Naughty Dog Reveals New Game at The Game Awards 2024

Summary

• Naughty Dog announces its new sci-fi game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, at The Game Awards 2024.
• Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is a brand-new IP set in space and promises Naughty Dog’s “wildest, most creative story yet” with a star-studded cast.
• In addition to being an “emotional, character-driven journey,” Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet also boasts the “deepest gameplay” of any Naughty Dog game.

Naughty Dog has officially unveiled its next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, at The Game Awards 2024. Not many details have been announced about Naughty Dog’s brand-new sci-fi adventure, but the studio promises its “wildest, most creative story” yet for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Ever since The Last of Us Part 2 launched in 2020, Naughty Dog fans have wondered what the award-winning PlayStation studio has in store for the future. Rumors of a new sci-fi IP from Naughty Dog have been swirling for years, as have rumors surrounding The Last of Us 3. The cancelation of The Last of Us Online live-service project in late 2023 cast some doubt over Naughty Dog’s release pipeline, but after a long spell of radio silence, the studio has finally announced its highly-anticipated next game as the show-closer for The Game Awards 2024.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is Naughty Dog’s all-new sci-fi IP, currently in development exclusively for PS5. The four-and-a-half minute announcement trailer for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is rendered entirely in Naughty Dog’s proprietary game engine and reveals a stunning cosmic setting, complete with a huge red star, glowing blue horizon lines, and a shattered moon. The rest of the trailer focuses on a new protagonist named Jordan, who will be played by actress Tati Gabrielle. Interestingly, a recent rumor alleged that Naughty Dog’s next project is codenamed Jordan, which has now been validated.

Naughty Dog Reveals Brand-New Sci-Fi Game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

In addition to Tati Gabrielle’s Jordan, characters played by other well-known actors like Tony Dalton and Kumail Nanjiani can also be briefly spotted in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet‘s teaser trailer. Players can expect prolific voice actor Troy Baker to make an appearance in Naughty Dog’s upcoming sci-fi adventure as well. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog outlined some preliminary story details about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Story Details

According to Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is set on a mysterious distant planet dubbed Sempiria that has had no communication with the wider universe for hundreds of years. Apparently, every explorer who ventures to Sempiria to decipher its “mysterious past” is never heard from again. “Dangerous bounty hunter” Jordan A. Mun ends up stranded on Sempiria and will have to utilize all her “skills and wits” to be the first person to escape the planet in over 600 years. Much like Naughty Dog’s previous games, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet touts an “emotional, character-driven epic journey.”

Rather excitingly, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is also said to feature Naughty Dog’s deepest and most innovative gameplay to date. Further details about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, such as its release window, have yet to be revealed. This might be announced in 2025, but for now, Naughty Dog fans are rejoiced to finally learn about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.