Story and Gameplay of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Will Be Revealed Next Year

And although very little is known about the project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is one of the most anticipated games of the coming years. It all comes down to the studio, Naughty Dog, which has established itself as the developer of one of the best game series of all time—The Last of Us—which emphasizes gameplay and storyline development.

Head of Naughty Dog Neil Druckmann recently attended the Comic Creators Block Party 2026, where he revealed some new details about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. According to him, the game is in an advanced stage of development, with active work currently underway on testing, polishing, and localization. He also stated that the project incorporates elements from three of the studio’s franchises. Sci-fi aspects were drawn from Jak & Daxter, adventure elements and spirit from Uncharted, and dramatic and philosophical depth from The Last of Us. Drakmann also hinted that the cast of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet includes several big names who have not yet been revealed, and confirmed that we’ll see gameplay and learn more about the storyline next year. You can check out more comments from the Naughty Dog head below:

“We’re gonna show a lot of it next year. We’re gonna show gameplay, more of the story. I think they’ll bereally surprise people what they think the game is and what it actually is. It stars Tati Gabrielle, actress from the Uncharted movie, from The Last of Us TV show. We revealed that Tony Delton is in it, Kumail Nanjiani is, too. We have a really big cast.

We’re probably going to show some of them next year, but a lot of it, I want people to play the game and be surprised by who’s in it.”

Earlier this year, Neil Druckmann confirmed that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet would not be shown again until 2027 —most likely at one of Sony’s State of Play events. The Naughty Dog head’s statement also confirmed that work is underway on new The Last of Us games, which are in the early stages of development.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is shaping up to be the biggest project in Naughty Dog’s history, reportedly featuring RPG elements, immersive semi-open-world locations to explore, weapon and gear customization, an advanced combat system, and more. Regarding its scale, the game has been reported to be approximately 2.5 times larger than The Last of Us Part II—though it’s unclear whether this refers to the story or the gameplay. There’s also speculation that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet might be the only game capable of rivaling GTA 6 in terms of scale and level of detail.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is in development exclusively for PlayStation 5 and rumored to launch in 2027.