What is the best game similar to The Last of Us?

The closest game to The Last of Us is Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like The Last of Us?

The three closest games to The Last of Us are: 1. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (93/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Twisted Metal (95/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Stranglehold (92/100, 5 shared attributes). All share The Last of Us's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is Twisted Metal similar to The Last of Us?

Yes, very much so — Twisted Metal scores 95/100 similarity to The Last of Us. They share 7 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to The Last of Us?

The best Shooter games similar to The Last of Us are Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Twisted Metal, Stranglehold and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key The Last of Us attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to The Last of Us calculated?

We compare The Last of Us against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Last of Us experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If The Last of Us left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare comes closest (93/100).

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Top games similar to The Last of Us

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Last of Us. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person

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

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#2Twisted Metal

iRank75

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkThird PersonNarrative

IGDB75· 4

Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ 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

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#3Stranglehold

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB80· 4

Year 2007Dev Midway Chicago · MidwayOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

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GOG

#4Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

iRank93

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerStealthThird PersonFantasy

IGDB93· 25OC93· 148

Year 2016Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

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

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#5Tomb Raider

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedStealthLootSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50

Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and sandbox freedom, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB97· 4

Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, offline and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Xbox

#7The Last of Us: Left Behind

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

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#8Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeThird Person

IGDB70· 5

Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#9Star Fox 64 3D

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB78· 4

Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Nintendo

#10The Last of Us Part II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloStealthDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person

IGDB95· 11OC93· 205

Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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#11Saints Row

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonOpen WorldExploration

IGDB83· 2OC63· 160

Year 2006Dev Volition · THQ

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

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Xbox

#12Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7

Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

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Steam Xbox

#13Red Faction: Guerrilla

iRank82

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonOpen WorldSci-Fi

IGDB82· 6

Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

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#14The Order: 1886

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person

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 and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

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#15Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

iRank95

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

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