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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Skip · Shooter · 2018
Light on value at this price: about 12.9h, $39.99 (~$3.10/hr), 85% positive.
The verdict
Worth it at $10.41
74% off, though reviews keep it under BANGER.
$3.10/hr over the 12.9h main story, $0.94/hr if you 100% it (42.5h).
Better value than 65% of Shooter games
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Length
12.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
42.5h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$3.10/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$39.99
Reviews
85%
86,610 reviews
Metacritic
77
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2018
What drives the score
Value$3.10/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length13 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews85% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach3.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement2% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic77/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+8
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 86,610 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
90% start to 2% finishOnly 2% of players reach the end. On a 12.9-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
Price history
PriceBecomes a BANGER at
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DeveloperEidos-Montréal
PublisherCrystal Dynamics
GenreShooter
Achievements99
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