Uncharted Game Series Director states, Nathan Drake is still retired

Uncharted Game Series Director has cleared the air about the possible return of the iconic character and has informed the fans that Nathan Drake has no plans of coming out of retirement.

Now its not a good news for all the Uncharted fans out there, especially who like to see Nathan Drake leading the story of the game. Even before the release of Uncharted 4, creators had made it clear that it is going to be the last journey Nathan Drake will be embarking. 

Moreover, how Uncharted 4 ended, it gave away a lot about the plans of the creators to put an end to the story arc of Nathan Drake.

Uncharted 4 writer and director Neil Druckmann took to social media to again, make it clear that Nathan Drake is still in “retirement.” 

An excerpt from Druckmann’s tweet reads, “Happy 6th anniversary, Uncharted 4! Enjoy your retirement Nate & co.! We miss ya’ll!“

This clearly suggests that Naughty Dog won’t be bringing back the character in the next uncharted game atleast. 

Rumors about the Return of Nathan Drake

The rumors about Nathan Drake making a return to the Uncharted series have been going around circles for a very long time. Some rumors also suggest that PlayStation is looking to revive Uncharted at some point. However, with Druckmann’s most recent tweet, chances are, fans should not expect a comeback anytime soon. 

Uncharted Game Franchise is going no where, and there will definitely be a next installment to it. Whether we’ll get to Chloe Frazer as the main protagonist or Samuel Drake or any other character that is still a unanswerable. But one thing is for sure, that we will have to wait for some more time for the return of Nathan Drake, if he ever does so.

More Uncharted Releases in the Future

In April 2022, Christina-Marie Drake McBrearty took to LinkedIn that she had joined the team as a primary recruiter and has been scouting for talent for future teams for new titles but for Uncharted.

Also earlier this year, two Naughty Dog developers suggested that they’re open to making more Uncharted games in the future. In January, creative director of Lost Legacy Shaun Escayg and game director Kurt Margenau were asked whether they will develop a new Uncharted game.

“I think we can say for certain that we can never say never,” said Margenau. He added, “Yeah. Uncharted is a franchise we love-that the studio loves, I love, and Kurt loves. It’s a world we want to see more of. So I can certainly say that.“

Jeff Ross, the Days Gone director who also recently joined the Tomb Raider studio also said in February that he would want to make an Uncharted game that is focused on young Sully. 

And that’s not all-PlayStation’s Visual Arts Service Group also wanted to remake the first Uncharted game; however, the project didn’t push through because it was too expensive and would take a lot of time. 

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

For now, Uncharted Game fans may hold their horses and just wait for the release of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves for PC, which is now looking more imminent. Epic has removed the June 20 release for the PC date and replaced it with “coming soon.” 

The Legacy of Thieves is a bundle of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which rounds off Nathan Drake’s adventures and dives deeper into Chloe Frazier’s escapade with Nadine ross in A Thief’s End. 

So, Uncharted fans, although Nathan Drake isn’t resurfacing anytime soon, there’s still quite a few things to look forward to in the future for the franchise. 

But Don’t loose hope, we believe he’ll return.