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

Recently, we have indeed looked at one of the other creations from this iGaming provider. It is Tomb Raider! Here too, this slot machine is inspired by one of the greatest successes in cinema and video games: Lara Croft.

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

• how this slot machine works,

• its details, its bonuses, and also its payout rate,

• some simple, yet effective strategies to hope to win money.

Discover the slot machine Tomb Raider

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

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

This slot machine works on the basis of a grid arranged in 5x3, with a total of 15 paylines, for a potential gain of x 7,500, making it a potentially profitable slot machine.

However, as this slot machine is old (over 20 years), its graphics are starting to show their age. The gaming experience, as enjoyable as it may be, is inevitably affected, especially in comparison to more recent slot machines.

The symbols on the slot Tomb Raider

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

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

The bonus on the Lara Croft slot machine

On the Lara Croft slot machine, it is possible to be granted up to 10 free spins. For this, at least three (or more) Lara Croft symbols must appear on the grid. If that is the case, all the winnings made during these ten spins are tripled, which can lead to extremely significant multipliers, especially since the counter resets each time three Lara Croft symbols appear again.

Another bonus can be discovered, provided that three Bonus symbols appear during a spin. If this happens, you launch a mini-bonus game, which consists of selecting from 12 idols. Each of them hides a specific gain. You then earn points that will later be “exchanged” for multipliers, which can also increase your bankroll.

How to play the Tomb Raider slot machine?

Old, the Tomb Raider slot machine operates on a “classic” mode. In other words, this slot machine is really very easy to understand and use.

Everything starts with the betting phase. You need to exchange your money for coins, which will then be used to activate the slot machine. Per spin, you can spend between 0.05 to 5 coins, which corresponds to a spending of 0.05 to 150 euros.

The slot machine will then activate. The result is automatically displayed. 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 yet effective strategy based on respecting your spin amount, you can activate the auto-play feature. This function allows for automatically restarting a spin as soon as the initial game ends, and so on.

Volatility, RTP and possible payout

On Tomb Raider, the RTP is 96.56%. This is a fairly acceptable payout rate. Indeed, the average for slot machines is between 95 - 97%. Thus, we can consider this game as one that pays.

Regarding the bets, the minimum bet is 0.05 euros. This 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. Admittedly, it is not the 10 or 20,000 from some providers, but for a relatively old game, we can consider this very attractive.

Are there other versions of the Tomb Raider slot machine?

The first version of the Tomb Raider slot machine, the one we present in this content, has indeed been followed by other, more recent and therefore 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 also quite an old game, but it experienced considerable success!