50 Games like The Last of Us that you should try

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us does: loot and gear systems, melee combat, and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and crafting mechanics. The distance is in combat and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery.

What brings it close to The Last of Us is dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode.

If The Last of Us 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 game mode.

Same family as The Last of Us: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

Genre puts it alongside The Last of Us, and so does melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

If The Last of Us 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: puzzle design.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: exploration and discovery, and historical setting.

What brings it close to The Last of Us is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings puzzle design.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: exploration and discovery.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: exploration and discovery, and a sci-fi setting.

Shelved next to The Last of Us for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

With The Last of Us it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

With The Last of Us it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is offline play.