Neil Druckmann Confirms Involvement in Second Unannounced Naughty Dog Project

There’s been speculation in recent times about Naughty Dog’s upcoming projects and now in a slight update, The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann has revealed he’s involved in a second title at the studio.

Druckmann has not only been locked in as one of the directors of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet but he’s also confirmed he’s working in “more of a producer role” on this second unannounced project.

Here’s part of what he had to say during a chat with the Press X to Continue podcast this week:

“Then there’s another game that’s being worked on at Naughty Dog where I’m in more of a producer role and I get to mentor, watch this other team, and give feedback and be the executive in the room. I enjoy all those roles, and the fact that I jump from one to the next makes my job very exciting and always feeling fresh. I’m never bored.”

This follows a story in March suggesting Shaun Escayg (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) could be leading a second unannounced game at Naughty Dog, with Anthony Newman (The Last of Us: Part II) also potentially connected to the studio’s unannounced projects.

Naughty Dog originally announced it had “more than one” PS5 single-player title in the works in 2023 when it confirmed the cancellation of its Last of Us multiplayer project.