Game profile
The Last of Us Part I
An elaborately rebuilt remake for current consoles and PC of Joel and Ellie's journey through a fungus ravaged America. The emotional bond between the two leads carries nearly the entire game.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Action / Survival, set in a world after the collapse. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It runs on 2 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Deep character relationship
- Bleak post apocalypse
- Technically impressive remake
This fits you if
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- you actually want to be scared
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is The Last of Us Part I?
About 16 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 3 weeks, or 8 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 77 out of 100, which puts it above 18 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 1041 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Action averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 6 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 828 collected ratings.
Released in 2022 and 4 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2022
- Genres
- Action, Survival, Horror
- Playtime
- approx. 16 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Post-apocalyptic
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation
- Critic rating
- 77 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last of Us Part I | 2022 | approx. 16 hrs. | 77 | Mid price |
| Cronos: The New Dawn | 2025 | approx. 15 hrs. | 81 | Full price |
| Silent Hill f | 2025 | approx. 14 hrs. | 86 | Full price |
| Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2017 | approx. 11 hrs. | 85 | Mid price |
If you liked this, try these
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- 85/100 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Shared: Action, Survival, shorter, rated higher
- 82/100 Dying Light: The Beast Shared: Action, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, longer
- 87/100 The Last of Us Part II Remastered Shared: Action, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, longer
- 80/100 Gears of War: E-Day Shared: Action, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, rated higher