This project would revolve around a man and a girl traveling through a broken America—essentially the plot of the original The Last of Us. What makes his post interesting is a mention of “the few stops that remain on the road ahead.”

“Cleaning out the garage today and stumbled on my original sketches from 2003 for a game pitch about a man, his surrogate daughter, and a trek across a broken America,” he wrote. “Been a wild journey. Grateful for every part of it, especially the few stops that remain on the road ahead.”

It is worth noting that the concept art itself doesn’t really mean much anymore, especially since the design behind The Last of Us protagonists Joel and Ellie would see massive changes since 2003, thanks in large part to the advancements in console hardware made at the time. As for the franchise’s future, while Druckmann could simply be referring to the 2027-bound third season of HBO’s The Last of Us, the fact that he used the plural “few stops” indicates that there might be even more in the works.

While he has largely been quiet about the idea of a third The Last of Us game, Druckmann had revealed back in February 2024 that he had some ideas for a third part already in mind. At the time, he noted that he only had “a concept” for it, however, and didn’t have a full story that would fit that concept. Discussing the ending of the first two games, he questioned whether there was potential for more.

“If we never get to do it again, this is a fine ending point. That last bite of the apple, the story’s done,” he said. “The great thing about working at Naughty Dog is that we don’t have to. So it’s always like, we would love another Last of Us, but if you guys are passionate about something else, we’ll support this other thing. Very privileged position to be in. I never take that for granted.”

“I’ve been thinking about, ‘is there a concept there?’ And for now years, I haven’t been able to find that concept- but recently that’s changed. I don’t have a story, but I do have that concept, that, to me, is as exciting as 1, as exciting as 2, is its own thing, and yet has this throughline for all three. So it does feel like there’s probably one more chapter to this story.”

More recently, Druckmann has been busy with Naughty Dog’s next major game—Intergalactic. While few concrete details about it have been revealed since its original announcement, Druckmann recently teased that we might see an actor from The Last of Us returning in the sci-fi game.

God of War 

There aren’t many games that are able to deliver a stunning experience in such a smooth manner as Sony Santa Monica was able to do with the 2018 reboot. This story sets the protagonist in a new setting; new boss fights and outstanding level design. It’s both fresh and recognizable at the same time, and the new combat and the camera on offer also embodies the spirit of modern third person game while making it more intentional. The 2018 reboot is definitely one of the best games on the PS4, and is a great starting point for newcomers.

Released in 2023 (and winner of our Game of the Year award), Alan Wake 2 follows up on the original by offering two protagonists: Wake and Saga Anderson. The latter is an FBI special agent investigating mysterious murders in Bright Falls and eventually connects with the former. Boasting incredible production values and storytelling, the sequel sold over two million units as of February 2025.

But that’s not all. To celebrate The Last of Us Day on September 26th, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members can experience The Last of Us Part 2 on PS4 and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PS5. In terms of PlayStation Classics, Premium members can look forward to the addition of Tekken 3 (PS One), Soulcalibur 3 (PS2) and Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PS2) later this year.

However, Bloys was still coy about offering more specifics about the premiere date for the third season. “The series is definitely planned for 2027,” he said. “Craig [Mazin] is still working it out whether it will be two more seasons or one more long season. It hasn’t been decided yet, and I’m following Craig’s lead on that.”

When asked about his thoughts about Neil Druckmann stepping away as showrunner to focus on Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic, Bloys spoke about enjoying having worked with him. He also brought up the fact that, while Druckmann had to focus his attention on another project, he had left the team with “a good blueprint” for the show.

“Obviously it was great to have Neil involved in the beginning,” said Bloys. “The whole reason that I wanted to do Last of Us is after Chernobyl, I said to Craig, ‘what do you want to do next?’ And Last of Us was what he wanted to do. That’s what was most important to me, Craig’s creative excitement about the show. It was fantastic to have Neil involved.”

“A lot of people don’t realize that Neil has a full time job creating video games and running Naughty Dog. It’s a really big job that he’s got. So I understand why he needs to focus on that. But I believe he’s given us a good blueprint with the show. And obviously Craig is a pro, so I think we’ll be in excellent shape. I’m not worried at all.”

The Last of Us wrapped up its second season a couple of months ago. While the first season saw quite a bit of critical acclaim and popularity, the second season was seemingly not as lucky. According to a report from May, the second season finale drew only roughly half of the viewers of the first season’s finale. In terms of raw numbers, the finale drew in 3.7 million across all platforms, compared to the 8.2 million viewers of the first season finale.

However, when the second season first came out, it was getting more viewers than its predecessors. A report from April indicated that more than 5.3 million viewers had tuned in for the season 2 premiere of The Last of Us across all platforms in the US. Compared to season 1’s premiere, which clocked in at 4.7 million viewers, season 2 saw a roughly 10 percent increase.

The report had also indicated that viewership for the first season of The Last of Us had gone up in the week leading up to the second season premiere by around 150 percent.

