The slot machine providers are heavily inspired by the cinematic universe for their productions. For example, NetEnt has already released a slot themed around Narcos. Microgaming has also unveiled its Jurassic Park slot machine. 

Recently, we have been focusing on one of the other creations from this iGaming provider. It is Tomb Raider! Here again, this slot machine is inspired by one of the greatest successes of cinema and video games: Lara Croft.

In this guide, the 8Fortuna teams offer you an analysis as detailed and comprehensive as possible of this slot. We have indeed spent a lot of time studying: 

• how this slot machine works,

• its details, bonuses, but also its return rate,

• some simple but effective strategies to hope to win money.

Discover the Tomb Raider slot machine

Tomb Raider is a slot machine launched in 2004. It is one of the oldest we have worked on so far. It is a Microgaming creation, one of the market's first providers.

Directly inspired by the Lara Croft universe, this slot machine has an archaeological adventure theme, with the main heroine of this world as the central character.

This slot machine operates on a 5x3 grid, with 15 pay lines, in total, for a potential win of x 7,500, making it a potentially profitable slot machine.

However, as this slot machine is old (more than 20 years), its graphics are starting to date. The gaming experience, enjoyable as it may be, inevitably suffers, especially compared to more recent slot machines.

The symbols on the Tomb Raider slot

The operation of the Tomb Raider slot machine is very simplistic. The “Tomb Raider” logo is the Wild symbol. It replaces all other symbols on the page to potentially create very profitable combinations.

Lara Croft, the character, is the Scatter symbol. Finally, the “Idol” symbol is the bonus card. This one allows unlocking additional chances to significantly enhance your winning odds.

The bonus on the Lara Croft slot machine

On the Lara Croft slot machine, it is possible to be awarded up to 10 free spins. To do this, three (or more) Lara Croft symbols must land on the grid. If this is the case, absolutely all winnings obtained during these ten spins are tripled, potentially allowing for extremely significant multipliers, especially since the counter is reset as soon as three Lara Croft symbols appear again.

Another bonus can be discovered, provided this time, by seeing three Bonus symbols appear during a spin. If this is the case, you launch a bonus mini-game, which involves selecting from 12 idols. Each one hides a specific gain. You then win points which are then “exchanged” for multipliers, potentially allowing your bankroll to increase in the same way.

How to play the Tomb Raider slot machine?

Old, the Tomb Raider slot machine operates on a “vintage” mode. This means that this slot machine is really very simple to understand and use.

Everything starts with the betting phase. You have to exchange your money for chips, which will then be used to activate the slot machine. Per spin, you can spend from 0.05 to 5 chips, which corresponds to an expense of 0.05 to 150 euros.

The slot machine will then activate. The result comes up automatically. This means that no matter what happens: win, bonus, or loss, you will be automatically notified of what is going to happen.

Finally, if you want to implement a simple but effective strategy, based on respecting the amount of your spins, you can activate the auto-play feature. This one automatically re-launches a spin as soon as the initial game stops, and so forth.

Volatility, RTP, and possible payout

On Tomb Raider, the RTP is 96.56%. It is a fairly correct return rate. Indeed, the average for slot machines is 95 - 97%. As a result, we can consider this game as a game that pays.

Regarding bets, the lowest bet is 0.05 euros. It is extremely rare to highlight. The maximum bet is 150 euros per spin. In other words, the Tomb Raider slot machine is accessible to absolutely everyone!

The maximum win, finally, is x 7,500. It is quite high. Certainly, it is not the 10,000 or 20,000 of some providers, but for a rather old game, we can consider it very attractive.

Are there other versions of the Tomb Raider slot machine?

The first version of the Tomb Raider slot machine, which we present to you in this content, was indeed followed by other, more recent, and thus more advanced games. This slot machine thus has a “sequel”, named Tomb Raider: Secret of the Sword. This Microgaming slot was released in 2008. It is again, quite an old game, but it has achieved quite some significant success!