"tomb raider" sold over 7 million copies worldwide. in august 1998, the game's computer version received a "platinum" sales award from the verband der unterhaltungssoftware deutschland (vud), while its playstation release took "gold". these prizes indicate sales of 200,000 and 100,000 units, respectively, across germany, austria, and switzerland. during the first three months of 1997, "tomb raider" was the ninth-best-selling console game in the united states, with sales of 143,000 units. this made it the country's highest-selling playstation title for the period.