Naughty Dog Boss Officially Comments on Next Game’s Status

Needy Druckmann, the boss and co-director of Naughty Dog, recently shared an update on their upcoming game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, at the Comic Creators Block Party 2026. The game is in the final stage of production and is fully playable, with the Naughty Dog team focusing on refining and polishing it. Development has been challenging, with developers reportedly working overtime to meet deadlines.

This marks Naughty Dog's first original IP since 2013's The Last of Us. Intergalactic is a sci-fi bounty-hunting adventure set 2,000 years into the future, in an alternate timeline that diverged from our reality in the 1980s. Druckmann hinted that players will crash on a desolate planet, serving as the center of a new religion. Naughty Dog is reportedly working on at least two new projects in the early stages that will expand the canon of The Last of Us beyond Part 1 and Part 2.

This could signal the end of Ellie's story, potentially paving the way for a Part 3. Additionally, Naughty Dog is set to return to the Uncharted franchise, with Nathan Drake set to appear, though it remains unclear if he'll lead the story or mentor a successor. Shaun Escayg will direct the new Uncharted after leading Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which starred Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross.