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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Last of Us Part II down to the 34 that fit the “PlayStation” category. The Last of Us: Left Behind, The Last of Us and Cronos: The New Dawn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Last of Us Part II.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to The Last of Us Part II is The Last of Us: Left Behind — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. The Last of Us and Cronos: The New Dawn follow close behind.

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The best games like The Last of Us Part II on PlayStation

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Last of Us Part II. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1The Last of Us: Left Behind
The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

Same studio: Naughty Dog.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay

Same studio: Naughty Dog.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat70Game mode54
Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping stealth mechanics

Released 5 years after The Last of Us Part II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting68
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping stealth mechanics

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting68
Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping stealth mechanics

Released 3 years after The Last of Us Part II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting68
Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping stealth mechanics

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting52
Metal Gear Solid
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonTacticalSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Last of Us Part II: setting.

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat68Setting0
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonTacticalMelee
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Last of Us Part II: setting.

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat61Setting0
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 5 years after The Last of Us Part II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat78Setting52
Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB89· 1
Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting68
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB90· 4
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting55Game mode54
The Order: 1886
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB63· 10OC62· 90
Year 2015Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Last of Us Part II: setting.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode54Setting41
Infamous
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB86· 8
Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates The Last of Us Part II by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Infamous: Second Son
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB79· 15OC82· 79
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Jak II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Last of Us Part II: setting.

Same studio: Naughty Dog.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0

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