The timeline for Tomb Raider: Catalyst has tightened. Crystal Dynamics’ next full Lara Croft adventure no longer sits under a vague “2027 or later” banner. A recent Embracer Group interim financial report frames a specific launch window, and it points to the game arriving sooner than the flat 2028 target that had been floating around.
Quick answer: Tomb Raider: Catalyst is targeted to release by March 2028 at the latest, and possibly as early as April 2027, on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. No exact day or month has been confirmed.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst release window explained
Embracer Group, which owns the Tomb Raider IP, tied Catalyst to its own fiscal calendar in a recent interim report covering Q1 (April–June 2026). The company set the game against a fiscal year 2027 or 2028 target. In plain terms, that puts the earliest realistic launch at April 2027 and the latest at March 2028.
That framing is the reason the window looks earlier than expected. Amazon Games boss Jeffrey Gattis had described the game as a 2028 release, saying Legacy of Atlantis comes first and Catalyst follows “in 2028.” The financial report keeps 2028 as the outer limit but leaves room for a launch as early as spring 2027.
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Earliest possible launch | April 2027 |
| Latest target | March 2028 |
| Exact date | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S |
Note: A window is not a locked date. Another slip further into 2028 remains possible, so treat April 2027 as the optimistic edge rather than a promise.
Platforms, developer, and engine
Catalyst is being built by Crystal Dynamics and published by Amazon Games on Unreal Engine 5. It is the fourteenth main entry in the series and a direct sequel to Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008). Will Kerslake is directing, and Alix Wilton Regan voices Lara Croft, taking over from Camilla Luddington, who played the character across the 2013–2018 reboot trilogy.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher | Amazon Games |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Lara Croft voice | Alix Wilton Regan |
| Mode | Single-player |
| Series position | 14th main entry, sequel to Underworld (2008) |
Crystal Dynamics head Scot Amos has called it “the largest Tomb Raider that we’ve made to date.” The full details live on the official Tomb Raider: Catalyst product page.
Setting and premise
Catalyst is set in Northern India, years after the events of Underworld. A mythical cataclysm has exposed ancient ruins and stirred the forces guarding them. Lara explores the region as rival treasure hunters converge to exploit its power, forcing her to decide whom to trust while trying to stop a larger catastrophe.
The narrative folds the reboot trilogy in as Lara’s origin story, while the studio aims to make the game approachable for newcomers with no prior series knowledge required.
Legacy of Atlantis comes first
Catalyst is the second of two Lara Croft projects Crystal Dynamics is running in parallel. The first, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, is a reimagining of the original 1996 game co-developed with Flying Wild Hog, and it is locked for February 12, 2027. That gives the series a near-term release before Catalyst’s larger, newer adventure lands.
Both games were revealed together at The Game Awards 2025, and both star Alix Wilton Regan as Lara. Legacy of Atlantis slipping from 2026 to early 2027 is part of the reason Catalyst’s own timing kept moving.
Other Embracer titles in the same window
Catalyst is not the only major release Embracer is lining up for the 2027–2028 stretch. A new Kingdom Come Deliverance game is slated for the same window, alongside continued work on the next Lord of the Rings title and projects such as Metro 2039.
For Tomb Raider fans, the takeaway is simple. Legacy of Atlantis arrives February 12, 2027, and Catalyst follows within a window that now stretches from April 2027 to March 2028. There is still no confirmed release date, so the smart move is to treat the early edge as a hopeful ceiling and watch for an official date as Legacy of Atlantis nears launch.
