Baby Steps Players Convince Themselves the Game is Secretly Uncharted 5
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Fans of the walking simulator Baby Steps have convinced themselves that the game's awkward protagonist, Nate, is secretly the son of Uncharted's Nathan Drake, sparking a hilarious and wildly detailed community theory.
When a game relies entirely on the agonizing physics of putting one foot in front of the other, players will apparently invent any lore necessary to cope with the pain. Fans of last year's walking simulator Baby Steps have latched onto a wild theory regarding the protagonist, Nate, convincing themselves that he is secretly the son of Uncharted icon Nathan Drake. According to reporting by Rebekah Valentine at IGN South Africa, the community has somehow scraped together a shocking amount of evidence to back up this bizarre crossover hypothesis, despite all official canon pointing firmly elsewhere.
For anyone who spent twenty hours watching Nate trip over his own onesie, the connection sounds absurd at best. Nathan Drake and his partner Elena canonically have a daughter named Cassie, and Naughty Dog has never hinted at a son. Nate himself is the exact opposite of an action hero, functioning instead as a middle-aged basement dweller who avoids work, refuses basic tools like maps or shoes, and spends his entire journey complaining and falling into mud. It is a brilliant meditation on modern masculinity and character growth, but it is hardly a blockbuster action setup.
Still, community theorycrafting always finds a way to spin gold out of sheer absurdity. Whether players are just leaning into the meme culture that surrounds punishing games on Twitch and YouTube or genuinely squinting at background assets for hidden Easter eggs, the Uncharted five theory has taken on a life of its own. It is a great reminder that half the fun of modern gaming happens in community spaces, where players collectively build an entirely alternate reality around the titles they stream and share.
Tags: Baby Steps, Uncharted, Gaming News, Community Theories, IGN
Original article: IGN South Africa