer adds that the broader Tomb Raider relaunch has faced other complications, including controversy over AI use on Legacy of Atlantis, a production pause on Amazon Prime’s live-action Tomb Raider series after lead actor Sophie Turner was injured, and multiple rounds of layoffs at Crystal Dynamics. The delay matters because it pushes Lara Croft’s next original game further into Amazon’s long-term entertainment and gaming plans.