Windows (installer)

Installing (simplified)

The TR3 installer is not yet ready, but we'll eventually provide it.

When downloading TRX, you might see a warning from Windows Defender, your browser, or another security tool. Modern antivirus systems use AI‑based heuristics – they flag anything uncommon or unsigned as suspicious, even if it's perfectly safe. TRX can trigger these alerts because:

It isn't signed with a costly commercial certificate.
It's a niche, community‑built project, so not widely recognized.
It's a custom build, not from the Microsoft Store.

Don't worry: TRX is open‑source, and you can inspect the code yourself on GitHub .

Windows / Linux

Installing (manual)

Download the TRX zip file.
Extract the zip file into a directory of your choice.
Make sure you choose to overwrite existing directories and files.
If installing for the first time – put your original game files into the target directory.

Unfortunately, due to legal reasons, we cannot offer an easy packaging of The Lost Artifact expansion pack.

Verifying the installation

If you install everything correctly, your game directory should look more or less like this (click to expand):

./
- audio/
  - cdaudio.wad
- cfg/
  - presets/
    
    tr1-pc.json5
    
    tr1-ps1.json5
    
    tr2-pc.json5
    
    tr2-ps1.json5
    
    tr3-pc.json5
    
    tr3-ps1.json5
  - tr3/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-de.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
  - tr3-la/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-de.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
  - tr3-level/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
  - base_strings-de.json5
  - base_strings-en-gb.json5
  - base_strings-fr.json5
  - base_strings-gd.json5
  - base_strings-it.json5
  - base_strings-pl.json5
  - base_strings-ru.json5
  - base_strings.json5
  - catalog_item_actions.csv
  - catalog_lara_anims.csv
  - catalog_lara_states.csv
  - catalog_music.csv
  - catalog_objects.csv
  - catalog_samples.csv
  - inv_ring.json5
  - outfits.json5
  - poses.json5
  - TR3X.json5*
  - ui.json5
  - weapons.json5
- cuts/
  - cut1.tr2
  - cut2.tr2
  - cut3.tr2
  - cut4.tr2
  - cut5.tr2
  - cut6.tr2
  - cut7.tr2
  - cut8.tr2
  - cut9.tr2
  - cut11.tr2
  - cut12.tr2
- data/
  - images/
    
    4x3/
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
    
    og/
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    nevadafff.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    theend.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
  - injections/
    
