The Last of Us™ Part I
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ActionAdventureStory RichPost-apocalypticZombiesHorrorAction-Adventure

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Game description

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Basic info

DeveloperNaughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 28, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory16 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NV…
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 416 reviews from the past 1 year

93.3/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

227 reviews praise the story of The Last of Us™ Part I, and some call it deeply moving; it ranks 48th of 1447 among the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 4th of 1096 and comes up in 88% of analyzed reviews. Visuals & Sound ranks 7th of 1249, and 47 reviews praise the new graphics. 33 say they enjoyed it deeply, and the most upvoted calls it a masterpiece it connected with emotionally. Players describe an incredible atmosphere. Gameplay ranks 232nd of 1396. Players say the world feels emotionally immersive, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 410th of 1399. Its score is 93.3.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 904th of 1399. 58 reviews describe poor performance and optimization, especially on older hardware, and 16 report crashes, some even on good systems. 15 wish for more enemy variety, and others find the combat clunky. A few say it is too easy even on hard, with simple puzzles.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story plays with consciousness brilliantly, characters deeply moving” · 227 reviews
“new graphics very beautiful, story never gets old” · 47 reviews
“masterpiece, enjoyed deeply, emotional connection to game” · 33 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +2.80 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “difficulty spike overcome after 100+ deaths, emotional catharsis” · 2 reviews
Negative “combat too easy on Hard difficulty, puzzles are simple barriers” · 8 reviews

Progression 4% · Onboarding 2% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 6% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 88% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.57 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story plays with consciousness brilliantly, characters deeply moving” · 227 reviews
Negative “Part II's story direction caused lasting emotional distress and regret” · 6 reviews

Characters 55% · World 52%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.82 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “replayed 6 times with high replayability across platforms” · 4 reviews
Negative “missing factions mode which remains active on PS4” · 3 reviews

Volume 8% · Variety 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “new graphics very beautiful, story never gets old” · 47 reviews
Negative “Characters wearing unrealistic sleeveless clothing in zombie apocalypse breaks immersion” · 1 review

Audio 28%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “414 price is exorbitant, pricing is inflated” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.31 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “poor optimization, only 30-40 fps on low settings with old hardware” · 58 reviews
Positive “juego optimizado, se puede jugar a 60 fps estables” · 3 reviews

Stability 12% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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