Tomb Raider

Before we had Uncharted, Lara Croft was gaming’s foremost treasure hunter and problematic disruptor of sacred and indigenous resting places. And she is incredible: her fit is always on point, she comes strapped with dual pistols anywhere and everywhere she goes, and she’s capable of like a six-foot vertical leap from a standing position. Before the modern reboots turned her into a reluctant hero who’s endlessly savaged by supernatural forces and at least one bear, she was the quintessential badass in games, a term I’ve tired of but which feels remarkably apt for Lara. Multiple Tomb Raider titles are on sale right now and I honestly don’t know where to tell you to begin. If you want the classics, you can pick up the remastered trilogy of the first three games for $22.49. If you want something more brutal and realistic that still feels like a fun romp, pick up the 2013 reboot for $4. I get those prices are wildly different, but they’re also pretty distinct reads on the same character and series, so go digging and see what you find and like.