New details on Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet from a leaker on 4chan claiming to be a QA tester have been spotted online. The alleged tester says they worked on builds from February to May. They claim the game’s open world is like “The Last of Us Part 2 meets Dark Souls.” They also claim it is like a “nested sandbox”. Additionally, they claim combat is satisfying, allows players to string combos, and is similar to God Of War 2018. Many of the combat scenarios can also be avoided through negotiation or completed with stealth. In terms of narrative, the leaker claims that the main character spends a significant portion of the game alone. However, during certain dialogue moments, she interacts with a dialogue wheel.
Aside from cutscenes and conversations, other narrative details can also be acquired by finding several items, including journal entries. The leaker also says the game’s world is “religious apocalypse fanfic meets hard sci-fi.” Finally, they claim the developer is targeting a “late 2026” release date and that a full cinematic trailer will be shown at the Game Awards 2025 “if things stay on.” It’s worth noting that these are all claims from an unreliable source and should be taken with a grain of salt. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will launch for PlayStation 5. The game follows Jordan A. Mun, “a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria—a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago.”
The full details from the leaker:
Worked QA on builds from Feb-May
can’t say much or I’ll get f***ed, but here’s what I saw
think The Last of Us 2 meets Dark Souls
NOT open world in the Ubisoft sense, it’s like a nested sandbox, big areas with layers of traversal
planetside traversal = mix of glider, parkour, and these “faith anchors” you can link to unlock fast travel checkpoint
combat is very good, satisfying feedback, several combos by stringing jumps and dashes into attacks.
you can break limbs to handicap enemies and use special tools to inflict unique status. It’s very similar to God of War 2018 but with less focus on combos juggling enemies. you can use weapons, including the pistol seen in the trailer, to target weakpoints, some of which can be seen while the enemy attacks.
the effects of metal destruction, explosions and particles is really well made
the “bounty hunter” protagonist talks with a dialogue wheel is back but very sparse, player is still mostly alone
several encounters are optional, you can stealth, avoid, even negotiate (sometimes), or hack enemies
The planet is a tomb of failed civilizations, think Elden Ring lore but in space
something cut the planet off from the rest of the galaxy 600 years ago shortly after a technocult implemented a planet-wide lockdown
Druckmann’s script is HEAVY. Like religious apocalypse fanfic meets hard sci-fi
there’s cutscenes and several characters you interact but you can still piece together a lot of info by finding items, journal entries and exploring.
tested on PS5 Pro devkits
lighting engine is insane whole levels shift color based on “planetary phase” throughout the game so you can
music goes from ambient drone to “metal” religious choir and then to rock
there are “Relics” that work like builds, but you can hold 2 and swap them and those can be upgraded
Final thing: Launch window internally said late 2026, full cinematic trailer at Game Awards 2025 if things stay on.
The game’s details:
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is the newest franchise in development for the PlayStation 5 console from Naughty Dog, the studio behind acclaimed series like The Last of Us and Uncharted. Set thousands of years in the future, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet puts players into the role of Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria—a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit.
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