The Last of Us Part II

Overview

The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Set four years after The Last of Us (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apocalyptic United States whose lives intertwine: Ellie, who sets out in revenge for Joel's murder, and Abby, a soldier who killed Joel and becomes involved in a conflict between her militia and a religious cult. The game uses a third-person perspective; the player must fight human enemies and zombie-like creatures with firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth.

The game's development began in 2014, after the release of The Last of Us Remastered. Neil Druckmann returned as creative director, co-writing the story with Halley Gross. The themes of revenge and retribution were inspired by Druckmann's experiences growing up in Israel. Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie, while Laura Bailey was cast as Abby. Their performances included the simultaneous recording of motion and voice. Gustavo Santaolalla returned to compose and perform the score. The developers pushed the PlayStation 4's technical capabilities. Development reportedly included a crunch schedule of 12-hour workdays and cost around US$220 million, making it one of the most expensive video games to develop.

Following delays, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Last of Us Part II was released for the PlayStation 4 in June 2020. A remastered version was released for the PlayStation 5 in January 2024 and for Windows in April 2025. The game received acclaim for its gameplay, audio design, score, performances, characters, and visual fidelity, though its narrative and themes divided critics. Discourse became adversarial and the game was review bombed on Metacritic, with some players criticizing the story and characters. It is one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games and the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive, with over four million units sold in its release weekend and ten million by 2022. It won multiple accolades from awards shows and gaming publications, including 326 Game of the Year awards, and is considered one of the most significant eighth-generation console games and among the best video games.

Official trailer

PSX 2016 Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

The Last of Us Part II - State of Play | PS4, PlayStation. 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

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

CERO

Z

GRAC

19+

USK

18

CLASS IND

18

ACB

R 18+

PEGI

18

ESRB

M

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies28

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

7

Silver

9

Bronze

11

Total

28

Points

1365

Platinum time

25 to 30 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1.5

Playthroughs for 100%

2

New Game Plus

Yes. Upgrades, supplements, weapon parts and collectibles carry over

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Does not exist

DLC note

Grounded Mode adds 2 trophies

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico), Swedish, Turkish

Region note

One worldwide PS4 list. Voices in up to ten languages depending on region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

PS4 saves carry the trophies over to the PS5 Remastered list

Players with the platinum

24.89%

Glitches and fixes

• Sightseer can fail; redo it in Chapter Select or New Game+

• Every Last One of Them Collect all trophies Platinum 52.62% of players
• What I Had to Do Complete the story Gold 59.18% of players
• Survival Expert Learn all player upgrades Gold 52.97% of players
• Arms Master Fully upgrade all weapons Gold 52.99% of players
• Archivist Find all artifacts and journal entries Gold 53.21% of players
• Master Set Find all trading cards Gold 53.29% of players
• Numismatist Find all coins Gold 53.46% of players
• Prepared For the Worst Find all workbenches Gold 55% of players
• Mechanist Fully upgrade a weapon Silver 60.76% of players
• Specialist Learn all player upgrades in one branch Silver 60.54% of players
• Safecracker Unlock every safe Silver 55.11% of players
• Sightseer Visit every location in downtown Seattle Silver 57.78% of players
• Journeyman Find all training manuals Silver 59.01% of players
• Survival Training Learn 25 player upgrades Silver 58.73% of players
• High Caliber Find all weapons Silver 59.17% of players
• In the Field Find 12 workbenches Silver 59.66% of players
• Tools of the Trade Craft every item Bronze 57.5% of players
• Tinkerer Upgrade a weapon Bronze 62.45% of players
• Apprentice Learn a player upgrade Bronze 62.28% of players
• Starter Set Find 5 trading cards Bronze 61.69% of players
• Mint Condition Find 5 coins Bronze 59.52% of players
• Looks Good On You Put a hat on your companion Bronze 57.54% of players
• Sharpshooter Win the marksmanship competition Bronze 58.32% of players
• Put My Name Up Earn the high score in the archery game Bronze 59.06% of players
• Relic of the Sages Find the Strange Artifact Bronze 57.06% of players
• So Great and Small Find the Engraved Ring Bronze 59.15% of players
• Dig Two Graves Complete the story on Grounded. Silver 19.14% of players
• You Can't Stop This Complete the story with any Permadeath setting. Bronze 19.34% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 78.3 GB

Update patch01.09

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

No paid story DLC. Grounded difficulty and Permadeath came free in an update and carry two trophies. Avatars and the art book app are sold separately.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

The Last of Us Part II is single-player only and has no online play.

Services

Service	Status
Online play	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Neil Druckmann
Director	Anthony Newman
Director	Kurt Margenau
Designer	Emilia Schatz
Designer	Richard Cambier
Programmer	Travis McIntosh
Programmer	Christian Gyrling
Artist	Erick Pangilinan
Artist	John Sweeney
Artist	Christian Nakata
Writer	Neil Druckmann
Writer	Halley Gross
Composer	Gustavo Santaolalla

Credits

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Developer

Naughty Dog

Director

Neil Druckmann

Released

2020-06-19

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

CUSA07820

Region

US

Time to beat

about 24.3 hours