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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)

0.3955Canon Score · ranked #38 all time

Aggregated from 10 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the second game in the Uncharted series. Set two years after Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007), the story follows Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer and Elena Fisher as they search for the Cintamani Stone and Shambhala while battling a militia led by Serbian war crimina

Why it ranks #38

Every list on which Uncharted 2: Among Thieves appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018)Editorial list#5 / 200
Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019)Editorial list#16 / 50
Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#19 / 214
Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025)Editorial list#29 / 50
IGN Top 100 (2021)Critics' canon#57 / 100
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#112 / 300
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#126 / 500
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected
D.I.C.E. Award GOTY winnersAwardWinner
GDC Choice GOTY winnersAwardWinner