    aldwych_fd.bin
    
    aldwych_pickup_meshes.bin
    
    aldwych_textures.bin
    
    antarc_airlock.bin
    
    antarc_door134_frames.bin
    
    antarc_sky.bin
    
    area51_sky.bin
    
    area51_textures.bin
    
    cavern_door131_frames.bin
    
    cavern_sky.bin
    
    city_textures.bin
    
    cliff_door132_frames.bin
    
    coastal_airlock.bin
    
    coastal_animating_bounds.bin
    
    coastal_sky.bin
    
    compound_cine.bin
    
    crash_pickup_meshes.bin
    
    crash_sky.bin
    
    cut1_setup.bin
    
    cut2_setup.bin
    
    cut3_setup.bin
    
    cut3_shell.bin
    
    cut4_setup.bin
    
    cut5_setup.bin
    
    cut5_textures.bin
    
    cut6_setup.bin
    
    cut7_setup.bin
    
    cut8_setup.bin
    
    cut9_setup.bin
    
    cut11_setup.bin
    
    cut12_setup.bin
    
    font.bin
    
    ganges_door131_frames.bin
    
    globe_model.bin
    
    gym_sky.bin
    
    india_sky.bin
    
    lara_animations.bin
    
    lara_extra.bin
    
    lara_guns.bin
    
    lara_gym_guns.bin
    
    lara_outfits.bin
    
    london_sky.bin
    
    luds_diver_animation.bin
    
    luds_textures.bin
    
    misc_sprites.bin
    
    nevada_door132_frames.bin
    
    nevada_sky.bin
    
    ora_dagger.bin
    
    pda_model.bin
    
    pickup_aid.bin
    
    rapids_sky.bin
    
    reunion_flames.bin
    
    scotland_sky.bin
    
    stpaul_animating_bounds.bin
    
    stpaul_textures.bin
    
    tinnos_cameras.bin
    
    tinnos_flames.bin
    
    undersea_animating_bounds.bin
    
    undersea_train.bin
    
    willsden_heli.bin
    
    zoo_train.bin
  - scripts/
    
    area51.lua
    
    compound.lua
    
    crash.lua
    
    cut8.lua
    
    jungle.lua
    
    tower.lua
    
    zoo.lua
  - antarc.tr2
  - area51.tr2
  - chamber.tr2
  - chunnel.tr2
  - city.tr2
  - compound.tr2
  - crash.tr2
  - house.tr2
  - jungle.tr2
  - main.sfx
  - main_la.sfx
  - mines.tr2
  - nevada.tr2
  - office.tr2
  - quadchas.tr2
  - rapids.tr2
  - roofs.tr2
  - scotland.tr2
  - sewer.tr2
  - shore.tr2
  - slinc.tr2
  - stpaul.tr2
  - temple.tr2
  - title.tr2
  - title_la.tr2
  - tombpc.dat
  - tonyboss.tr2
  - tower.tr2
  - triboss.tr2
  - undersea.tr2
  - willsden.tr2
  - zoo.tr2
- fmv/
  - crsh_eng.rpl
  - endgame.rpl
  - intr_eng.rpl
  - logo.rpl
  - sail_eng.rpl
- shaders/
  - 2d.glsl
  - billboard.glsl
  - common.glsl
  - fbo.glsl
  - lights.glsl
  - meshes.glsl
  - meshes_tr3.glsl
  - meshes_tr12.glsl
  - ui.glsl
- TRX.exe

* Will not be present until the game has been launched.

Playing the game

To play the game, run TRX.exe.
To play the Lost Artifact expansion pack, run TRX.exe --gold.

macOS

Installing

Download the latest TRX for TR3 installer image (e.g TRX-0.1-Mac-tr3.dmg). Mount the image and drag TR3X to the Applications folder.
Run TR3X from the Applications folder. This will show you an error dialog about missing game data files. This is expected at this point, as you have not copied them in yet. However, it's important to run the app first to allow macOS to verify the app bundle's signature.
Find TR3X in your Applications folder. Right-click it and click "Show Package Contents".
Copy your Tomb Raider 3 game data files into Contents/Resources. (See the Windows / Linux instructions for retrieving game data from e.g. GOG.)

In case you see a popup "TR3X is damaged" when you run the game, run xattr -cr /Applications/TR3X.app.

Verifying the installation

If you install everything correctly, your game directory should look more or less like this (click to expand):

./
- Contents/
  - Resources/
    
    audio/
    
    cdaudio.wad
    
    cfg/
    
    presets/
    
    tr1-pc.json5
    
    tr1-ps1.json5
    
    tr2-pc.json5
    
    tr2-ps1.json5
    
    tr3-pc.json5
    
    tr3-ps1.json5
    
    tr3/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-de.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
    
    tr3-la/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-de.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
    
    tr3-level/
    
    gameflow.json5
    
    strings-it.json5
    
    strings-pl.json5
    
    strings.json5
    
    base_strings-de.json5
    
    base_strings-en-gb.json5
    
    base_strings-fr.json5
    
    base_strings-gd.json5
    
    base_strings-it.json5
    
    base_strings-pl.json5
    
    base_strings-ru.json5
    
    base_strings.json5
    
    catalog_item_actions.csv
    
    catalog_lara_anims.csv
    
    catalog_lara_states.csv
    
    catalog_music.csv
    
    catalog_objects.csv
    
    catalog_samples.csv
    
    inv_ring.json5
    
    outfits.json5
    
    poses.json5
    
    ui.json5
    
    weapons.json5
    
    cuts/
    
    cut1.tr2
    
    cut2.tr2
    
    cut3.tr2
    
    cut4.tr2
    
    cut5.tr2
    
    cut6.tr2
    
    cut7.tr2
    
    cut8.tr2
    
    cut9.tr2
    
    cut11.tr2
    
    cut12.tr2
    
    data/
    
    images/
    
    4x3/
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
    
    og/
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    nevadafff.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    theend.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
    
