Tomb Raider: 10th Anniversary Edition (TRAE) was the last Tomb Raider game developed by Core Design, the original developers of Tomb Raider. It was a remake of the original 1996 game meant to be released for the series 10th anniversary in 2006.
In 2003, following the poor sales of Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness and Core expressing franchise fatigue, Eidos Interactive handed the Tomb Raider IP to Crystal Dynamics to reboot the series, resulting in Tomb Raider: Legend.
Core started development on TRAE near the end of Tomb Raider: Legend’s development as Eidos was acquire by the SCi Entertainment Group. The project was eventually shelved after Eidos and SCi had marketing concerns about Core returning to the Tomb Raider IP.
Core was sold to Rebellion Developments in 2006, terminating the development on TRAE. In its place, Crystal Dynamics developed their own remake of the original Tomb Raider called Tomb Raider: Anniversary. It was announced in 2006 after a presentation of Core’s game leaked online and released in the following yaer.
Following a PSP prototype build of TRAE being made public in 2020, TRAE has been actively restored by fans and there’s now an early playable PC build available. It is notable for being more faithful to the original game’s level design than the 2007 remake, while still adding new mechanics and updating technical aspects.
