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Naughty Dog first revealed its next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/em>, almost two years ago at the 2024 Game Awards. In the many months since the sci-fi adventure was announced, the studio has been incredibly quiet. Now the game is showing some signs of life, with a familiar face from some of the studio’s biggest games joining the cast of Intergalactic<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Actor Robin Atkin Downes posted to his X account on Aug. 20 to reveal his involvement in Naughty Dog’s next game, saying “I’ve been keeping this one quiet for a while.” The short post also includes a silly video of Downes donning a motion capture suit while the Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out” plays.<\/p>\n Naughty Dog fans may recognize Downes, as the studio has a long relationship with him. The actor first worked with the legendary developer on 2007’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune<\/em>, where he portrayed antagonist Atoq Navarro. He would then go on to play Tenzin in Uncharted 2<\/em>, Talbot in Uncharted 3<\/em>, Vincent Perez in Uncharted: Golden Abyss<\/em> (remember the PlayStation Vita?), Robert in The Last of Us<\/em>, and Hector Alcazar in Uncharted 4<\/em>. You may notice that Downes plays a lot of villains. Could that be a hint to his role in Intergalactic<\/em>?<\/p>\n Downes joins a cast that includes Tati Gabrielle as Jordan, the game’s protagonist. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/em> will also star Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick<\/em>, Eternals<\/em>), Tony Dalton (Hawkeye<\/em>), Ashley Scott (The Last of Us<\/em>), and Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/em>). While details are light, director Neil Druckmann has said that the game will follow a bounty hunter, Jordan, who crash-lands on a planet that is home to a sci-fi religion that dominates its society. Unlike most Naughty Dog games, which tend to focus on gunplay, Intergalactic<\/em> seems to be a hack-and-slash game with some inspiration from Elden Ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n