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Uncharted 4 - Chapter 6: Once a Thief...

A walkthrough for Uncharted 4's sixth episode, complete with treasure locations and conversations, as Nate and Sam head to Italy.

Now we're ready to tackle our first serious mission: Sam, Nate and Sully are in Italy to attempt a daring heist. Here we lead you through the first of two chapters set in this location, including treasure locations and optional conversations.

After the cutscene, follow the path down the slope until you reach the cliff edge, then head right towards the bridge.

  • Treasure: Mughal Water Container - Located on the far left of the cliff edge.

Press L3 to look at the bridge, and then use your rope to swing under it. Grab the cliff wall to your left and follow the handholds round, hit L3 again to examine the beam ahead, and then swap places with Sam. Once he's swung across, drop down and head towards the rope, use it to wall-run to the left, and grab the handhold. Keep working your way along the cliff, then use the tree branch to swing across to the wall. Let the guards do their thing, then head across the grass to the building on the other side.

  • Optional conversation: Talk to Sam when he says “it's the little things you miss”.

Once inside, descend the stairs and attach your rope to the ceiling beam. Climb out of the window and rappel down your rope as far as you can, then wall-run and leap to the left, then follow Sam to the end of the path.

  • Optional conversation: Talk to Sam after he asks if you took any pictures.

Climb onto the small rocky outcrop at the base of the last arch, then climb the side of the arch and use the flagpole to swing across to the end. Head left, shimmy along the narrow ledge, climb up the wall, and use the group of flagpoles to cross to the other side of the gap. Wait for Sam to catch up, then climb up the rope behind him.

  • Treasure: Viking Cloak Clasp - Once you regain control, double back into the room where you met Sully and look on the desk on the left hand side.
  • Treasure: Mother of Pearl Horn - Once you're following Sully, head out onto the balcony through the first door on your right, then turn right and look behind the pillar.
  • Optional Conversation - While on the balcony, talk to Sam.

Follow Sully along the interior balcony and down the stairs. Grab the auction running order from the table in the marble room downstairs, then carry on following until you reach the locked door. After the brief cutscene, follow the sommelier and attempt to pickpocket him by standing close behind and holding L2 - keep his pocket in the bright circle and then press [TRIANGLE] to lift the keycard. (After a few failed attempts, Sully will set up a distraction to make it easier for you.)

Once you have the card, unlock the door, head inside and follow Sam through the store room, down the stairs, and into the cellar.

  • Treasure: Persian Bronze Bowl - In the store room there's a well-lit area with some folded up tables. Tucked in the corner are some boxes covered in a blue tarp, and this collectible is between them.
  • Treasure: Brass Barber's Bowl - Under the stairs next to some barrels.

At the far end of the cellar is a large barrel blocking an archway. Give it a shove, head through the arch, and open the door on the other side of the room. Go straight ahead, turn right at the corner, and then right just before the end to find another big barrel to move.

Once you've moved it, go right round the corner and take the first right into the space you made by moving the barrel. Turn left, left again, and pull a third barrel. Backtrack past the second barrel and turn right at the junction to find a hole in the wall you can now climb through.

Move the final barrel into place under the vent and climb up. Follow the vent to the end and try to move the grating. It won't budge, so double back to Sam and open the grate he's kneeling next to. Climb through, jump up to another vent shaft and follow Sam outside.

  • Treasure: Syrian Vase - From the vent exit, head forwards and drop down to the lower area. Go to the far end and turn right behind the building then climb the ladder. Use the handholds to traverse to the right and round the corner, and drop onto the roof to find another collectible.

Head to the gate and interact with it, then boost Sam up to the nearby ladder. Climb up after him, follow the balcony to the end, and jump down to the area below.

  • Treasure: Persian Candlestick - When you're on the upper walkway after boosting Sam, head for the small covered porch to your left. Climb onto the roof and jump across to grab the railings to the right. This is probably one of the trickiest jumps in the game, with the added disadvantage that if you fail it, you'll not be able to get back to try again without restarting or reloading.

Get him to boost you up the ladder, and now you're on your own. Head along the covered walkway and down to the terrace below. There are several routes up the building, but the quickest is to use the trellis on the left hand side. Scramble onto the flat roof above then jump across to the next one, then again, and then use the barred windows to scale the side of the building to a small pitched roof. From there, use the flagpoles to swing across the large gap.

After the cutscene finishes, jump across to the metal bar, drop down, and swing across the gap.

  • Treasure: Mughal Dagger - Before climbing the wall and grabbing the bar, drop down and grab the ledge you're standing on, then climb right and up to find this in a handhold on the brick pillar.

Climb the wall and grab another bar, shimmy left, and jump across. Turn around on the last bar, then use the handholds on your right to climb round the corner, up the drainpipe, and then round the corner to the left again before finally clambering up the assorted pipes and fuseboxes to reach an open window.

Head straight along the catwalk, turn right, and then left until you can stand up, and then drop down into the room below. Look at the circuit breakers, and after the cutscene rummage through the boxes to find something to pry the door open with - its location is random, and it's just in the fifth place you look. Once the door is open, head into the breaker room and interact with the switch.


Walkthrough navigation:

- The next part of our walkthrough explains how to complete Uncharted 4 - Chapter 7: Lights Out.

- Return to the index page of this article for the rest of our Uncharted 4 walkthrough.

Other guides:

- Struggling to track down a Treasure? Have a look at our Uncharted 4 Treasures and collectibles guide.

- For details on how to unlock all of the game's Trophies, take a look at our Uncharted 4 Trophy guide.