Originally developed by
Crystal Dynamics
Developed for Mac by
Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by
Feral Interactive Limited
As part of the Steam download process, the game has already been installed on your computer. To start playing the game, read the Getting Started section.
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, highlight Tomb Raider in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Play.
The Tomb Raider pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch.
After the loading screens, the Main Menu will appear. Select New Game.
A dialog will appear prompting you to select a save game slot. Select Create a New Save.
A dialog will appear prompting you to select a combat difficulty setting. If this is your first time playing, we recommend you select either Easy or Normal.
After the opening video, you'll find Lara on Yamatai, where she's got herself into a bit of a bind...
The most important factors in determining how smoothly Tomb Raider plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.
Tomb Raider is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general Mac actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.
NOTE: All of these settings are found in either the pre-game Options window under the Display tab or within the game under Options → Graphics → Basic and Options → Graphics → Advanced, accessible from the Main Menu.
To uninstall Tomb Raider, follow these steps:
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on Tomb Raider in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Manage → Uninstall.
A dialog will appear confirming that you wish to delete all the game content. Select Uninstall.
Minimum System Requirements
macOS: 10.14
Processor: 1.1GHz Intel Core M
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: 512MB Nvidia 640M or better, 1.5GB Intel HD4000 or better, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290 or better
HDD: 14GB
The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support.
Every effort has been made to make Tomb Raider as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running Tomb Raider, please read on.
The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the View FAQs button in the Support tab of the Tomb Raider pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you launch the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com
Contacting Feral
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:
All the information required can be obtained by opening Tomb Raider and clicking on the Support tab in the Tomb Raider pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in your ~/Downloads folder (the “~” symbol refers to your home directory). Now click on the Create Email button. Remember to attach the Tomb Raider Report.txt file to your e-mail.
In your e-mail, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with Tomb Raider. We will do our best to help you.
E-Mail: support@feralinteractive.com
Please check the warranty information provided by Steam.