Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | |
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Developer(s) | Naughty Dog |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Director(s) |
Bruce Straley Neil Druckmann |
Designer(s) | Kurt Margenau Emilia Schatz Anthony Newman Richard Cambier |
Programmer(s) | Christian Gyrling Sandeep Shekar Vincent Marxen Travis McIntosh Jason Gregory |
Artist(s) |
Robh Ruppel Erick Pangilinan Tate Mosesian |
Writer(s) | Neil Druckmann Josh Scherr |
Composer(s) | Henry Jackman |
Series | Uncharted |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
Release date(s) |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate score | |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | 93/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Destructoid | 9.5/10 |
EGM | 9/10 |
Game Informer | 9.5/10 |
Game Revolution | |
GameSpot | 10/10 |
GamesRadar | |
GamesTM | 9/10 |
Giant Bomb | |
IGN | 9/10 |
Polygon | 9/10 |
VideoGamer.com | 8/10 |
The Escapist |
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 video game console. The game was released worldwide on May 10, 2016. As the sequel to 2011's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, it is the conclusion to the Uncharted series starring Nathan Drake, and the last game in the franchise to be developed by Naughty Dog.
Set several years after the events of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, A Thief's End follows series protagonist Nathan Drake, who has retired from fortune hunting. He reunites with his older brother Sam and longtime partner Sully to search for clues for the location of Captain Henry Avery's long-lost treasure to save his brother.
The game was first teased at the PlayStation 4 U.S. launch event on November 14, 2013, as the next main entry in the Uncharted franchise. It was unveiled as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End on 9 June 2014, at Sony's press conference during E3, with a small teaser debuting the game's real-time visuals. Development on the game was wrapped on March 18, 2016.
Upon release, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was widely acclaimed by video game publications, with critics praising the game for improved gameplay mechanics over previous entries in the series, narrative, emotional depth, visual design and the multiplayer. Critics also found the game to be a satisfying conclusion to the Uncharted series. It won year-end accolades, including Game of the Year and Best Action-adventure awards from several gaming publications. A commercial success, the game sold over 2.7 million copies in its first week of release, and became the fastest-selling entry in the series, as well as the best-selling PlayStation 4 video game.