5 Best Video Games Like Uncharted

Kicking off in 2007 on the PlayStation 3, the "Uncharted" series primarily follows treasure hunter Nathan Drake. While exploring ancient ruins and recovering priceless artifacts around the world, Nate and his friends take on nefarious figures trying to use these mythical relics for their own devious purposes. The "Uncharted" games primarily revolve around third-person shooter gameplay, with prominent platforming elements and high-octane action sequences.

Sadly, it appears as though developer Naughty Dog is done with the "Uncharted" series, but there are loads of similar games to check out if you're an "Uncharted" fan on the hunt for something similar to play next. Whether it's other third-person action games or 3D platformers with matching sensibilities, Nathan Drake is in good company. Here are the five best video games like "Uncharted," perfect to keep the action-adventure thrills coming.

One of the most prolific voices behind video games is Nolan North, who, among his many roles, voiced and provided motion capture for Nathan Drake in the "Uncharted" games. The year after the first "Uncharted" game, North played the lead character in the 2008 "Prince of Persia" reboot. Following a different, unnamed prince in the "Prince of Persia" timeline, this protagonist is a wanderer who finds himself on a quest to stop a rogue demigod. As the prince proceeds on his quest, he teams up with the magical princess Elika, who provides vital support in combat and platforming.

The 2008 "Prince of Persia" is definitely a departure for the Ubisoft series but not without its merits. It's arguably the closest that the franchise gets to "Uncharted," in no small part because of North voicing another wry protagonist. But beyond its shared talent behind-the-scenes, the game puts a particularly strong emphasis on platforming, albeit much more acrobatically than Nathan Drake would ever try. A great jumping-on point for the franchise with one of its most charismatic protagonists, 2008's "Prince of Persia" is an overlooked gem in the series.

Naughty Dog's follow-up to the first three "Uncharted" titles was "The Last of Us." A post-apocalyptic horror game that debuted on the PlayStation 3 in 2013, the story features a world overwhelmed by a fungal outbreak that turns those infected into violent, zombie-like monsters. Hard-bitten mercenary Joel works with a resistance movement to escort Ellie — a teenager immune to the fungus' symptoms — to a medical facility in Utah. Throughout this cross-country journey, Joel and Ellie form a close bond as they battle and evade not just the infected, but also dangerous factions in the ruins of civilization.

A lot of the third-person shooter mechanics in "Uncharted" are present and retooled for "The Last of Us," particularly the cover system. At the same time, this is a survival horror experience first and foremost, differentiating it from the more cavalier action-adventure of Naughty Dog's preceding franchise. One can imagine that the monster-driven sequences in "Uncharted" served as a precursor to the suspense and terror prominent throughout "The Last of Us." Since its inaugural 2013 installment, "The Last of Us" has undergone a stunning transformation, but it's still well worth checking out from the beginning.

Fans of the "Uncharted" games will no doubt enjoy the "Assassin's Creed" franchise, and one entry that aligns particularly closely with the adventures of Nathan Drake is "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," which doubles down on the naval gameplay introduced "Assassin's Creed III" with an open-world Caribbean setting during the age of piracy. The game's primary protagonist is Edward Kenway, a pirate who joins the Assassin Brotherhood and learns of its longstanding shadow war against the Templar Order.

With its Caribbean setting and emphasis on treasure hunting, "Black Flag" definitely evokes "Uncharted" at times, despite its period piece trappings. Players have a whole myriad of environments to explore, including shipwrecks and ancient Mayan ruins. The swashbuckling and ship-to-ship combat elements are executed brilliantly, adding to the game's overall fun factor. Nearly 60% of people think "Black Flag" is the best "Assassin's Creed" game, so it's no surprise that a remake is coming out in July 2026.

Aesthetically, few video game franchises will appeal to "Uncharted" fans more than "Tomb Raider." When the franchise was rebooted in 2013, "Tomb Raider" was transformed into a tougher and meaner survivalist game series. The reboot's 2015 direct sequel, "Rise of the Tomb Raider," reincorporated more traditional elements of the franchise. The game follows Lara Croft as she investigates a mythical abandoned ancient city in the frozen expanses of Siberia. Lara races against a dangerous organization known as Trinity who are after the city's fabled promises of immortality.

Long before "Uncharted" reinvigorated the action-adventure genre, the original "Tomb Raider" helped popularize action platformers in the '90s. With that in mind, we could populate this entire list with "Tomb Raider" games, but "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is the closest it gets to the Naughty Dog property. It boasts plenty of gunplay, with more combat variety than Lara had in her classic titles. One of the best games in the entire franchise, let alone the reboot trilogy, "Rise of the Tomb Raider" reminded everyone why this franchise is so beloved.

The quintessential action-adventurer Indiana Jones returned to the video game medium in 2024 with "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle." The game has the legendary archaeologist discover that the Axis Powers are trying to harness a world-shifting power in ancient sites around the globe. This leads Indy to travel to different areas, racing against a Nazi commander as he uncovers a mystery spanning millennia. In contrast to other titles on this list and past Indiana Jones games, gameplay in "The Great Circle" largely unfolds from a first-person perspective, offering players a more immersive experience.

With its emphasis on melee combat and puzzle-solving, "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" is a thrilling reinvention of what an Indiana Jones game can be. At the same time, it's completely within the enduring aesthetics that fans have enjoyed from Indiana Jones, in any medium, for 45 years. This includes spectacular set pieces that feel like they could have easily been in an "Uncharted" game, despite the difference in time period. Worthy of being mentioned alongside the best Indiana Jones video games ever made, "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" is a love letter to the entire series.