We only list hidden features confirmed by game descriptions, achievement texts or community documentation. If a "secret" circulating online can't be verified, it doesn't appear here.
Secret paths
Some parkour moves lead Lara onto secret paths. The game confirms they exist: each region has an achievement for finding one with a parkour move, Trailblazer in the Jungle Temple, Explorer in the Desert Ruins and Pioneer in the Mountain Pass.
Because runs are assembled from building blocks, there is no fixed location to point you to. Instead:
- Take every parkour opportunity. Wall runs and other contextual moves are how secret paths are reached.
- Watch the scenery. Walls and structures beside the main path are the places to try.
- Experiment on low-stakes runs. An unfamiliar route can lead into unfamiliar obstacles.
- Count the parkour moves. They also add up toward Athleticism (20 in one run).
Skipping the relic for score
On relic levels, collecting the relic ends the level. Community documentation notes that you can choose not to collect it and keep running; the relic appears again later in the level. This lets you push for a higher score in the same run before ending it.
Each extra metre is another chance to die. If you die without an Ankh, you lose the clues from that run. Only skip the relic when you are confident.
Lesser-known mechanics
Projectiles can be shot
Bombs, boulders, stones, spit and other thrown objects can be shot out of the air. The Oni Demon's ice boulders work the same way.
Explosive barrels
Shooting a barrel damages enemies near it. Wait until they cluster for maximum effect.
Crates
Combat sections contain health, coin and ammo crates. Shooting them gives you their contents.
Head Start pickups
In later versions, Head Start collects gems, clues and power-ups along the way.
The Oni's bull's-eye
The freezing attack is only stopped by shooting the demon's head when the red bull's-eye appears. See the Oni Demon guide.
SMG tap-and-hold
The Dual SMGs support continuous fire by holding a finger on the screen.
Supply Drop
The Supply Drop periodically offers free items, which is easy to forget.
Wall-run shortcut
From an outer lane, one swipe toward the wall starts a wall run; from the middle lane you need two.
Joke achievements
A few achievements reward failing in a specific way. They are easy gems if you know about them:
- Snack Time: be eaten by the Jungle Temple boss 5 times.
- Slapstick: stumble 20 times in one run.
- Insult to Injury: shoot a dead enemy.
- Hole-in-One: die and land in a chandelier.
Do these on throwaway runs. Full list in the achievements guide.
Retired features
Curses were a feature of earlier versions and have since been retired. Two achievements tied to old features, Survivor and Hex-agon, are listed separately in our achievements guide, because they may not be obtainable in current versions.
Story secrets
The relics are connected to Rahu, an asura. By the end of the Mountain Pass, Lara contains the Oni and Rahu using Carter's relic. Carter Bell, whose trail she followed through all three regions, is still at large.
What isn't a secret
Searches for this game often turn up "cheat codes", "unlimited coins" generators and modified APKs. Here is what you should know:
- The game has no cheat code system that we can confirm, and we don't publish cheats.
- Modified or "hacked" APKs from unofficial sites can carry malware and may break the game's terms of use. This site does not link to them or explain how to install them.
- Install and update the game only through the official Google Play listing.