    antarc.webp
    
    credit01.webp
    
    credit02.webp
    
    credit03.webp
    
    credit04.webp
    
    credit05.webp
    
    credit06.webp
    
    credit07.webp
    
    credit08.webp
    
    credit09.webp
    
    house.webp
    
    india.webp
    
    legal_eu.webp
    
    legal_us.webp
    
    london.webp
    
    nevada.webp
    
    southpac.webp
    
    theend2.webp
    
    title_eu.webp
    
    title_us.webp
    
    injections/
    
    aldwych_fd.bin
    
    aldwych_pickup_meshes.bin
    
    aldwych_textures.bin
    
    antarc_airlock.bin
    
    antarc_door134_frames.bin
    
    antarc_sky.bin
    
    area51_sky.bin
    
    area51_textures.bin
    
    cavern_door131_frames.bin
    
    cavern_sky.bin
    
    city_textures.bin
    
    cliff_door132_frames.bin
    
    coastal_airlock.bin
    
    coastal_animating_bounds.bin
    
    coastal_sky.bin
    
    compound_cine.bin
    
    crash_pickup_meshes.bin
    
    crash_sky.bin
    
    cut1_setup.bin
    
    cut2_setup.bin
    
    cut3_setup.bin
    
    cut3_shell.bin
    
    cut4_setup.bin
    
    cut5_setup.bin
    
    cut5_textures.bin
    
    cut6_setup.bin
    
    cut7_setup.bin
    
    cut8_setup.bin
    
    cut9_setup.bin
    
    cut11_setup.bin
    
    cut12_setup.bin
    
    font.bin
    
    ganges_door131_frames.bin
    
    globe_model.bin
    
    gym_sky.bin
    
    india_sky.bin
    
    lara_animations.bin
    
    lara_extra.bin
    
    lara_guns.bin
    
    lara_gym_guns.bin
    
    lara_outfits.bin
    
    london_sky.bin
    
    luds_diver_animation.bin
    
    luds_textures.bin
    
    misc_sprites.bin
    
    nevada_door132_frames.bin
    
    nevada_sky.bin
    
    ora_dagger.bin
    
    pda_model.bin
    
    pickup_aid.bin
    
    rapids_sky.bin
    
    reunion_flames.bin
    
    scotland_sky.bin
    
    stpaul_animating_bounds.bin
    
    stpaul_textures.bin
    
    tinnos_cameras.bin
    
    tinnos_flames.bin
    
    undersea_animating_bounds.bin
    
    undersea_train.bin
    
    willsden_heli.bin
    
    zoo_train.bin
    
    scripts/
    
    area51.lua
    
    compound.lua
    
    crash.lua
    
    cut8.lua
    
    jungle.lua
    
    tower.lua
    
    zoo.lua
    
    antarc.tr2
    
    area51.tr2
    
    chamber.tr2
    
    chunnel.tr2
    
    city.tr2
    
    compound.tr2
    
    crash.tr2
    
    house.tr2
    
    jungle.tr2
    
    main.sfx
    
    main_la.sfx
    
    mines.tr2
    
    nevada.tr2
    
    office.tr2
    
    quadchas.tr2
    
    rapids.tr2
    
    roofs.tr2
    
    scotland.tr2
    
    sewer.tr2
    
    shore.tr2
    
    slinc.tr2
    
    stpaul.tr2
    
    temple.tr2
    
    title.tr2
    
    title_la.tr2
    
    tombpc.dat
    
    tonyboss.tr2
    
    tower.tr2
    
    triboss.tr2
    
    undersea.tr2
    
    willsden.tr2
    
    zoo.tr2
    
    fmv/
    
    crsh_eng.rpl
    
    endgame.rpl
    
    intr_eng.rpl
    
    logo.rpl
    
    sail_eng.rpl
    
    shaders/
    
    2d.glsl
    
    billboard.glsl
    
    common.glsl
    
    fbo.glsl
    
    lights.glsl
    
    meshes.glsl
    
    meshes_tr3.glsl
    
    meshes_tr12.glsl
    
    ui.glsl
    
    icon.icns
  - _CodeSignature
  - Frameworks
  - info.plist
  - MacOS

* Will not be present until the game has been launched.