Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris starts second week on iOS and Android

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is moving into its second week on mobile following its September 8 iOS and Android release. The cooperative action adventure originally appeared on console and PC and has now been adapted for smartphones as another premium catalogue conversion. Temple of Osiris uses an isometric perspective rather than the camera-heavy presentation of mainline Tomb Raider games, a design that potentially makes it easier to translate onto touchscreens.

Its arrival alongside Dave the Diver, Epic Mickey and other full-featured ports makes September an unusually strong month for traditional games on mobile. This wave is worth watching because it tests whether modern smartphone owners are willing to pay for complete releases when free-to-play alternatives dominate app-store visibility.

For publishers, successful ports offer an efficient way to monetise existing intellectual property while reaching hundreds of millions of capable devices without creating an entirely separate mobile spin-off.