Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is a PC action-adventure game built around four-player co-op, twin-stick shooting, platforming, and environmental puzzles. The current Steam listing still uses the original title, LARA CROFT AND THE TEMPLE OF OSIRIS; no verified PC storefront rebrand or replacement edition has superseded it.

Developed by Crystal Dynamics and published on Steam under Crystal Dynamics, the game is a distinct top-down spin-off rather than a third-person Tomb Raider campaign. It works as a solo adventure, but its strongest ideas emerge when players coordinate abilities, compete for treasure, and solve traps together.

Top-Down Tomb Raiding With Twin-Stick Combat

The game uses a fixed isometric camera that keeps the entire group, enemies, hazards, and interactive objects visible at once. Movement is direct and arcade-like, while aiming and firing twin-stick weapons gives combat a fast, readable rhythm that differs sharply from the mainline Tomb Raider games.

Lara explores an Egyptian temple complex after treasure hunter Carter Bell releases Set, an imprisoned god who has cursed both mortals. To restore Osiris and stop Set, the group must recover the fragments of Osiris while pushing through combat arenas, challenge tombs, and puzzle-focused sections.

The basic loop alternates between shooting supernatural enemies, navigating traps, collecting gems, and reaching the next tomb or objective. Optional challenges reward players who search beyond the obvious route, making exploration about score improvement and completion goals as much as forward progress.

Combat is intentionally uncomplicated. Lara and Carter use firearms and explosives, while the gods Isis and Horus bring magical abilities that change how the group approaches enemies and the environment.

Four Characters, Different Tools

Each playable character contributes a different solution to the same room. Lara and Carter carry grappling hooks that create traversal routes, connect platforms, and let players interact with distant objects. Their weapons support a more conventional run-and-gun approach.

Isis and Horus use the Staff of Osiris and other magical tools to manipulate parts of the level. Their abilities can create temporary platforms, affect objects, and support movement through areas that cannot be handled by the mortal characters alone.

Many puzzles are built around pressure plates, rolling spheres, switches, mines, grappling points, and timing-based hazards. The solutions are not simply about finding a hidden key. Players often need to position characters correctly, trigger an object, and move through the opening before the room resets or the trap activates.

The cooperative design also introduces friendly competition. Players can chase higher gem totals, compare performance through score charts, and compete for the best results while still needing to work together to clear each encounter.

That combination creates a useful tension: helping another player reach a ledge may be essential, but grabbing every gem first can improve your own standing. The game is cooperative at the structural level and competitive at the scoring level.

Solo Play And Co-Op Structure

Single-player is fully supported, with the game adapting its puzzle arrangements so that challenges remain manageable without a full party. Solo players can access the same broad mixture of combat, exploration, traps, collectibles, and tomb puzzles.

The intended party size is up to four players controlling Lara, Carter, Isis, and Horus. On PC, Steam lists co-op, shared or split-screen play, and Remote Play Together, while the cooperative story supports both local and online participation.

Co-op is not merely an extra character slot. Several rooms are designed around simultaneous actions, grappling-hook coordination, shared movement, and the different abilities of the mortal and divine characters.

Players who prefer a quieter, more traditional Lara Croft adventure may find the group-focused design distracting. Those looking for a compact party game with tomb puzzles and action encounters will get more from it, especially when everyone communicates clearly.

Content, DLC, And The Actual Progression Loop

The main game is a self-contained temple adventure rather than an open-world sandbox. Progress is organized around a connected series of tombs and locations, with optional paths and challenge objectives encouraging players to revisit areas for better scores or missed collectibles.

Progression comes through artifacts, rings, weapons, and other equipment that can modify character performance. The system is lighter than a full role-playing game, but inventory choices give repeated runs a small layer of build customization.

The Steam catalog currently lists four separate add-ons: the Deus Ex Pack, Legend Pack, Icy Death Pack, and Twisted Gears Pack. The first two focus on themed character and equipment content, while Icy Death and Twisted Gears add extra tomb-oriented content alongside additional items and cosmetic options.

