Lara Croft: Guardian of Light returns to iOS and Android, out now

During what we might tentatively call Lara Croft's dark ages, when the series took a brief hiatus, one of the attempts to reinvent it came in the form of the unique twin-stick shooter, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Now, fans of the 2010 original can relive the nostalgia by playing it on their mobile devices, as it's now available on iOS and Android!

The plot of Lara Croft: Guardian of Light follows the iconic tomb raider as she teams up with the immortal Mayan warrior Totec to prevent the release of an ancient evil. As you might expect, this game supports co-op play, with Feral Interactive offering both local and online multiplayer options.

While the game leans heavily into action, it also includes a variety of puzzles. From classic parkour to more cerebral trap-laden challenges, you'll have plenty of opportunities to exercise your problem-solving skills between bouts of shooting. Additionally, the game allows you to explore diverse environments, from toxic swamps to endless tombs and volcanic caverns, ensuring that action isn't the only draw.

Ever since their porting of the excellent Alien: Isolation, Feral Interactive has set the gold standard for mobile adaptations of popular games. Even their somewhat divisive remaster of Total War: Rome was solid in terms of mechanics, proving that when tinkering with a classic, it's impossible to please everyone.

If you're looking for a change of pace and want to switch from action to horror, why not check out our review of Black Salt Games' hit eldritch fishing sim, Dredge? See if it's worth a few pounds (of salmon).