“Rolled credits on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,” posted Druckmann. “I’m in awe. One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time.”

The title has proven to be enough of a hit that, back in June, it even forced Square Enix to acknowledge that there is still a big market for turn-based RPG. In a Q&A session, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu was asked about the future of the Final Fantasy series since the last couple of mainline games in the franchise – Final Fantasy 15 and 16 – both eschewed turn-based combat in favour of real-time action-heavy combat.

Kiryu acknowledged the popularity of turn-based RPG in light of the release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and noted that the studio has plans to make and release more games in the genre. However, he was careful to avoid any commitments about what this would mean for Final Fantasy 17. When it comes to the franchise as a whole, the company likely has its hands full at the moment with the development of the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, as well as the upcoming release of Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles.

CD Projekt RED’s global community director for The Witcher 4 – Marcin Momot – also took to praising Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 back in June. He wrote about how there must be more games like it in the world and how it is already a frontrunner when the industry votes for Game of the Year.

“That’s it for Clair Obscur,” wrote Momot. “I’m not going to be original here when I say we NEED more games like this. Such a great story from start to finish, super likeable characters, fun & engaging gameplay & don’t even get me started on the music. Brilliant! It has to be in the GOTY talks!”

Earlier in June, developer Sandfall Interactive had showcased all of the critical acclaim garnered by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a trailer highlighting its various accolades. Check it out for more details. In the meantime, you can also check out how popular the game was right at launch. In a fun twist of fate, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had managed to sell 3.3 million copies in its first 33 days of release.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details about the RPG, check out our review, where we gave the title a 9 out of 10.

Reported by Variety, The Last of Us Season 2’s recent finale drew in 3.7 million viewers across all platforms. That’s down 55 percent from the 8.2 million viewers the show had with its Season 1 finale in 2023. In comparison, the second season’s premiere in April saw 5.3 million day one viewers, which was a 10 percent increase on the season one finale.

The Last of Us is already confirmed to be returning, with a third season already having been officially greenlit. The show will continue to adapt the story of 2020’s The Last of Us Part 2, though when it is targeting a release is currently unknown.

After pausing and taking a break from Ellie’s ongoing vengeful rampage through Seattle to do a flashback episode focusing on Joel once again, The Last of Us is set to return to the story at hand for its season finale. Things, it seems, will continue to get intense for Ellie, Dina, and Jesse, while the war between the Wolves and Seraphites also escalates. Check out the teaser trailer below for a glimpse of what the season finale will have in store. 

Before Season 2 premiered a little over a month ago, HBO announced that it had officially greenlit a third season of The Last of Us, which will continue to cover the story of The Last of Us Part 2. 

As a result, director Neil Druckmann has been “boot-camping” her, especially following the backlash to The Last of Us Part 2. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gabrielle said, “I know Troy [Baker]’s experience, I know Ashley [Johnson]’s experience… I know Laura Bailey’s experience.”

While acknowledging the praise received since Intergalactic’s reveal, Gabrielle reveals, “There was a lot of hate over me being a woman, me being a woman of colour, me having my head shaved, all these things that I didn’t even actually initially see.

“I’m out of the social media zeitgeist for that reason – but once I did, Neil [Druckmann] was like, ‘Ignore it. No matter what, me and you, we’re going to make something beautiful. We’re going to make something that we’re proud of.'”

Intergalactic is in development for PS5 and focuses on Mun, who ventures to and ends up stranded on Sempiria. No one has left the planet in 600 years, and it’s teeming with mysteries. Naughty Dog promises the “deepest gameplay” in the studio’s history, while Druckmann revealed Akira and Cowboy Bebop as inspirations.

While its gameplay remains to be revealed, it may be a long wait before release. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that it wouldn’t launch in 2026 and that the trailer at The Game Awards 2024 was a “very early” tease. Stay tuned for more updates in the meantime.

Plenty went down in Jackson in episode 2, to say the very least, and pretty much all of the major players of the story will be reeling with the aftermath, as pieces also begin moving into place for the story’s next phase. Check out the teaser below for a glimpse of what that’ll bring. 

The Last of Us Season 2’s third episode will premiere next Sunday, April 27, after which, the season will have four episodes remaining in the pipeline.

As reported by Deadline, on Sunday, episode 1 of The Last of Us’ second season had over 5.3 million viewers in the US across all platforms that the show streamed on. That’s up from the Season 1 premiere in 2023 – which drew 4.7 million US viewers on day one – by 10 percent. The latter went on to amass over 32 million total viewers, so it should be interesting to see how Season 2’s debut fares.

Interestingly, Deadline also reports that viewership for Season 1 also increased by 150 percent in the week leading up to Season 2’s premiere.

The Last of Us Season 2 has six more episodes left, with the next coming on April 20. Check out a new trailer for the upcoming episodes through here. HBO has also officially greenlit a third season.