Uncharted is an adventure media franchise developed by Naughty Dog, composed of video games and associated media. The core of the franchise is an eponymous series of action-adventure third-person shooter games, which follow Nathan Drake, along with Victor Sullivan and Elena Fisher, as he journeys around the world searching for historical treasures and attempting to prevent villains from harnessing the supernatural powers of various relics. The video games have had high sales, with the series as a whole selling over 41 million units by the end of 2017.[1]

In addition to the four games of the main series, published for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, the Uncharted video game series includes a browser game, two handheld games, and a mobile game, with varying gameplay styles. The franchise also contains a film, a novel, a behind-the-scenes book, two concept art books, a comic book, a board game, two motion comics, and seven soundtrack albums or singles. The first entry of the franchise, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, was published in 2007, while the latest video game, Uncharted 4's expansion pack Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, was published in 2017, and the latest entry, the film Uncharted, was released in 2022.

Video games

Main series

Main series
Title Details
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2007 – PlayStation 3[2]
2015 – PlayStation 4[3]
Notes:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2009 – PlayStation 3[5]
2015 – PlayStation 4[3]
Notes:
  • Developed by Naughty Dog;[5] PlayStation 4 remaster developed by Bluepoint Games[3]
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment[5]
  • PlayStation 3 Game of the Year edition released in 2010, featuring bonus downloadable content[6]
  • Included in Uncharted Dual Pack compilation[4]
  • PlayStation 4 version released solely as part of the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection compilation release[3]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2011 – PlayStation 3[7]
2015 – PlayStation 4[3]
Notes:
  • Developed by Naughty Dog;[7] PlayStation 4 remaster developed by Bluepoint Games[3]
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment[7]
  • PlayStation 3 Game of the Year edition released in 2012, featuring bonus downloadable content[8]
  • PlayStation 4 version released solely as part of the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection compilation release[3]
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Original release date:
  • WW: May 10, 2016[9]
 Release years by system:
2016 – PlayStation 4[9]
Notes:
  • Developed by Naughty Dog[9]
  • Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[9]
  • PlayStation 5 and Windows versions released as part of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection compilation[10]

Spin-offs

Spin-off games
Title Details
Uncharted: Drake's Trail

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2007 – Web browser[11]
Notes:
Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2011 – PlayStation Vita[12]
Notes:
Uncharted: Fight for Fortune

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2012 – PlayStation Vita[16]
Notes:
  • Developed by Bend Studio and One Loop Games[16][15]
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment[16]
  • Turn-based card game featuring cards based on characters, weapons and artifacts from the series[15]
  • Downloadable content released with levels and cards based on Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3[15]
Uncharted: Fortune Hunter

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2016 – Android, iOS[17]
Notes:
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Original release date:
 Release years by system:
2017 – PlayStation 4[18]
Notes:
  • Developed by Naughty Dog[18]
  • Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[18]
  • Standalone expansion to Uncharted 4[18]
  • PlayStation 5 and Windows versions released as part of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection compilation[10]

Compilations

Compilations
Title Details
Uncharted Dual Pack

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2011 – PlayStation 3[4]
Notes:
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2015 – PlayStation 4[3]
Notes:
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection

Original release dates:
  • WW: January 28, 2022[10]
 Release years by system:
2022 – PlayStation 5, Windows[10][25]
Notes:
  • Contains remastered versions of Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy[10]
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment[10]
  • Windows version developed by Iron Galaxy[25]

Other media

Dramatizations

Dramatizations
Title Release date(s) Media type Ref.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007 Motion comic [26]
Uncharted: Eye of Indra October 22, 2009 Motion comic [27]
Uncharted February 11, 2022 Film [29]

Printed

Printed
Title Release date(s) Media type Ref.
Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth October 4, 2011 Novel [30]
  • Written by Christopher Golden
  • Published by Del Rey Books
  • A novel featuring a story not directly tied into the events of the games
  • ISBN 978-0-345-52217-7
Uncharted: Drake's Journal – Inside the Making of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception November 2011 Making-of book [31]
Uncharted November 30, 2011 Comic book [30]
Uncharted: The Board Game May 2012 Board game [33]
  • Designed by Hayato Kisaragi
  • Published by Bandai
  • Board game for one to four players
The Art of the Uncharted Trilogy April 28, 2015 Concept art book [34]
The Art of Uncharted 4 May 10, 2016 Concept art book [35]

Soundtracks

Soundtracks
Title Release date Release type Ref.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Original Soundtrack from the Video Game November 20, 2007 Album [36]
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Original Soundtrack from the Video Game February 9, 2010 Album [37]
  • Composed by Greg Edmonson
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
  • Released as a physical album by Sumthing Else Music Works on February 9, 2010[38]
  • 23 tracks on a single disc with a duration of 1:02:52
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Original Video Game Soundtrack October 25, 2011 Album [39]
  • Composed by Greg Edmonson
  • Published by La-La Land Records
  • Shorter, single-disc digital version titled Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Original Soundtrack released by Sony Computer Entertainment on November 1, 2011[40]
  • Short sampler album titled Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Piggyback Soundtrack Exclusive released through Piggyback on November 2, 2011[41]
  • 44 tracks on two discs with a duration of 2:02:05
Uncharted: Golden Abyss Original Soundtrack February 22, 2012 Album [42]
  • Composed by Clint Bajakian with some tracks based on ones by Greg Edmonson
  • Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
  • 15 tracks on a single disc with a duration of 42:48
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection March 25, 2016 Box set [43]
  • Includes music from Uncharted, Uncharted 2, and Uncharted 3, composed by Greg Edmonson
  • Published by iam8bit
  • 44 tracks on 3 vinyl LP records with a duration of 1:59:30
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Original Soundtrack May 10, 2016 Album [44]
  • Composed by Henry Jackman with some tracks based on ones by Greg Edmonson
  • Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Released as a physical album by La-La Land Records on June 10, 2016[45]
  • 2-disc vinyl LP version titled Uncharted 4: A Thief's End released by iam8bit in Q3 2016[46]
  • 24 tracks on a single disc with a duration of 1:10:24
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Original Soundtrack August 22, 2017 Album [47]
  • Composed by Henry Jackman
  • Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • 2-disc vinyl LP version titled Uncharted 4: A Thief's End planned for released by iam8bit in Q2 2018[48]
  • 19 tracks on a single disc with a duration of 1:01:31

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