When Jedi: Fallen Order came out, the reductive (but not wholly inaccurate) description I most often saw was “Uncharted meets Dark Souls.” In Survivor, the DNA of Nathan Drake remains as apparent as ever in all of Cal’s perilous, cinematic climbing, punctuated on rare occasions by handholds giving way as he clings to them. (He’s not nearly as unlucky as Drake in this regard.) But the other thing Naughty Dog’s series did, arguably best of all in its second entry, was take the pacing and character development of third-person adventure games to stunning new heights. Like Jedi: Survivor, Among Thieves is packed with incredible set-pieces and with its own engaging, found-family story, so if you want more outstanding cinematic adventure and don’t mind trading in hopping around the galaxy for jet-setting around the globe, you should definitely give Nathan Drake’s second outing a look.—Carolyn Petit
