We have enjoyed the movies of tomb raider, read his comics and especially played for many hours the series of video games that are available for various platforms. Even the free software community has been given the task of creating open source game engines that replicate almost perfectly the characteristics of the original game.
On this occasion, we want to make known to OpenTomb one of the most famous open source Tomb Raider engines, which has nothing to envy to the original game and which will allow us to enjoy it from our linux without problems.
What is Tomb Raider?
tomb raider is a famous action video game that has been very successful in recent decades and that has remained a game that engages thousands of players throughout the world. The game is associated with the plot of the Tomb Raider movie and comic and has been distributed for various platforms such as Windows, Mac OS, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One among others .
The PC version has more than 5 versions and there are some alternatives to install it directly on Linux, however, the best way to play it on Linux is by using some of the open source "clones" that have been made on this famous and fun game.
What is OpenTomb?
OpenTomb is an open source project that implements the engine to be able to play all the classic levels of the Tomb Raider game and also allows you to play custom levels made with Tomb Raider Level Editor. Although there are other open source engines, OpenTomb has managed to re-implement engines that have become somewhat stagnant and have not been updated with the latest technologies.
This Tomb Raider engine has been developed from scratch, including routines and codes from other famous engines. An attempt has been made to perfectly recreate the storyline and experience provided by the original game, but in addition, improvements and changes have been included in the characteristics to adapt it to current technological parameters, allowing better use of hardware resources and software.
Information regarding the installation and details of this motor can be found in the official github, it is worth noting that there is an OpenTomb fork called Open Lara in which they have made some graphical improvements and brought it to WebGL, undoubtedly an effort to offer the gameplay of Tomb Raider to any user.