The Season Pass covers the Icy Death and Twisted Gears packs. The base game remains the central purchase, while the add-ons are optional extensions for players who want more challenge-tomb content and themed gear.

Players comparing Lara's larger third-person adventures with this spin-off should expect a very different structure. For a more cinematic, exploration-heavy Tomb Raider format, the catalog page for third-person jungle action adventures such as Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the closer alternative.

Who Should Play Temple Of Osiris?

This is a strong fit for PC players who want local multiplayer, online co-op, score chasing, and puzzles that depend on coordination. It is especially well suited to groups that enjoy experimenting with tools rather than following a single prescribed solution.

Fans of the Lara Croft spin-off format will recognize the emphasis on arcade action, compact encounters, and environmental problem-solving. Players who enjoyed the cooperative structure of the earlier game may also want to compare it with classic Tomb Raider exploration in the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection, although that collection is a very different single-player experience.

It is less suitable for players seeking a long narrative campaign, open-ended survival systems, stealth-focused combat, or the cinematic camera work of the reboot trilogy. The story provides context for the adventure, but the mechanical loop is the main attraction.

The competitive scoring can also divide audiences. Some players will enjoy optimizing gem routes and comparing results; others may dislike teammates racing ahead or prioritizing loot over safe traversal.

PC Features And Storefront Details

The PC edition includes full controller support, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing, Remote Play on TV, and Remote Play Together. Steam also identifies shared or split-screen support, making the game suitable for a controller-based group session on one computer.

Steam lists seven supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian. English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish include full audio, while Brazilian Portuguese and Russian provide interface and subtitle localization.

The PC version uses Steam as its launcher and distribution platform and requires acceptance of a third-party EULA. Steam currently marks the title as unsupported on Steam Deck, so handheld compatibility should not be assumed from the standard PC listing.

There is no verified mod editor, dedicated server tool, cabinet mode, or multi-monitor feature attached to the current Steam product page. Its notable PC strengths are instead the controller options, shared-screen play, online connectivity, achievements, and Remote Play features.

Similar PC Games And Mechanical Alternatives

For the closest structural comparison, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris sits beside cooperative top-down adventures rather than conventional Tomb Raider games. The combination of fixed-camera combat, traversal tools, score hunting, and environmental puzzles is its defining niche.

Players who want the same character and a smaller two-player focus can look toward the earlier Lara Croft spin-off, but that internal page already links back to this game and is therefore intentionally not linked here. The two safe catalog comparisons above provide different reference points without creating a reciprocal link.

If your priority is four-player puzzle solving and shared-screen action, Temple of Osiris is more relevant than a standard third-person shooter. If your priority is solitary exploration and atmospheric tomb design, the remastered classic trilogy or a mainline Tomb Raider campaign will be a better match.

Lara Croft And The Temple Of Osiris FAQ

Is Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris still the current PC name?

Yes. The current Steam listing uses LARA CROFT AND THE TEMPLE OF OSIRIS. No verified rebrand, definitive replacement, or renamed PC edition has replaced that storefront identity.

How many players can play Temple of Osiris on PC?

Up to four players can participate in the cooperative story. The PC listing supports single-player, shared or split-screen play, online co-op, and Remote Play Together.

Can Temple of Osiris be played solo?

Yes. Solo play is supported, and the game adjusts its puzzle arrangements so that players are not dependent on three additional human-controlled characters.

What kind of game is Temple of Osiris?

It is a top-down action-adventure game combining twin-stick shooting, platforming, environmental puzzles, trap navigation, artifact collection, and score-based challenge objectives.

What DLC is available for the PC version?

Steam currently lists the Deus Ex Pack, Legend Pack, Icy Death Pack, and Twisted Gears Pack. The Season Pass covers Icy Death and Twisted Gears, while the base game contains the main temple adventure.

Which languages are supported?

The PC version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian through interface and subtitle localization. Full audio is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

Does Steam list Temple of Osiris as Steam Deck compatible?

No. The current Steam page lists the game as unsupported on Steam Deck, so PC players should treat desktop Windows play as the supported storefront use case.