Summary
- A recent job listing at Naughty Dog suggests that another Uncharted game may be in development, hinting at the franchise's potential revival after the conclusion of Nathan Drake's story.
- The success of the Uncharted series and the positive response to the Uncharted movie adaptation provide incentive for Naughty Dog to continue the franchise, potentially expanding its storytelling and gameplay mechanics.
- The fact that Naughty Dog is currently working on multiple AAA games, including a Last of Us multiplayer title and a rumored sci-fi game, further supports the possibility of a new Uncharted game being in the works.
A recent Naughty Dog job listing hints towards another Uncharted game being in development. Interestingly, there hasn’t been any update on the series’ continuation since Uncharted: The Lost Legacy released in 2017.
Uncharted followed the stories of Nathan Drake, who is the main protagonist in four major titles in the series. The games have also been a commercial success for both Naughty Dog and PlayStation, and have managed to set a standard in the industry for great narrative design and storytelling. However, despite attaining success across the board, Naughty Dog hasn’t detailed any plans to continue the series after Nathan Drake’s story ended with Uncharted 4. Although, that might be on the verge of changing as a recent job listing has suggested that the series could be making a comeback.
This comes via a job listing for a Physics Programmer on Naughty Dog’s careers page, which has an interesting description that requires the candidate to work with “drive-able physics-based vehicles, cloth or rope simulation.” There are some instances of rope climbing and swinging in The Last of Us Part 2 as well, but using ropes and driving are inherently Uncharted mechanics, which could be an indication towards the franchise’s revival.
At the moment, this is purely speculative considering the studio's co-president, Neil Druckmann, said that Naughty Dog was done with the Uncharted series. However, it could’ve been possible that Druckmann was talking about closing the curtain on Nathan Drake’s story and not the whole franchise. Additionally, the studio has all the incentive to continue the series considering the Uncharted movie adaptation released in 2022 was quite successful, and its producer has already provided a promising update for a sequel. The series has also been influential in the gaming and entertainment industries, where movies like Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Extraction 2 have scenes that are visibly inspired by the set piece sequences from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
Another reason why the revival of the Uncharted could be true is because Naughty Dog is currently working on multiple AAA games at the moment. Out of these, the only game confirmed so far is the Last of Us multiplayer title. A recent rumor claimed that Naughty Dog is working on two multiplayer games instead of one, and another one also suggested that it is making a sci-fi game.