From a genre of genres with crash bandicfoot, Naughty Dog, one of the most beloved stories in our last video game, is one of the biggest and most respected names in game development. Jumping from genre to genre in each major franchise it creates, the team’s current iconic PAW print logo has become synonymous with huge productions, heartbreaking storytelling, and characters that transcend the medium.
From homes on colorful, light platforms, naughty dogs appear in go-to studios for engaging and mature storytelling, with almost 20 games lined up, ranging from fantasy RPGs to educational math games. So let’s get through all the titles with Naughty Dog, released until 2025.
How many naughty dog games are there?
In total, there are 23 prank dog games with their first hit shelf in 1985 and their latest release in 2022. The list below includes all game releases, standalone expansions and remakes. Recent Last of US Part 2 Remaster, no remasters including DLC are included.
All Naughty Dog Games
1. Mathematics Jam-1985
The project that paved the way for the naughty dogs we know today. Mathematics Jam It was a joint project between studio founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin. Math Jam, developed for the Apple II under Studio Name Jam, was self-published by the duo while still in high school.
It taught basic arithmetic and was purely educational. However, both Rubin and Gavin decided that their next game would be a complete adventure on the recreational side of the video game…
2. Skiing crazy-1986
Rubin and Gavin’s second game, Skiing went crazyIt was released in 1986 when he was 16 years old. Also released for the Apple II, the player has launched avatars on various ski slopes, trying to avoid dangerous obstacles and get high scores.
3. Dream Zone-1987
Rubin and Gavin’s third game hit the shelf in 1987, with the duo winning the point-and-click adventure genre. title Dream Zoneit sees the player travelling to the realm of satirical fantasy based on the dreams of the hero, and having to deal with the eccentric imaginary inhabitants of the land on his way out of the way.
4. Thief Keefe-1989
Officially the first time I wore Naughty Dog Moniker and partnered with EA, Rubin and Gavin’s fourth project, it was another comedy point-and-click adventure game. Thief is an insect. As the title suggests, the main premise was to steal items. Keeff explored the metropolitan city and its surrounding wilderness while interacting with the NPCs.
5. Ring of Power – 1991
Two years after the thief Keefe, Naughty Dog has released it again in partnership with EA Ring of Power Sega Genesis. This game, in which players are put into magician shoes called BUC, is an isometric RPG in the fantasy realm of Ushka Bau, shattered into 11 pieces the magic staff have to search for and collect. Along the way, they met and recruited a party, leading to the final with a malicious demon named Void.
6. Warrior’s Method-1994
When swinging in the fighting genre, Naughty Dog’s sixth project is Warrior’s Method For 3DO. In this game, he chose fighters for his players, went through Heleicus tournaments, beat his rivals, and spread legends through historical chronology.
7. Crash Bandicoot-1996
Successful first breakout of a prank dog, Crash Bandycoo It was the company’s seventh game and its first game on the PlayStation console. It stars the honorable Crash Bandic Foot, a mutated scientific experiment to escape the lab of his creator, the villain, doctor Neocortical.
A colorful 3D mascot platformer where players conquer short but challenging stages and task players by defeating Cortex’s mutated animal henchmen bands, the game watches crash jumps, slides and spins through a dangerously charming world. It was a huge success for the Naughty Dog and Sony, and it has produced the major franchises that are active to this day.
8. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortical Strike Back-1997
The second game in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex fights back Picking up a year after his predecessor, Crash must stop the Neo-Cortex villain plan again. Now, Crush is looking for a series of magical crystals the cortex needs to build a new cosmic cortical vortex vessel. Cortex Strikes Back is set in 25 stages, each level with fresh mechanics, dangers, enemies and bosses.
9. CrashBandicoot3: Warped -1998
The third and final entry in Naughty Dog’s Crash Bandicoot Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot: Distorted It is set shortly after the resurrection of cortical events, Neo Cortex’s space station collides with Earth, creating a malicious new threat, and causing Aku Aku’s evil brother, UKA UKA. To fight this new enemy, Crush and his sister, Coco, go through time and find crystals to prevent the cortex and UKA UK from carrying out their evil plans.
Just as Cortex was turned upside down, Warped includes 25 new levels, plus additional dangers to overcome, enemy conquering, and learning mechanics. We also welcome a brand new playable hero who allows players to step into their shoes.
