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Freshly revealed at The Game Awards 2024, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is a brand-new IP from Naughty Dog, the developers behind the Uncharted series and The Last of Us. However, instead of globe-trotting adventures and brutal zombie survival, the company’s latest outing switches gears to the far reaches of outer space, complete with melee combat, something that the studio hasn’t done much of in the past.
We’re bringing you everything we know about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, including our release date predictions and price speculation while analyzing the trailer, gameplay, characters, and the latest news just as it is hot off the presses. This is one game that you’re going to want to keep your eye on as more is unearthed about it, and we’ll be with you every step of the way from reveal to release.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet release date speculation
It’s been confirmed in a PlayStation Blog post that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has been in development since 2020, which is likely around the time that production wrapped up on the studio’s previous new game, The Last of Us Part 2. Factoring in the development time for The Last of Us Part 1, which was released in 2022, it is likely that we could see Intergalactic: The Heretic Project debut in 2025, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the title surfaced as late as 2026.
Naughty Dog has typically released a new game every two to three years ever since The Last of Us first debuted in 2013. Succeeding this release was the expansion, The Last of Us: Left Behind and The Last of Us: Remastered for 2014. However, it wasn’t until 2016 that the company’s next mainline game, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, was released. Based on this logic, it isn’t too farfetched to expect Intergalactic: The Heretic Project in 2025, but this is yet to be confirmed by Naughty Dog or Sony.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet platforms
At present, the only confirmed Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet platform confirmed by Naughty Dog is the PS5. However, as with the company’s last three releases, we are expecting the title to eventually make its way to PC. This is unlikely to occur at the same time as the PS5 version, but likely the following year follow suit with what’s happened with The Last of Us Part 1 and the freshly announced PC port of The Last of Us Part 2, which is coming on April 3, 2025.
While it’s not impossible that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet could come to Xbox Series X/S, it is incredibly unlikely given that Sony closely guards its exclusives. No Naughty Dog game has made its way to the Xbox platform in its history, including the early Crash Bandicoot, Jak, Uncharted, and aforementioned The Last of Us games. If you’re playing on an Xbox, you’re (likely) out of luck here.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet price predictions
No official Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet price has been revealed; however, we are expecting the Naughty Dog flagship game to retail at the industry-standard rate of $69.99. This has been the case with all Sony exclusives in recent years, including God of War: Ragnarök, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Returnal, among others.
While it’s possible the studio could deviate and deliver the game for a lower price of $59.99, this is unlikely, given the budget and scope behind the project. Simply put, games are becoming more expensive, and that’s unlikely to change any time soon. We’ll be updating you accordingly as soon as an official price for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has been revealed. No landing page on the PlayStation Store exists at this time.
What is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet about?
Neil Druckmann, creative director and writer for The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part 2, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, returns to spearhead Intergalactic: The Heretic Project. He’s joined by game designers Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau (who also worked on the aforementioned games) to bring the project to life. Naughty Dog’s upcoming game follows Jordan A. Mun, a fearsome bounty hunter who gets stranded on the deserted distant planet of Sempiria.
This planet hasn’t had any signs of life on it for over 600 years, so it will be no easy feat for her to escape its orbit and fly back to civilization. In a Naughty Dog blog post, Druckmann remains tight-lipped about the narrative and characters outside of the initial setup. However, the core concept remains a novel departure from the studio’s recent works of grand adventure and gritty zombie survival. Jordan is portrayed by Tati Gabrielle, who avid TV watchers will know from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and You, and she’s even appeared in the movies as Jo Braddock in the film adaptation of Uncharted.
The announcement trailer is said to be using footage captured on a PS5 console, which showcases the power of Sony’s hardware, given how good it looks. We get a brief look at Jordan A. Mun’s brash personality as she scoffs at the idea of being stranded when chatting via video call with her fixer. It’s all in pursuit of a high bounty that takes her to the desolate planet. While only seen briefly at the end, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet forgoes firearms for brutal melee combat, being quite the departure from what Naughty Dog has delivered in the past.
Overall, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has a lot of promise and has made a solid impression with how it closed out this year’s biggest awards show. For more information, we recommend reading up on the best announcements from The Game Awards 2024, and you can see where Naughty Dog’s latest IP lands against other heavy hitters, which were announced on the night.
Who is doing the music for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet?
One of the biggest surprises with the Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet reveal is the fact that the score will be penned by Nine Inch Nails musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. While the industrial rock duo has provided original soundtracks to dozens of movies and TV shows, including Soul, Challengers, and the upcoming Tron: Ares, this game represents the first time that the band will be working in the medium. As two of the most eclectic musicians of our time, we are expecting big and bold sounds that touch upon multiple genres and deliver the satisfying atmosphere we’re all so familiar with.
