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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to The Last of Us down to the 46 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Resident Evil Code: Veronica, Twisted Metal and The Order: 1886 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Last of Us.
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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to The Last of Us is Resident Evil Code: Veronica — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Twisted Metal and The Order: 1886 follow close behind.
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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.
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, 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
✓ 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
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
✓ 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
✓ 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
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with The Last of Us, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
Twisted Metal 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Bionic Commando
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Days Gone
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Gears of War 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Resident Evil Outbreak
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Gears of War 4
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Rogue Trooper
Shooter · Third-person shooter
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Splatoon 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Jet Force Gemini
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Contra
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Sunset Riders
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Splatoon 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Vigilante 8
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Syphon Filter 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Crackdown 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Iron Brigade
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
Shooter · Third-person shooter
ARC Raiders
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Battlefield Heroes
Shooter · Third-person shooter