11 Games like The Last of Us on Xbox 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.

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, 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.

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.

With The Last of Us it shares melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings tactical combat.

Genre puts it alongside The Last of Us, and so does 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 a sci-fi setting and offline play.

Genre puts it alongside The Last of Us, and so does 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 a sci-fi setting and offline play.

Same family as The Last of Us: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world and co-op 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.

The genre is the same as The Last of Us’s, and with it single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings exploration and discovery, and a sci-fi setting.