Tomb Raider: Lara Croft going over a waterfall in a kayak.
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The Epic Games version of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered was wildly an ‘incomplete’ build

Was actually a "work-in-progress."

The remaster of the original three Tomb Raider games was released not that long ago. For PC users, there was a choice between purchasing it on Steam or Epic Games Store. However, there seemed to be some notable differences between the two versions, which the developer has now acknowledged.

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According to a post from The Gamer a couple of days ago, fans began to notice that Tomb Raider I-III Remastered was different on EGS than on Steam. For starters, the Epic Games version had different skyboxes in places like the Colosseum, and the Greece levels had “new light holes.”

Since then, a post on the Steam page has noted that EGS had a build of the remaster that had “incomplete assets,” and the download contained “some work-in-progress materials” that weren’t meant for public consumption.

Update also imminent

Aspyr has now fixed the problem, uploading the correct version to Epic. However, some – such as a reporter from Eurogamer and the aforementioned The Gamer article – have noted this incomplete build had better-looking assets than the Steam version. This could suggest that the two downloads are not evenly matched, for whatever reason.

That aside, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is also getting its first update soon. In the same Steam post, the developer thanked fans for their “continued support, shares, and feedback” on the games, with an update said to be in the works.

We don’t exactly know what’s coming, but the studio says it anticipates sending this update out “in the next few weeks.”


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