Sony’s latest State of Play gave Lara Croft fans the one thing every long-running franchise eventually needs: a date on the calendar and a new round of expectation management. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is now set to launch on February 12, 2027, with a new trailer showing Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog’s rebuilt take on Lara’s original 1996 adventure.

The game is listed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Nintendo Switch 2. PlayStation’s announcement confirms the PS5 date and trailer debut, while the official Tomb Raider site has opened pre-orders on most platforms, with Switch 2 pre-orders coming later.

What the new trailer shows

The new footage frames Legacy of Atlantis as something bigger than a high-resolution museum tour. Official materials describe the project as a “complete reimagining” of the first Tomb Raider, built in Unreal Engine 5 and designed to revisit the game that introduced Lara Croft nearly three decades ago.

The trailer includes familiar stops from the 1996 release, including Peru’s Lost Valley and the ruins of Greece, but these spaces have been rebuilt with wider layouts, modern lighting, updated combat and a more cinematic style. The message is fairly clear: this is not just Lara Croft with better textures and fewer polygonal angles, although history will surely thank everyone involved for that part too.

Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog are also reworking the underlying structure. Instead of recreating the original’s isolated rooms one by one, the developers say previously self-contained areas are being expanded into semi-connected spaces that players can approach from multiple directions.

How the remake changes the 1996 game

The modernization effort appears focused on preserving the identity of the original while making it behave like a contemporary action-adventure game. That means larger environments, more fluid exploration and puzzle design that is meant to feel embedded in the world rather than placed there with the subtlety of a locked door and a glowing switch.

Classic puzzle concepts are returning, including the well-known cog puzzle from the original Tomb Raider. This time, however, the studio says those ideas are being redesigned to fit more naturally into the surrounding areas. The goal seems to be a version of Lara’s debut that longtime fans can recognize without requiring newcomers to develop an academic tolerance for 1990s control schemes.

The trailer also points to updated combat and broader traversal, both key questions for a remake of a game remembered as much for atmosphere and discovery as for its occasionally harsh edges. The developers are positioning this as a reimagining rather than a straight remake, which gives them room to change the route while keeping the destination familiar.

Why the release date moved into 2027

The February 12, 2027 launch date confirms that Legacy of Atlantis has slipped beyond its earlier 2026 window. When the game was first revealed in December 2025, Embracer Group described it as a 2026 release that would bring back Lara Croft’s first expedition with modern visuals, refreshed gameplay and expanded storytelling.

That is now early 2027 instead. In the grand tradition of game development, the calendar has been asked to be flexible.

The new date places Legacy of Atlantis among the first major action-adventure releases currently scheduled for that year. For a remake carrying this much brand history, the extra time is not exactly shocking. Tomb Raider is not a small name, and the first game is not just another catalog item waiting for a fresh coat of paint. It is the foundation of one of gaming’s most recognizable characters.

For PlayStation players, the confirmed release is February 12, 2027. The PlayStation Blog notes that the launch date in Japan, Asia, Australia and New Zealand will be February 13, 2027.

What editions and pre-order bonuses are available

Pre-orders are now open on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are scheduled to follow later. The official Tomb Raider site outlines three editions, because modern game launches do enjoy making the checkout screen a small puzzle of its own.

  • Standard Edition: Includes the full digital game and a Survivor Outfit pre-order bonus.
  • Deluxe Edition: Adds 48-hour early launch access, the Parisian Fugitive Outfit and a post-launch story DLC pack.
  • Collector’s Edition: Includes all Deluxe content, plus a premium steel case, a Lara Croft vs. T-Rex statue, a mini art book, a Croft Signet Pin and a Triumvirate Talisman keychain.

For PS5, PlayStation lists the Standard Edition at $59.99 and the Deluxe Edition at $69.99. Pricing for other platforms may vary by storefront and region.

Why this matters for Lara Croft’s next era

Legacy of Atlantis arrives with a specific challenge: it has to appeal to players who remember Tomb Raider as a puzzle-heavy, platforming adventure from the 1990s while also making sense to audiences who came in through the survival-focused reboot trilogy that began in 2013.

That makes the project more than a nostalgia exercise. Lara Croft has been redesigned, reinterpreted and relaunched across several eras, each one emphasizing a different version of the character. The original game leaned into isolation, exploration and ancient mystery. The 2013 reboot trilogy focused more heavily on survival, emotional origin storytelling and combat-heavy spectacle. Legacy of Atlantis appears designed to build a bridge between those identities.

Official messaging presents the game as a return to Lara’s roots, but with new surprises and a contemporary structure. For older fans, that means familiar locations, enemies and iconography. For newer players, it is a chance to see why the character became a global gaming figure in the first place, without needing to wrestle with a control layout from a very different era of design.

How it fits into the wider Tomb Raider slate

The remake is also part of a busier franchise moment. When Legacy of Atlantis was announced, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios also revealed Tomb Raider: Catalyst, described as a separate new chapter in Lara Croft’s story.

That announcement named Alix Wilton Regan as the voice of Lara Croft across the upcoming titles, signaling a broader reset for the character as the series moves into its next generation. In other words, Legacy of Atlantis is not arriving as a lone anniversary project. It is part of a larger attempt to define what Tomb Raider looks and sounds like now.

With a new trailer, a confirmed date and pre-orders underway, the remake has moved from concept to release-track reality. The remaining question is whether Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog can make Lara’s earliest adventure feel dangerous, elegant and relevant again, rather than simply well-lit. For Tomb Raider, that distinction matters.