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[16-12-2021] PC Patch Notes for patch Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 1.0.458.0

We have just released a PC patch for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 458.0.

This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client.

New features and upgrades in this patch include:
  • Improved the look of raytraced shadows on High or Ultra settings.
  • Fixed an issue with RTX crashing when enabled for some systems
  • Fixed an issue with AMD FidelityFX CAS causing interact prompts to flicker on DX12
  • Fixed an issue with AMD FidelityFX CAS not working on DX11
  • Fixed achievements progress not showing
  • Fixed an issue with SMAA crashing when enabled for some systems



Epic and Steam account linking and crossplay.


1) If you’ve never linked your Steam and Epic accounts, you can launch and play Tomb Raider through Steam just as you always could.

2) If you have previously linked your Steam and Epic accounts the game will not automatically use your linked account. If you wish make use of your linked accounts, please enable the feature from the options menu>>multiplayer.

3) You can unlink your Steam account via your Epic account settings, or disable the use of it from the in-game menu.

We will keep monitoring for feedback and will release further patches as it seems required. We always welcome your feedback!

The previous build has been made available through a Steam beta branch.

PC Patch Notes for patch Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 1.0.453.0 (Patch #20)

[11-11-2021] PC Patch Notes for patch Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 1.0.453.0 (Patch #20)
We have just released the a PC patch for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 453.0.

This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client.

This is an update of the previous patch 443.0, reintroducing the features added in that patch while avoiding the issues reported by players after the last release.

New features and upgrades in this patch include:
  • Upgraded NVIDIA DLSS to the latest version.
  • New improved shadow denoiser for use with ray traced shadows.
  • Updates to multiplayer infrastructure to use Epic Online Services. Use of an Epic account is entirely optional.
  • Fixed specific compatibility issues with Intel GPU hardware.


Epic and Steam account linking and crossplay.


1) If you’ve never linked your Steam and Epic accounts, you can launch and play Tomb Raider through Steam just as you always could.

2) If you have previously linked your Steam and Epic accounts the game will not automatically use your linked account. If you wish make use of your linked accounts, please enable the feature from the options menu>>multiplayer.

3) You can unlink your Steam account via your Epic account settings, or disable the use of it from the in-game menu.

We will keep monitoring for feedback and will release further patches as it seems required. We always welcome your feedback!

The previous build has been made available through a Steam beta branch. Build298.

[18-10-2021] PC Patch Notes for patch Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 449.0

We have just released the a PC patch for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, build 449.0. This patch focuses on fixing a number of compatibility issues with specific hardware setups.

This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client.

Fixes included in this patch

Upgraded NVIDIA DLSS to the latest version.
New improved shadow denoiser for use with ray traced shadows.
Updates to multiplayer infrastructure to use Epic Online Services.
Fixed specific compatibility issues with Intel GPU hardware.

We will keep monitoring for feedback and will release further patches as it seems required. We always welcome your feedback!

Upcoming Tomb Raider anime will continue the reboot trilogy story


Resting place defiler Lara Croft will be breaking into your TV screens to star in a new animated series—an announcement that is giving me déjà vu, so full as my brain is of television adaptations of gaming series. This is indeed new information though, as announced by your friends at Netflix who cannot stop tossing cash at video game adaptations.


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Here are all the confirmed ray tracing and DLSS games so far


Ray tracing is the hot new graphics tech of 2021, and Nvidia have just announced another fresh crop of ray tracing and DLSS games that are coming to PC later this year. To help you keep track of them all, I’ve created this list of all the confirmed ray tracing games you can play on PC right now, as well which ones will be getting ray tracing support in the future. And because ray tracing tends to go hand in hand with Nvidia’s performance-boosting DLSS tech these days, I’ve also listed all the current and upcoming games that support DLSS as well.


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