11 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like The Last of Us that you should try

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us’s, and with it post-apocalyptic world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a sci-fi setting and offline play.

Same family as The Last of Us: post-apocalyptic world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and offline play.

Shelved next to The Last of Us for good reason: post-apocalyptic world, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a sci-fi setting and co-op play.