Recently, new information about Naughty Dog’s highly anticipated new sci-fi game “Star: Prophets of Heretic” leaked through industry insider channels.According to reports, the project’s development scale and gameplay design will exceed the studio’s previous works.

According to the whistleblower @DetectiveSeeds, he contacted Naughty Dog’s internal contacts through LinkedIn and obtained certain information.It is reported that the scale of the game content of "Star: Heretic Prophet" will be twice that of "The Last of Us 2", confirming that this is indeed the most ambitious project in Naughty Dog's history.

In terms of the release window, the news pointed out that the target release year of the game is 2027.However, the source also cautiously added that this is currently "a flexible and subject to change target," suggesting that there is still the possibility of adjusting the release date.
In addition, the localization work of the game has also been started simultaneously.The schedule is similar to that of "The Last of Us 2" that year. The localization work for most languages has been started, but some language versions have not yet started.This information is also consistent with Naughty Dog’s recent announcement of localization job recruitment needs.

In terms of gameplay, the most striking change is that this game will introduce deeper RPG elements.Player decisions will have a real impact on certain parts of the game.It is said that Naughty Dog hopes that through this design, players can be more deeply immersed in the story, which marks an important evolution in Naughty Dog's narrative techniques.