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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Last of Us Part II down to the 18 that fit the “Dark” category. The Last of Us: Left Behind, The Last of Us and Cronos: The New Dawn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Last of Us Part II.
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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to The Last of Us Part II is The Last of Us: Left Behind — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. The Last of Us and Cronos: The New Dawn follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Last of Us Part II. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part II does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera.
Same studio: Naughty Dog.
It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part II does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.
Same studio: Naughty Dog.
If The Last of Us Part II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is puzzle design.
Released 5 years after The Last of Us Part II.
It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us Part II does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where they diverge is setting.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
What brings it close to The Last of Us Part II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: puzzle design.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
If The Last of Us Part II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
It meets The Last of Us Part II on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.
Released 3 years after The Last of Us Part II.
Its point of contact with The Last of Us Part II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
The genre is the same as The Last of Us Part II’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
If The Last of Us Part II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.
Released 5 years after The Last of Us Part II.
What brings it close to The Last of Us Part II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is melee combat.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 24 years, with what that implies technically.
If The Last of Us Part II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where they diverge is setting.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
It meets The Last of Us Part II on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: strong narrative focus and open world exploration.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Shelved next to The Last of Us Part II for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: historical setting and multiplayer gameplay.
It predates The Last of Us Part II by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Shelved next to The Last of Us Part II for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.
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