Tomb Raider's Reboot has Sold 8.5 Million Copies

2013 Tomb Raider reboot is now the best-selling entry in the series of all time.

Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot has revealed that the game has now sold over 8.5 million copies worldwide. This makes it the best-selling entry in franchise history, the Square Enix-owned studio announced. Tomb Raider was released in March 2013, and it also broke records for first-day and first-month sales, the developer said today.

Tomb Raider did brake those records but the game only sold 3.6 million in the first month which failed to meet Square Enix's expectations.

Later on Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics released a Definitive Edition version of Tomb Raider in January 2015 across Xbox One and PlayStation 4, bringing with it better graphics and more content.

The 8.5 million figure does include sales of the Definitive Edition, a representative for Square Enix told GameSpot.

Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher said he's thrilled by the game's sales.

"Tomb Raider ignited and expanded the fan base, pushing the series to a new level," he said in a statement "The game's incredible sales success reflects the passionate response of players."

The next game in the reboot franchise is Rise of the Tomb Raider, it will launch for Xbox 360 and Xbox One this fall as a timed exclusive.