Along with the second and third entries in the original trilogy, Aspyr has released a remastered version of the first Tomb Raider And, like those games, you can cheat your way to victory. If you can live with the shame, here are all the cheat codes for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.
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All Cheat Codes for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
Grand Theft Auto aside, cheat codes seem almost archaic. Instead, more than a few AAA games offer the opportunity to pay to level up fast, which, as several pundits have pointed out, risks devaluing the game itself. But since the original games had cheat codes, Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics have put them into Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.
So what’s the catch? Well, while you do get a trophy/achievement for skipping a level, using a cheat limits your ability to get other trophies. Secondly, the cheats are a bit fiddly to pull off. Most involve stepping forward and then backward before turning around and jumping. However, there are a few things to bear in mind.
For starters, to “take one step forward” or “take one step back,” you have to hold down the walk button (R1 on the console). If you don’t, you’ll run or hop, which won’t count. When it comes to turning, the game isn’t too fussy, but jumping forward or jumping back is tricky. You’ve got to hit the jump button and then, a microsecond later, hit the direction. Hit the direction first, and it won’t work. Also, unless the cheat specifies otherwise, make sure Lara’s guns are away.
You can expect to have to try these a few times before they work, so don’t be disheartened. How do you know if a cheat code for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered has worked? There’s no ping, but if you skip a level, the level end screen will pop up. When you pull off the weapons cheat, you’ll find them there when you next check your inventory. And the exploding Lara cheat? You’ll absolutely know when that one works.
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Here, then, are all the cheat codes for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered:
Tomb Raider Cheat Codes
Skip Level:
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump forward
All guns and max ammo:
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump backwards
Tomb Raider 2 Cheat Codes
Skip Level:
- Equip a flare
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times counter-clockwise
- Jump forward
All guns and max ammo:
- Equip a flare
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump backwards
Lara explodes:
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump backwards
Tomb Raider 3 Cheat Codes
Skip Level:
- Equip Lara’s pistols
- Take one step backwards
- Take one step forwards
- Crouch
- Release crouch
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump forward
All guns and max ammo:
- Equip Lara’s pistols
- Take one step backwards
- Take one step forwards
- Crouch
- Release crouch
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump backwards
Lara explodes:
- Take one step forward
- Take one step backwards
- Turn around three times anti-clockwise
- Jump backwards
How to Give Lara Croft Her Iconic Sunglasses
While it’s not a cheat code in the sense it gives you an advantage, you can also have Lara wearing her sunglasses in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. To do this, you need to hold down the walk and look buttons while the game is loading and then release them when you have control of Lara. By default, those should be the top shoulder buttons on your joypad. This works between levels, when you’re loading in the game and so forth.
It works in all games though not, it seems, during the Lara’s home training sections. You can only see them when you’re playing in remastered graphics mode, switch to classic mode and the glasses will disappear. They have no impact on gameplay but it’s a neat little easter egg.
There’s something else you can do too and, while this is a little sneakier, it’s not technically a cheat. If you enable photo mode (press both thumbsticks on joypad) you can fly around the level. Most games make it so you can only go so far from your character but not Tomb Raider. It could be patched out but, right now, you can enable photo mode and look around the level to see what dangers might be awaiting you.
And those are all the cheat codes for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. The collection is available now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
