Naughty Dog Says Intergalactic is in Final Production Stage

Naughty Dog's director says the sci-fi game is in late production, with gameplay and story coming next year.

Since the announcement, you haven't seen or heard much about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Naughty Dog's next big project. According to a recent report, that quiet period is about to end, because 2027 looks like the year the game finally steps into view.

Speaking briefly on a live show at Comic Creators Block Party 2026, Neil Druckmann teased a few details about where things stand. He said the game is in the late stages of production, meaning the team can already play it and is spending its time refining and polishing. He also said he can't wait to show it to the world.

Sony and the studio are apparently planning to show a lot of Intergalactic next year, including gameplay and more of the story, which would make it a big year for PlayStation first-party. Whether the game actually launches in 2027 is a different question, but you should at least get a good look at it.

Druckmann also said he thinks people will be surprised by what they believe Intergalactic is compared to what it turns out to be. Naughty Dog has been making fairly grounded games for a long time with Uncharted and The Last of Us, and this project gives the team room to try something more fantastical.

Druckmann said the studio has been hungry to go sci-fi, and he pointed back to its older series, Jak and Daxter, as a reference point. He explained that the team wanted to bring together what it learned from that series, which mixed sci-fi and fantasy, with the pulp action-adventure feel of Uncharted and the more serious drama of The Last of Us. In his view, Intergalactic combines those three franchises.

The aim is to pair the studio's cinematic storytelling with deeper gameplay systems.

This probably isn't the update you were hoping for. Most people want to see the game in action and finally understand what Intergalactic really is, and it has been a long time since Naughty Dog showed gameplay from a new title.

Druckmann won't say anything negative about it, but it does sound like Intergalactic will be a major focus for PlayStation first-party in 2027. The most interesting part is his comment about surprise. It suggests Intergalactic isn't quite what you expect, and that could point to something dramatically different from anything the studio has done before. 

It's hard to say for sure, but it ties into the theories that have formed around Intergalactic from the small amount of footage shown so far. For now, the takeaway is simple. Intergalactic is playable, and a bigger reveal is planned. If you follow PlayStation news, keep an eye on 2027, because that's when Intergalactic should finally get its proper reveal.