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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

PlayStation 3 • 2009

Should you play it?

What works

  • Engaging cinematic storytelling with strong character development
  • Polished and varied gameplay blending shooting, stealth, and platforming
  • Stunning visuals and immersive environments
  • Robust multiplayer with competitive and cooperative modes
  • Excellent pacing and memorable set pieces

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear level design limits exploration and player creativity
  • Combat can become repetitive with bullet sponge enemies
  • Some control mechanics feel dated or rigid
  • Limited character customization and expression
  • Multiplayer may feel dated compared to modern standards

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Command & Conquer Renegade™

  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

  • Gears 5

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Revolution Ace

  • Titanfall® 2

More expressive

Games that feels like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves but with more self-expression and customization

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

  • Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

  • Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

  • STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II

  • Assassin's Creed Mobile

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Less intimate

Games that feels like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves but with less focus on close relationships

  • Halo: Combat Evolved

  • Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter

  • Half-Life: Opposing Force

  • Serious Sam 3: BFE

  • Sonic Heroes

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 05/08/2026