21 Narrative games like The Last of Us Part I that you should try

If The Last of Us Part I worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

What brings it close to The Last of Us Part I is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part I does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Same family as The Last of Us Part I: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part I’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

Same family as The Last of Us Part I: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part I’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

On paper it is what The Last of Us Part I is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

If The Last of Us Part I worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a first-person view.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part I’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and a first-person view.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part I’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part I does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat.

Genre puts it alongside The Last of Us Part I, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is an anime aesthetic and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part I does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: linear, story-driven structure.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part I’s, and with it strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.