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Tomb Raider (2013) Collectibles and challenges: documents, relics and map cleanup

Read regional completion without confusing hidden objects and environmental challenges.

Pictures for this guide

Lara runs through a wooded path as an aircraft burns behind her.Lara runs through a wooded path as an aircraft burns behind her.A hostile man restrains Lara beside a firelit building.A hostile man restrains Lara beside a firelit building.Lara struggles with a wolf in a dark interior.Lara struggles with a wolf in a dark interior.
Edition covered

Original 2013 Yamatai campaign with original PC publisher screenshots. Header artwork is the current Game of the Year package; console Definitive Edition visuals and Rise of the Tomb Raider are not pictured.

Documents and relics explain the island

Lara leaps across a burning temple complex.
Lara leaps across a burning temple complex.

Documents provide written viewpoints while relics are examinable objects. Rotate a relic when inspection suggests additional detail; both categories contribute to regional exploration rather than replacing the next main objective.

Collection categories
CategoryInteractionTracking method
DocumentsRead or collect the pageRegional document count
RelicsPick up and inspect the objectRegional relic count
GPS cachesCollect the small hidden cacheRegional GPS count
Treasure mapsCollect map informationReveals useful collection information

GPS caches are separate pickups

Small GPS caches can be harder to notice than a document or chest. Work systematically through a region after acquiring its map information instead of expecting a tomb chest to collect every nearby cache automatically.

Example regional challenges
AreaChallengeObject or action
Coastal ForestGhost HunterDestroy hanging totems
Mountain TemplePyromaniacDestroy hanging lanterns
Mountain VillageIlluminationLight the statues
ShantytownLaid to RestBurn and pull down effigies

Challenges use environmental targets

A challenge might ask Lara to destroy, burn or interact with a repeated object type. These targets are distinct from ordinary collectible pickups and should be tracked with the challenge counter for that region.

Use region totals to plan a return

Check the map’s completion categories before fast travel. A route focused on one missing document is different from searching the whole region for the last challenge object, especially where late equipment opens a side passage.

Useful tip

Check the map’s completion categories before fast travel.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Tomb Raider (2013) publisher listingstore.steampowered.com
Official Tomb Raider PC documentationstore.steampowered.com
Stella’s Tomb Raider 2013 referencetombraiders.net