Neil Druckmann Says Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Is Fully Playable and Already in Polish

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The main character drinking from a straw. © Naughty Dog / Kotaku

Naughty Dog has remained especially quiet on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet since its original announcement in late 2024. We learned in August this year that motion-capture filming had wrapped, but even then the Last of Us studio was particularly tight-lipped about when we might hear anything new about the sci-fi game. Rumors suggested Intergalactic was aiming for a 2027 release, with unfortunate reports that Naughty Dog employees were being crunched yet again to achieve this, but it’s not until now that these seem more concrete. Speaking to Patton Oswalt during an interview at Comic Creators Block Party 2026 (thanks PushSquare), Druckmann revealed that the game is in the “last stage of production,” and is already fully playable.

Neil Druckmann habla sobre #Intergalactic 👀

🎙️ “Estamos en la última etapa de producción”🎙️ “Lo estamos perfeccionando y puliendo”🎙️ “Es una combinación de las franquicias de Jak, Uncharted y TLOU”.
🎙️ “Enseñaremos GAMEPLAY e HISTORIA en 2027” pic.twitter.com/NPpqVHtUd2

— Intergalactic™ ES (@IntergalacticES) November 11, 2026

The intention for Naughty Dog has long been to keep quiet about Intergalactic until next year, but this suggested the beginning of a long promotional campaign, rather than an imminent release. Toss that theory out, because if the game is already in polish, we might even be talking about a March or April 2027 release, rather than something closer to the end of the year. Then again, that might be the team’s absolute intention, before discovering a big issue that requires a months-long push. Who knows!

“We’re going to show a lot next year,” Druckmann continued. “We’re gonna show gameplay, more of the story—I think we’re going to really surprise people with what they think the game is and what it actually is.” He then adds that the game “has a really big cast,” but that Naughty Dog wants people to learn who’s in the game by playing, rather than from earlier reveals.

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