World-renowned first-party PlayStation studio based in Santa Monica, California. Naughty Dog sets the industry gold standard for emotionally devastating, character-driven cinematic action-adventures including The Last of Us and Uncharted.
Founded in 1984 by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin and later acquired by Sony in 2001, Naughty Dog has continually revolutionized gaming across multiple console generations. From defining 3D platforming with Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter to pioneering seamless cinematic storytelling in Uncharted and The Last of Us, Naughty Dog is widely regarded as one of the most talented development studios in history.
Under the creative direction of Neil Druckmann, the studio is celebrated for pushing motion capture realism, facial performance capture, narrative nuance, and state-of-the-art accessibility features.