The Last of Us tells the story of Joel, who makes money by delivering contraband to the quarantine zone. One day, while fulfilling an order, he meets fourteen-year-old Ellie, who has lost her parents. The rebels, calling themselves “Cicadas”, have high hopes for her, so they ask the protagonist and his partner Tess to hand over the girl to members of the group in another city. The gameplay here is brutal: bloody battles with a lot of meat and severed limbs or severed heads are realistically shown.

During the most hardcore scenes, the viewing angle partially changes so as not to shock the user so much. The Last of Us gameplay is stealth-oriented. It’s more difficult to go ahead, since weapons constantly break and ammunition runs out, and without them you won’t be able to cope with monsters that are superior in strength. In The Last of Us, you can create traps, explosives, shivs, and other means of stealth attack. But sometimes you still have to fight head-on with both zombies and people. Both types of enemies can call for backup and block escape routes.

In open battle, Ellie helps the protagonist: supplies ammunition, tells where the enemy is heading, and can even kill the enemy. When the hero pulls out a cannon, his movement speed and damage power increase. The characters will also explore abandoned houses. Scattered there are crafting materials, drugs to improve health or hearing, and ancient relics.

You need to collect all the trash, because in a critical situation it can be used to make medicines, Molotov cocktails and other useful things. You can also make a holster so that the hero carries a spare gun. Upgrading of weapons and character is available. The skill tree offers different characteristics from increasing the life scale to wielding melee weapons. Opponents react only to the gamer's movements, ignoring his AI partners.