46 Multiplayer 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.

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.

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.

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 setting: fantasy world.

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.

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.

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.

The thread back to The Last of Us runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: racing gameplay and strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what The Last of Us does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

It comes from the same genre as The Last of Us and shares melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: 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.

What carries over from The Last of Us is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside The Last of Us, and so does melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a sci-fi setting and offline play.