It’s been a while since we’ve last had a new original game from Naughty Dog, with their most recent release being The Last of Us Part II back in 2020. When they do return however, it’ll be in a pretty major way, having previously announced and teased their brand new IP ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’. While we have yet to get a concrete release date, insiders have now claimed that the project is planned to arrive sometime next year in 2027.

Following the recent confirmation that God of War Laufey will launch in February of 2027, fans have started to wonder what this means for Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Taking to Twitter, one user asked known industry insider / leaker NateTheHate whether they had any updates on the current status of Naughty Dog’s next game, writing: “Now that we have confirmation for Laufey release date. Is Intergalactic supposed to release next year or 2028?”

In response, Nate claimed that “2027 is the intended target” – though no further details were offered.

As mentioned, Naughty Dog hasn't released a new original game since The Last of Us Part II back in 2020. That’s not for lack of trying however, with the team having spent years working on a live-service TLOU project (known as The Last of Us Online) prior to its cancellation. In addition, the team also developed a full-on remake of 2013’s The Last of Us – launching on PS5 and later PC in 2022 / 2023 respectively.

Regardless, following what has been a somewhat quiet 2026 for first-party PlayStation releases (Saros and the upcoming Wolverine + Marvel Tokon aside), 2027 looks set to be a big year for Sony and the PS5. Hopefully we get a gameplay trailer for Intergalactic sooner rather than later.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet? How different do you think it’ll be compared to the studio’s other games? What’s been the best year for PS5 exclusives so far? Let us know down below.

Since the launch of the PS5 generation, Naughty Dog has been in an interesting spot. With their previous live-service The Last of Us plans being ultimately cancelled, the studio has so far yet to release an original game this console generation. That said, it appears as though the team are hard at work right now on multiple different projects, with insiders claiming that alongside the previously-announced Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Naughty Dog is also working on new entries in both the Uncharted and Last of Us franchises.

A little over a year ago, known industry insider DanielRPK claimed that alongside development on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Naughty Dog were also working on a second mysterious project.

Since then, the studio itself confirmed as much, though very few additional details were shared. Now, in the wake of a recent post by Naughty Dog creative Director Shaun Escayg which seemed to show off research for what could be a new Uncharted title, DanielRPK has returned with new revelations.

Corroborating claims made by the insider ‘Alir’ it appears as though alongside the aforementioned mystery second project, a 3rd title is also in the works.

Though this should of course be taken with a pinch of salt, according to Alir the next title from Naughty Dog following Intergalactic will be a new Uncharted game. Then, at some point in the presumably distant future, this will be followed up by The Last of us Part III.

While TLOU Part II did offer a somewhat satisfying conclusion to the story of Joel and Ellie, there is certainly plenty of juice left in the tank to continue the narrative if Naughty Dog chooses to.

As mentioned however, Naughty Dog’s release schedule for this generation has been pretty barren, and so even assuming these leaks to be true, Intergalactic could still very well be the only new game we see from the team during this current console generation.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this leaked release schedule? Would you welcome a 3rd Last of Us eventually, or do you want to see Naughty Dog move away from the franchise? Let us know down below.