
15 Survival games like The Last of Us Part II that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to The Last of Us Part II down to the 15 that fit the “Survival” category. The Last of Us: Left Behind, Cronos: The New Dawn and Resident Evil Zero top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Last of Us Part II.
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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to The Last of Us Part II is The Last of Us: Left Behind — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Cronos: The New Dawn and Resident Evil Zero follow close behind.
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The best survival games like The Last of Us Part II
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.
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping stealth mechanics

✓ 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

✓ 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
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping stealth mechanics

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping stealth mechanics

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling








