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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch • 2010

Should you play it?

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

What works

  • Excellent local co-op gameplay
  • Engaging puzzles and level design
  • Variety of weapons and upgrades
  • Good replay value with challenges and collectibles
  • Accessible and fun combat

Things to keep in mind

  • Shallow and predictable story
  • Buggy online co-op experience
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Camera issues in co-op
  • Some puzzles are too easy

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Minecraft Dungeons

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • 9 Monkeys of Shaolin

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • SWORN

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light but with more leadership over others

  • SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest

  • SpellForce 3 Reforced

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • Demeo

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

Less intimate

Games that feels like Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light but with less focus on close relationships

  • Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

  • Redeemer: Enhanced Edition

  • Sacred 2 Gold

  • Solasta: Crown of the Magister

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

More competitive

Games that feels like Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light but with more competition against others

  • Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • Orcs Must Die! 3

  • Strange Brigade

  • Victor Vran ARPG

  • Darksiders Genesis

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026