10. Crush Team Race-1999
Clash Team Racing, a spin-off of the Mainline Crash Bandicoot series, transports characters into the world of arcade racing. Take the wheels as iconic crash bandic foot characters (Crash, Cortex, Coco, Doctor N.Gin, etc.) and race various dangerous courses to win races in single and multiplayer modes.
11. Jakand Daxter: The Precursor Legacy -2001
Leaving the crash bandicfoot, Naughty Dog moved to the new 3D mascot platformer franchise in 2001 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. Following his nominal best friends, Jak and Daxter, the game sees him embark on a journey to transform Daxter into a human after sinking into a mysterious substance known as Dark Eco and turning him into a hybrid of Otter Issels.
Along the way, the pair get caught up in a plot to save the world, hatching villains Gol and Maia’s plans to use Dark Eco to change territory. Unlike the strictly linear level of Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter offer players a big world to explore a large world. Each map contains a variety of precursor orbs that can be collected in any order.
12. Like 2-2003
Throws both the name of Daxter from the title and the quirky, bright tone, Like 2 It’s a much darker reinvention of the world of Jak and Daxter. It takes place after the end of the first game, Jack and Daxter are unwillingly cast into the distant future, where they arrive in a dystopian metropolitan city known as Haven City. Upon arrival, Jack is arrested and exposed to tragic experiments for two years, awakening an ominous monster within him, known as the Dark Jack.
The Daxter eventually rescues Jack and pairs up on a new adventure across Haven City, where they join forces with local rebel militias who are trying to overthrow Baron Praxis, the corrupt leader of the future metropolitan city. In addition to switching fantasy, Jak 2, which set off for a futuristic sci-fi aesthetic, has changed several gameplay and added the ability to transform into guns, flying cars and dark jacks.
13. How 3-2004
Finishing the Jak and Daxter trilogy, Like 3 The lead duo, abandoned in the wasteland over the walls of Haven City, is opening. They are expelled from their homes and left to die, and they take shelter in the city of Spargas, hidden deep in the desert. As the pair begin to acquire their keep, they learn about the ominous plans unfold in Haven City and begin an adventure to save their home.
There are several new features above the gameplay of Jak 3 Layer Jak 2. This includes additional vehicles for traversing the desert, new light eco-power, and a variety of fresh weapons.
14. JakX: Combat Racing -2005
Just like with the Clash Team race, Naughty Dog decided to follow up on the work of the Jak and Daxter trilogy by releasing arcade racer tie-in. Jak X: Combat Race That’s exactly what Tin says. You play as Jak, or one of his closest allies or enemies, and race on a series of single or multiplayer tracks.
15. Unknown: Drake’s Lucky-2007
Naughty Dog’s first foray into the PlayStation 3 and one of its most original releases Unknown: Drake’s Fortune It was a major change in the tone of the company. Naughty Dog began moving away from the comics’ mascot platformer to focus on the film’s blockbusters and telling the story of an Indiana Jones-esque treasure hunter named Nathan Drake.
Looking for the lost city of El Dorado deep in the Amazon rainforest, Drake follows in the footsteps of his ancestor, Sir Francis Drake, in battle with pirates and other enemies. The third-person cover-based shooter with platform elements not only paved the way for one of the game’s biggest modern franchises, but also influenced the Naughty Dog transformation.
16. Uncharted2: The Thief’s Room-2009
The sequel released two years later Unknown 2: The Thief’s Nathan Drake returns to search for the lost city of Shambhala in the Haishan Mountains. Betrayed by an old friend during the robbery, Drake works with Sally and newcomer Chloe to track down Shintamani Stone and hopes to prevent war criminal Zoran Lazarevich and his private militia from accessing Shambhala.
Along the way, players come across a healthy dose of cover-based combat and platforms, as well as a massive set of pieces that Drake quickly blows away the expert Rittany.
17. Unknown 3: Drake’s Deception -2011
The third entry in the unknown series, Unknown 3: Drake’s Deception Nathan Drake continues as he tries to reveal the large abdomen of the sands of the Al Hari Desert. Set two years after the previous match, Drake’s deception involves Drake and Sally fighting villain Katherine Marlowe and her private army. Learning that she is going to reveal the secret of Atlantis in the Sand, Drake begins a race to get there first, and begins an adventure that forces him to stand up to the devil from his past.
