Tomb Raider: Catalyst appears to have slipped to 2028 after Amazon general manager of gaming Jeffrey Gattis placed the next mainline game in that year during an interview. The comment conflicts with Amazon’s last official release window of 2027, leaving a delay likely but not yet formally announced.
Either Gattis disclosed the revised timing before a formal announcement, or he misspoke while outlining Amazon’s publishing slate. Until Amazon or Crystal Dynamics updates the release window, 2028 should be treated as an informed indication rather than a confirmed date.
Has Tomb Raider: Catalyst been delayed to 2028?
Tomb Raider: Catalyst appears to have been delayed to 2028, but Amazon has not formally confirmed the change.
Gattis made the comment in an interview with The Game Business about the range of projects Amazon funds and publishes. While discussing its triple-A releases, he said Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis would arrive on 12 February 2027, followed by the next title in 2028.
That next title is understood to be Catalyst, the other announced Tomb Raider project in Amazon’s slate. Video Games Chronicle reported on the apparent shift and noted that Amazon’s last official word still placed Catalyst in 2027.
The absence of a formal update limits how definitive the 2028 timing can be. Gattis is a senior Amazon gaming executive discussing the company’s own publishing plans, making the remark significant, but it does not replace a release announcement with a confirmed window.
What would the new timing mean for Amazon’s Tomb Raider slate?
A 2028 release would place Catalyst after Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis rather than alongside it in 2027.
Legacy of Atlantis, a reimagining of the original Tomb Raider developed by Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog, was initially announced for 2026. It has since moved to 12 February 2027, according to VGC. Gattis’s wording suggests Amazon now expects the two projects to arrive in sequence across separate years.
The projects were introduced together when Amazon revealed a Tomb Raider reimagining and sequel. The apparent schedule gives Legacy of Atlantis its own release period before Catalyst continues the main series, while also extending the wait for Lara Croft’s next original adventure.
Gattis referenced both games while explaining that Amazon’s strategy spans smaller “game night games” through to triple-A productions. The revised sequence would leave the two Tomb Raider projects as important parts of that higher-budget pipeline, although Amazon has not detailed the reason for Catalyst’s apparent change.
What is Tomb Raider: Catalyst?
Tomb Raider: Catalyst is the 14th main Tomb Raider game and a sequel to 2008’s Tomb Raider: Underworld.
Crystal Dynamics is developing the game, continuing its stewardship of the main series that began with Tomb Raider: Legend in 2006. Catalyst is set in Northern India, and its teaser has been presented through PlayStation’s PS5 branding.
No exact 2028 release date has been given, and the year itself remains outside Amazon’s formal release messaging. The next useful update will therefore need to clarify whether Gattis disclosed a genuine delay and where Catalyst now sits in Amazon’s schedule.
Leave a Reply