Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

The fourth and best-selling installment of the franchise, released in 2016.

The game begins in medias res with treasure hunter brothers Nathan „Nate” Drake (Nolan North) and Samuel „Sam” Drake (Troy Baker) driving toward an island in a storm while fighting off armed thugs in boats before their boat is scuttled. Years before, when Nate (Britain Dalton) is living in the St. Francis orphanage, he’s visited by Sam (Chase Austin), who was kicked out for criminal activities. After helping him sneak out, Sam tells Nate he’s leaving for a job that will keep him away for a few years, before cheering him up by telling him that he knows where their late mother’s effects were sold.

Years later (before the events of the first game), the two are on the trail of infamous pirate Henry Avery, who enacted the largest heist in history in the 1600s, with plunder worth 400 million dollars. Teaming up with wealthy treasure hunter Rafe Adler (Warren Kole), the brothers sneak into a Panama jail where Avery’s first mate, Burnes, was hanged. Aided by the corrupt Warden Vargas (Hemky Madera), Nate makes his way into the 300 year-old prison. Vargas pulls out a letter, and discovers that the trio (Nate, Sam, and Rafe) are searching for Henry Avery’s treasure, demands a cut, saying „I want in.” Nate eventually sneaks into Burnes’ tower cell, where he finds a crucifix.

Fifteen years later (three years after the third game) Nate has retired from treasure hunting and now works for a salvage company while attempting to enjoy a normal life with his wife Elena (Emily Rose), though he misses the life of adventure. One night, he is visited at the office by a very much alive Sam, who explains that he was saved by ‘doctors’ and left to rot in jail for the rest of his life for Vargas’ death. However, he claims that he was broken out by his cellmate, drug lord Hector Alcázar (Robin Atkin Downes), who, upon learning that Sam doesn’t know where the treasure is contrary to previous statements, gave him three months to find it or suffer his wrath. Though reluctant at first, Nate eventually agrees to help Sam while telling Elena that he’s taken a salvage job in Malaysia.