The Last of Us: Left Behind
The Last of Us: Left Behind is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an expansion pack to the 2013 game The Last of Us.
ShooterAdventure
- Space needed
- About 18.8 GB
- Time to beat
- about 2.5 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
The Last of Us: Left Behind is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an expansion pack to the 2013 game The Last of Us. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the game switches between two stories: the first, set three weeks before the events of The Last of Us, follows Ellie as she spends time with her best friend Riley in an abandoned mall in Boston; the second takes place between two chapters of The Last of Us and focuses on Ellie's attempts to scour an abandoned mall in Colorado for medical supplies to heal Joel while dealing with enemies.
The game is played from a third-person perspective; players use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth to defend against hostile humans and zombie-like creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. Players can use "Listen Mode" to locate enemies through a heightened sense of hearing and spatial awareness. The game also features a crafting system, allowing players to customize weapons through the upgrades. Development began after the release of The Last of Us in June 2013. The developers immediately decided to focus the narrative on Ellie, as they felt players were interested in experiencing more of her story.
Left Behind was released as downloadable content for The Last of Us for the PlayStation 3 in February 2014; it was later bundled with The Last of Us Remastered for the PlayStation 4 in July 2014, and released as a stand-alone expansion pack for both consoles in May 2015. A remake was included in The Last of Us Part I for the PlayStation 5 in September 2022 and Windows in March 2023. The game received generally favorable reviews by critics, who praised its story, characterization, level design, and depiction of female and LGBT characters. It received several accolades. The story of Left Behind was adapted in the seventh episode of the television series The Last of Us in February 2023.
Official trailer
Intro Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Series
- The Last of Us
- Engine
- Naughty Dog Engine
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 18
- ESRB
- M
- GRAC
- 19+
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 4 | First release | 2014-02-14 |
Subscription history
| Service | Tier | Added | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Plus | Premium | 13 Jun 2022 |
Space and patches
Space neededAbout 18.8 GB
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released in the store | Yes |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
- Released
- 2014-02-14
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 2.5 hours
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