Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet / Naughty Dog
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is already being played — albeit, so far, only by the developers themselves.
Project creator Neil Druckmann during a conversation with journalists before the premiere of the second season of the series «The Last of Us» from HBO, shared that the game looks «incredible». That is, the developers already have the gameplay «in hand».
«I will say we are playing [Intergalactic] at the office and it’s incredible. It’s really good», — Druckmann said.
But a good question is — when the gameplay will be shown to players? It is still being kept secret, although the team is ready to demonstrate it. According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreyer, the release should be expected no earlier than 2027. If you trust him, the game will be released only in a few years, which means that Naughty Dog is unlikely to reveal it in full in the near future. However, there is a chance that we will see the first real footage this year — perhaps at one of the major game shows.
In general, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will be a sci-fi game. The trailer showed the ruins of a mysterious world that looks hostile, and a heroine making her way through dangerous locations. That is, not much is known about the game itself, but Druckmann recently shared the atmosphere of the project. Intergalactic will focus on the theme of religion and loneliness in a world that is different from the rest of humanity. We assumed that religious fanatics would be an integral part of the world, not just a background addition.
The game is being developed as a PS5 exclusive. Work on it has been going on since 2020, and if it is released no earlier than 2027, it will become one of the longest-running developments in the studio. For comparison: The Last of Us Part 2 was done in six years, and Uncharted 4 – for five.
Over the years, Naughty Dog hasn’t been sitting still. For example, the studio has released remasters and ports (including The Last of Us Part 1 for PS5 and PC). She also worked on a multiplayer game in the TLOU universe that was eventually canceled. And, as you know, she worked on Intergalactic, which was first announced only in 2024 at The Game Awards.
Source: IGN