Tomb Raider reboot trilogy has sold almost half of franchise's lifetime sales

Tomb Raider reboot trilogy has sold almost half of franchise's lifetime sales

This story about consumption, boiled down, in 1:12 minutes.

What's the fuss?

One of the best treasure-hunting adventure game franchises has sold a lot of copies, mostly thanks to its rebooted trilogy. Gaming has come a long way.

The situation

Since 1996, Tomb Raider has been a landmark video game series where the player is put in the shoes of legendary treasure hunter Lara Croft.

The owner of the franchise, Square Enix, sold Tomb Raider off to a Swedish video game holding company amongst others in a $300 million deal.

  • Alongside the sale, Square Enix revealed that Tomb Raider has sold 88 million units since 1996.
  • Among this, 38 million (or 43%) unit sales have been thanks to the franchise's reboot trilogy.

Boiling it down

Higher sales for the franchise's modern trilogy is a byproduct of positive trends in gaming consumption.

Many have preached that single-player gaming is "dead", however Tomb Raider has proved the contrary.

  • There is clearly a strong demand for narrative-driven, single-player gaming experiences in a world where live-service multiplayer games (i.e. Fortnite) make the headlines.

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