Extract text from Tomb Raider game archives (TIGER)
To convert TIGER archives to another format, you need Tomb Raider or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Data Archive" file type, you need software like Tomb Raider or a similar tool.
The .tiger file is a proprietary game data archive used by Crystal Dynamics for the modern Tomb Raider series. Game developers use these archives to package thousands of internal assets, including 3D models, textures, animations, and audio tracks, into massive data blocks for fast loading during gameplay.
Modders and dataminers frequently attempt to open or convert .tiger files to access the game's media. However, this format presents massive challenges. It is entirely proprietary and uses an internal structure (often referred to as TAFS) that standard archive software like WinRAR or 7-Zip cannot process. Furthermore, these files regularly exceed tens of gigabytes, making them extremely difficult to handle on standard computers.
The ultimate goal is usually to extract the contents into usable targets like DDS for textures, FSB or WAV for audio, and common 3D mesh formats. Standard online converters fail to process .tiger files because they lack the specific decryption keys and dictionary structures required by the Crystal Dynamics engine.
Because this is a closed, proprietary format, it is exceptionally difficult to open or convert. Often, only community-built extraction scripts or the original game executable can properly read or export the data. Despite these limits, convert.guru offers a realistic starting point. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects supported underlying formats or plain text headers within the archive, viewing basic metadata or extracting raw hex strings may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TIGER file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert TIGER file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use Tomb Raider or similar software from the "Game Data Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to TIGER, try Tomb Raider or another comparable tool in the "Game Data Archive" category.
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