Gallery of Official Tomb Raider Stores Merchandise
The first official merchandise store was on the online Eidos Store, which dates back as far as 1997. Fans could find clothing, bags, watches and even drinking vessels. In the back of the US PlayStation game manual of Tomb Raider 2, there were also listings of the merchandise to tempt fans to purchase them. Viewing the products on the original pages, Lara would add a little commentary. Check out this one for the tumbler: "With a fast firing Uzi in one hand, and a tumbler of steaming hot tea in the other, I have no time for slip-ups - no costly spills with a closable lid and a clingy rubber grip…Chin Chin!!!”
Below you'll find a quick gallery to the items that you could purchase from the official stores. If you'd like to learn more about these items, we have written everything we could find about them here on our Tomb Raider Merchandise Tumblr.
Below you'll find a quick gallery to the items that you could purchase from the official stores. If you'd like to learn more about these items, we have written everything we could find about them here on our Tomb Raider Merchandise Tumblr.
Eidos Store - 1997
In 1998, there was an update to the store to include more merchandise as well as the Lara © items. Sadly there isn't a web capture on the Wayback Machine to provide us the listings, especially since some of the links redirect to 'Digital River', the company Eidos partnered with for merchandise, but the back of the US PlayStation Tomb Raider 3 manual gives us a glimpse of what was on offer.
The Diffusion Range - 1998
The Diffusion range ran alongside the Lara C merchandise in 1998, and was made to feature the Tomb Raider logo and Lara Croft signature. It consisted of 2 posters, a calendar, 3 mousemats, 2 t-shirts, a beach towel, a backlit analogue watch, a Lara figurine & a 5ft freestanding Lara cut-out.
Lara © Merchandise - 1998 & 1999
The increase of popularity in the Tomb Raider franchise and in Lara herself meant that she was given her very own brand of goodies, with descriptions written as if they were written from her prospective. By now, the sheer range of items catered for males, females and even children. Designed and made exclusively for Eidos by Animal Promotions Ltd, the LARA C range follows the theme of 'Street Wear'. The LARA C philosophy reflects maximum style combined with comfort and durability. Labelled with the LARA C logo only, the range features rubberised badges, stitched-on fabric labels, embossed logos and embroidery. In keeping with the understated design principle, colours have been intentionally limited to black and white. This collection shows all that were sold in 3 LARA C merchandise booklets, in addition to the items that were also sold in the Diffusion Range.
Also, here what Lara had to say about her new merchandise range:
"If like me, you're passionate about your independence, you'll require high performance equipment that will impress. Whether you're looking for adventure or just want to relax, my latest collection of exclusive LARA C clothing will ensure you keep your cool. All my official merchandise is fully guaranteed and has bee made using only the finest quality materials to ensure total style and long-lasting wearability. For further information on my merchandise or news of my adventures and fan club, check out my website: www.laracroft.co.uk."
Also, here what Lara had to say about her new merchandise range:
"If like me, you're passionate about your independence, you'll require high performance equipment that will impress. Whether you're looking for adventure or just want to relax, my latest collection of exclusive LARA C clothing will ensure you keep your cool. All my official merchandise is fully guaranteed and has bee made using only the finest quality materials to ensure total style and long-lasting wearability. For further information on my merchandise or news of my adventures and fan club, check out my website: www.laracroft.co.uk."
Eidos Store - 2000
In 2000, the Eidos Store ran alongside the Lara © store but didn't include the same merchandise, instead it sold general Lara Croft/ Tomb Raider merchandise, the games and Eidos branded items. It seems to have ran for a couple of years, even offering Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness but its specialty store for Tomb Raider wasn't added to after 2000. We also can't see many pages for the store on the Wayback Machine so we can't see other items, get anymore information or better pictures.
Tomb Raider Official Store
With the reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise came a new Tomb Raider merchandise store; the web address www.tombraiderstore.com. Believe it or not, this domain originally belonged to the fansite Tomb2000, who hosted their own site to link to places to buy merchandise (mainly on emerchandise.com).
In partnership with Treehouse Brand Stores, the official Tomb Raider store opened on February 21st 2013. Items were added to the store throughout 2013 and it even continued running through 2015, when the next game, Rise of the Tomb Raider released. Sadly, this is where it ended, because in the later months of 2016, the store began to redirect to the Square Enix store. This has made the Rise of the Tomb Raider merchandise quite rare for various reasons; one because it was expensive for those outside of North America to buy from the store, so many would wait for sales, however due to the limited window of availability, and lack of prior warning of store closure, many were unable to take advantage of any sales.
In partnership with Treehouse Brand Stores, the official Tomb Raider store opened on February 21st 2013. Items were added to the store throughout 2013 and it even continued running through 2015, when the next game, Rise of the Tomb Raider released. Sadly, this is where it ended, because in the later months of 2016, the store began to redirect to the Square Enix store. This has made the Rise of the Tomb Raider merchandise quite rare for various reasons; one because it was expensive for those outside of North America to buy from the store, so many would wait for sales, however due to the limited window of availability, and lack of prior warning of store closure, many were unable to take advantage of any sales.
Tomb Raider Gear Store
Officially opened on February 14th 2024 , the new merchandise store plans to stock goodies that celebrate all eras of the Tomb Raider franchise.