The Last of Us Part I

Overview

The Last of Us Part I is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. A remake of the 2013 game The Last of Us, it features revised gameplay, including enhanced combat and exploration, and expanded accessibility options. Players control Joel, who is tasked with escorting the young Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States and defend her against cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. The game includes a remake of the 2014 expansion pack, The Last of Us: Left Behind, which follows Ellie and her best friend Riley.

Development was led by game director Matthew Gallant and creative director Shaun Escayg, who replaced original directors Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann. Part I was rebuilt for the updated hardware, requiring new animations, art direction, and character models to align with the original development team's vision. The cutscenes and narrative beats were analyzed to identify crucial storylines and their original direction and purpose. The team built upon the game engine of The Last of Us Part II (2020) by expanding the gameplay, technology, and accessibility features. Part I features audio descriptions, supports 3D audio, and uses the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.

The Last of Us Part I was released for the PlayStation 5 in September 2022. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its graphical enhancements, facial animations, artificial intelligence, and its added accessibility, audio, and controller options. The response to its gameplay and level design was mixed, and several critics questioned the necessity of a remake, especially considering its price. It received an award at the Visual Effects Society Awards, and nominations at the Game Awards and Golden Joystick Awards. The Windows release in March 2023 was marred by performance problems and received mixed reviews. The game sold over two million units by March 2024.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

THE LAST OF US PART 1 Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME [4K 60FPS PS5] - No Commentary, MKIceAndFire. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Adventure

Developer

Naughty Dog

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Series

The Last of Us

Engine

Naughty Dog Engine

Platforms

Windows, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

18

ACB

R 18+

ESRB

M

GRAC

19+

USK

18

CERO

Z

CLASS IND

18

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies29

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

7

Silver

7

Bronze

14

Total

29

Points

1350

Platinum time

15 to 25 hours

100% time

15 to 25 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

New Game Plus

Yes. Chapter Select, Encounter Select and New Game Plus open after the story.

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

Left Behind is part of the game and its trophies are in the main list.

Missable trophies

0

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Region note

Screen languages in the US store.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

PS5 only. The PS3 original and the PS4 Remastered have their own lists.

Players with the platinum

36.6%

• It Can't Be For Nothing Collect all trophies Platinum 36.6% of players
• No Matter What Complete Part 1 Gold 60.55% of players
• Don't Go Complete Left Behind Gold 48.07% of players
• Look for the Light Find all Firefly pendants Gold 37.48% of players
• Endure and Survive Collect all comics Gold 38.23% of players
• Chronicles Find all notes and artifacts Gold 36.96% of players
• Getting to Know You Engage in all optional conversations Gold 36.89% of players
• That's All I Got Survive all of Ellie's jokes Gold 37.06% of players
• Something to Fight For Find all training manuals Silver 38.53% of players
• Combat Ready Fully upgrade a weapon Silver 51.49% of players
• Master of Unlocking Break into every locked door using shivs Silver 38.35% of players
• Prepared For the Worst Find all workbenches Silver 46.48% of players
• Sticky Fingers Open all safes Silver 47.67% of players
• Sharpest Tool in the Shed Find all workbench tools Silver 55.7% of players
• Build Em Up, Break Em Down Upgrade and then break one of every melee weapon Silver 42.57% of players
• Fallen Firefly Find a Firefly pendant Bronze 80.82% of players
• Self-Help Find one training manual Bronze 71.34% of players
• Savage Starlight Fan Find a comic Bronze 67.52% of players
• Geared Up Craft every item Bronze 60.53% of players
• In Memoriam Pick up Frank's note after it's discarded Bronze 48.35% of players
• Lights Out While in stealth, turn off the spotlight generator in Pittsburgh Bronze 48.6% of players
• Waterlogged Ride the sewer contraption with Henry and Sam Bronze 41.65% of players
• Left Hanging Leave Ellie hanging after a job well done Bronze 45.34% of players
• Who's A Good Boy? Pet Buckley the dog Bronze 59.93% of players
• Nobody's Perfect Play the Jak X game in Left Behind Bronze 41.13% of players
• Brick Master Win the brick throwing contest Bronze 48.86% of players
• Angel Knives Defeat Black Fang without getting hit Bronze 41.64% of players
• Skillz Win the water gun fight Bronze 47.16% of players
• Live Bait Use bricks or bottles to lure an infected into attacking a human Bronze 47.23% of players

Space and patches

Space needed74.7 GB

Update patch02.002.000

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

No separate DLC. Left Behind, the prequel chapter that was DLC on PS3 and PS4, is part of the game.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player, on disc and on the PlayStation Store.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

No online features. The whole game plays offline.

Services

Service	Status
Online features	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	Naughty Dog
Publisher	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Directors	Matthew Gallant, Shaun Escayg
Producer	Waylon Brinck
Designer	Christian Wohlwend
Programmer	Travis McIntosh
Artists	Erick Pangilinan, Sebastian Gromann
Writer	Neil Druckmann
Composer	Gustavo Santaolalla

Credits

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Developer

Naughty Dog

Director

Matthew Gallant, Shaun Escayg

Released

2022-09-02

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 14.5 hours