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'We put the most pressure on ourselves' — Tomb Raider studio head on remaking one of the most iconic games of all time

2025-12-22 13:12
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'We put the most pressure on ourselves' — Tomb Raider studio head on remaking one of the most iconic games of all time

A Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis developer has talked about the upcoming remake. TechRadar attended the Q&A session.

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'We put the most pressure on ourselves' — Tomb Raider studio head on remaking one of the most iconic games of all time News By Dashiell Wood published 22 December 2025

"There's a tremendous pressure to be respectful"

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  • Two Tomb Raider games were announced at The Game Awards 2025
  • This includes Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the first title in the series
  • Studio head Scott Amos spoke about the pressure of remaking such an iconic entry in a recent interview

The announcement of not one but two new Tomb Raider games was one of the biggest surprises of The Game Awards 2025.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the very first game in the series, is coming next year while Tomb Raider: Catalyst, set to launch in 2027. The former will be the first new installment in the series in almost a decade.

Billed as 'a stunning reimaging' of 1996's Tomb Raider, Legacy of Atlantis has a lot to live up to as it seems positioned to bring the series back to its roots after the acclaimed reboot trilogy.

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"I think we put the most pressure on ourselves," explained developer Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos in a recent Q&A session attended by TechRadar Gaming.

"We know as fans what we want [...] and everything we do is for the fans," he continued. "We listen very intently to our fans, to the audiences, to the players."

"There's a tremendous pressure to be respectful, but also keep that iconic core that has made this character [of protagonist Lara Croft] enduring for so long."

According to Amos, the team is driven by a desire "to always be better and better each time to maintain that legacy."

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We'll have to see how Legacy of Atlantis stacks up against the other Tomb Raider games when it launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC in 2026.

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Dash is an experienced tech journalist who currently serves as the Gaming Editor at TechRadar, where he helps oversee coverage of video games and related products.

Before joining the team, he was Contributing Writer at PLAY (formerly Official PlayStation Magazine) and has also written articles for many of the UK's biggest gaming magazines including Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX.

Now, when he's not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.

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