Drake’s Deception was the last unknown game of the PlayStation 3 era, offering players another Nathan Drake adventure before Sony moved to PlayStation 4 two years later.
18. TheLast of Us -2013
Arguably one of the most iconic video games of all time, Naughty Dog took a break from Uncharted to take fans Our Last 2013. Set in a harsh apocalyptic world where parasitism turns humans into bloodthirsty monsters, our end follows a hardened smuggler named Joel and an immunity teen named Ellie, who is trying to track down a group of survivors known as fires.
The emotionally fascinating story, as Ellie and Joel develop an unbreakable bond, is an emotionally fascinating story. Our end, a third-person shooter with heavy stealth elements, has even continued to be a naughty dog flagship franchise, even receiving oneself HBO adaptation Early 2023.
19. The Last Us: Left behind – 2014
It was first released as a DLC before becoming a standalone experience. Our Last: left It serves as our final prequel. The story jumps between two timelines. The first timeline is set during events in the main campaign, and Ellie protects her while recovering from an injury in the college chapter. The second took place three weeks before the game’s event, with Ellie exploring the abandoned mall along with her best friend Riley.
There are many action sequences in modern timelines, but flashbacks take a distinctly different approach, focusing on exploration and storytelling. The expansion embodies Ellie’s backstory, adding additional context to the story that she reveals to her character and Joel in the final scene of the main game.
20. Uncharted4: The End of the Thief – 2016
An explosive finale to the unknown saga, Uncharted 4: The End of the Thief A few years after the events of Drake’s deception, he catches up to Nathan Drake. Now retired from treasure hunting and existing life with his wife Elena, Drake is drawn back into the game after his brother Sam arrives at the front door with an appetizing offer.
The End of the Thief concludes Nathan Drake’s story by using the power of the PlayStation 4 to add new strings to the Uncharted bow, including grappling hooks, nonlinear levels, and much-upgraded visuals.
twenty one. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy -2017
Unknown 4: Standalone Extension for the End of the Thief, Uncharted: Lost Legacy The franchise reins are handed over to two new leads, Chloe Fraser and Nadine Ross. Following a partner who is unlikely to travel to India in search of Ganesh’s fangs, Lost Legacy expands to the open-ended level of Uncharted 4, setting the game within a large map, allowing players to complete key goals in any order they like.
For more information about the timeline, see our guide to Uncharted games.
22 Our Last: Part II -2020
Our first last last follow-up, our first last follow-up, Our Last: Part II Removes Joel from his main protagonist role and gives Ellie the reins. After settling in the small town of Jackson, Ellie’s life is sent downwards as a group of mystical survivors arrive on the outskirts of the settlement during a snowstorm and assumes a mission that will change her life forever.
Vowing her vows, Ellie pursues the group and returns to Seattle to find a ruthless survivor named Abby, who is the leader. The Last Us: Part II upgrades and enhances the gameplay of the series in every possible way, including smarter enemy AI that can expand stealth mechanics and track Ellie’s every move. The story was divisive, but it has significantly improved its apocalyptic survival experience.
twenty three. The Last Us: Part I -2022
Released in the second half of 2022, Our Last: Part I is a shot of a reconstructed shot from our ground up at the very end, including the first final chapter and the marginalized expansion. It leveraged the power of the PlayStation 5 to offer next-generation graphics, cutting-edge accessibility options, and improved gameplay.
Future Naughty Dog Games
Intergalactic: The Heretical Prophet is Naughty Dog’s next game. Announced at the 2024 Game Awards, Intergalactic is the studio’s first new IP since our last in 2013. The game appears to be relatively developed, but Naughty Dog doesn’t seem optimistic about its pre-2027 release date.
Intergalaxy is the only game in official development, but studio head Neil Druckman said he has “concept” in mind for our final part 3. Recently, Druckman says our last three are unlikely. Speaking of which, the last US Season 2, which will adapt the game, will premiere at Max this weekend.
Callum Williams is a freelance media writer with years of experience as a game critic, news reporter, guide writer and feature writer.
