{"id":1819875,"date":"2026-03-11T10:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1819875"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:14:39","slug":"uncharted-drakes-fortune-easter-egg-cracked-open-18-years-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1819875","title":{"rendered":"Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune Easter egg cracked open, 18 years after release"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/uncharted-drakes-fortune\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune Easter egg cracked open, 18 years after release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The treasure was all mine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Nate-and-Elena-from-Drake's-Fortune-overlaid-on-an-image-of-developer-mugshots.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Nate and Elena from Drake's Fortune overlaid on an image of developer mugshots\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Nate-and-Elena-from-Drake's-Fortune-overlaid-on-an-image-of-developer-mugshots.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:14:39+00:00\">March 11, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uncharted-drakes-fortune-easter-egg-cracked-open-18-years-after-release?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7142ffca-ff82-49d5-98e5-3cef723d3c6e\" data-name=\"Uncharted: Drakeu0027s Fortune\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Uncharted: Drakeu0026#39;s Fortune\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Uncharted: Drakeu0026#39;s Fortune\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Uncharted: Drakeu0027s Fortune\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Uncharted: Drakeu0027s Fortune\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Uncharted: Drake's Fortune\" title=\"Follow Uncharted: Drake's Fortune\"><br \/>\n  Follow Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A speedrunner has come across a little known &#8211; if known at all &#8211; Easter egg tucked away within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/uncharted-drakes-fortune\">Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first Uncharted game, which introduced us charismatic treasure hunter Nathan Drake along with his mentor Victor &#8220;Goddamn&#8221; Sullivan and Elena Fisher, first released on PS3 in November 2007. It went on to spawn one of PlayStation&#8217;s most recognisable franchises, with graphic novels, mobile games and films all to its name.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Drake&#8217;s Fortune released 18 years ago, but while it can now legally hop down to its local for a pint, it seems it has still been keeping a secret from us. Well, it had been until now, when speedrunner Panzerdeer came across an Easter egg by using the debug menu in Chapter 19 to head out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>When Panzerdeer headed out of bounds in this chapter, they came across an image featuring 16 &#8216;mugshots&#8217; of who we can assume to be members of the Drake&#8217;s Fortune development team. Names on the folders being held up by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a> crew include the likes of Cor-Upted and BigDaddy.<\/p>\n<p>This Easter egg exists in both the PS3 and PS4 versions of Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune, and it is very tricky to find. But, you can check out how to do it via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@panzerdeer9194\">Panzerdeer<\/a>&#8216;s YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"i think i found an easter egg in uncharted 1...\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUJmB0KdIIc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cUJmB0KdIIc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">i think i found an easter egg in uncharted 1&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>I think I found an Easter egg in uncharted 1&#8230;<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cUJmB0KdIIc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drake and Elena&#8217;s story wrapped in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/uncharted-4-thiefs-end\">Uncharted 4: A Thief&#8217;s End<\/a>, with fellow treasure hunter Chloe Frazer then getting her own game in Lost Legacy. These two most recent chapters got a PS5 rerelease in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collections-is-out-today-heres-some-of-our-best-work\">packaged up as the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection<\/a>. The games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-confirms-uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-pc-release-date\">went on to arrive on PC later that same year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A speedrunner has come across a little known &#8211; if known at all &#8211; Easter egg tucked away within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/uncharted-drakes-fortune\">Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first Uncharted game, which introduced us charismatic treasure hunter Nathan Drake along with his mentor Victor &#8220;Goddamn&#8221; Sullivan and Elena Fisher, first released on PS3 in November 2007. It went on to spawn one of PlayStation&#8217;s most recognisable franchises, with graphic novels, mobile games and films all to its name.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Drake&#8217;s Fortune released 18 years ago, but while it can now legally hop down to its local for a pint, it seems it has still been keeping a secret from us. Well, it had been until now, when speedrunner Panzerdeer came across an Easter egg by using the debug menu in Chapter 19 to head out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>When Panzerdeer headed out of bounds in this chapter, they came across an image featuring 16 &#8216;mugshots&#8217; of who we can assume to be members of the Drake&#8217;s Fortune development team. Names on the folders being held up by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a> crew include the likes of Cor-Upted and BigDaddy.<\/p>\n<p>This Easter egg exists in both the PS3 and PS4 versions of Uncharted: Drake&#8217;s Fortune, and it is very tricky to find. But, you can check out how to do it via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@panzerdeer9194\">Panzerdeer<\/a>&#8216;s YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"i think i found an easter egg in uncharted 1...\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUJmB0KdIIc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cUJmB0KdIIc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">i think i found an easter egg in uncharted 1&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>I think I found an Easter egg in uncharted 1&#8230;<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cUJmB0KdIIc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drake and Elena&#8217;s story wrapped in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/uncharted-4-thiefs-end\">Uncharted 4: A Thief&#8217;s End<\/a>, with fellow treasure hunter Chloe Frazer then getting her own game in Lost Legacy. 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