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Part I · Naughty Dog · PS5 & PC

The Lastof UsPart I.

Twenty years after a fungal pandemic ended the world as we knew it, a smuggler and a fourteen-year-old girl cross what is left of America.

Enter the vault
Abandoned American city reclaimed by vegetation, cracked road and ivy-covered towers

The story

The world ended in a single night. Then nature took it back.

In 2013, a mutated strain of Cordyceps jumps to humans. Within days, cities fall. Survivors are herded into military quarantine zones, while the Fireflies, a resistance militia, fight for another future.

Twenty years later, in the Boston zone, Joel is hired to smuggle Ellie out of the city. What begins as a simple job becomes a journey across the country, and the story of two people learning to need each other.

Meet the survivors
Concrete quarantine zone wall with barbed wire and floodlights at night in the rain

In numbers

20

years separate the outbreak from the start of Joel and Ellie’s journey.

200+

Game of the Year awards for the original game, released in 2013 on PlayStation 3.

Characters

Few people are left. Each one we meet changes the road.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Joel, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The smuggler

    Joel

    Hardened by twenty years of loss, he moves contraband in and out of the Boston quarantine zone. Escorting Ellie is just another job. At first.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Ellie, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The immune

    Ellie

    Fourteen, foul-mouthed, fearless and born after the outbreak. She was bitten, and she did not turn. Her blood might hold a cure.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Tess, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The partner

    Tess

    Joel's partner in the smuggling trade. Sharp, pragmatic, and the one who agrees to take the job in the first place.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Marlene, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    Leader of the Fireflies

    Marlene

    Head of the Fireflies, the militia resisting military rule. She entrusts Ellie to Joel and Tess.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Bill, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The survivalist

    Bill

    Alone in his booby-trapped town of Lincoln, he owes Joel a few favours and trusts absolutely no one.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Henry & Sam, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The brothers

    Henry & Sam

    Two brothers on the run in Pittsburgh. Their path crosses Joel and Ellie's at the worst possible moment.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking Tommy, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The brother

    Tommy

    Joel's younger brother, a former Firefly who built a new life behind the walls of a hydroelectric dam in Wyoming.

  • Original illustrated portrait evoking David, a survivor in a world reclaimed by nature

    The preacher

    David

    Soft-spoken leader of a starving community in the frozen mountains. Winter reveals what he really is.

A man and a teenage girl seen from behind, walking down an abandoned highway lined with rusty cars in autumn

A journey in four seasons

The game is told through the seasons: one year, from Boston to Salt Lake City.

Prologue

  • Outbreak night, 2013Austin, Texas

Summer

  • The Quarantine ZoneBoston
  • The OutskirtsBoston
  • Bill's TownLincoln
  • PittsburghPittsburgh
  • The SuburbsPittsburgh

Fall

  • Tommy's DamJackson County, Wyoming
  • The UniversityColorado

Winter

  • Lakeside ResortColorado

Spring

  • Bus DepotSalt Lake City
  • The Firefly LabSalt Lake City
  • JacksonWyoming
Abandoned mountain resort under snow, wooden chalets and pine forest
Close-up of an orange parasitic fungus growing on a damp concrete wall, spores floating in a ray of light

The infected

Four stages of the same nightmare.

The Cordyceps fungus takes over the brain of its host. The longer the infection, the less human what remains.

Stage oneRunners
Freshly infected, still almost human. Fast, frantic, and they hunt in packs.
Stage twoStalkers
The fungus has started to take over. They hide, wait in the dark, then ambush.
Stage threeClickers
Blind, their faces split by fungal growth. They hunt by echolocation, and one grab is fatal.
Stage fourBloaters
Years of growth have armoured them in fungal plates. Slow, massive, and they throw toxic spore sacs.

What Part I brings

Rebuilt from the ground up, faithful to the original story.

  1. Rebuilt for a new generation

    Released on PS5 on 2 September 2022, then on PC on 28 March 2023, with completely rebuilt visuals, animation and lighting.

  2. Smarter enemies

    Modernised gameplay and improved artificial intelligence for allies and enemies alike.

  3. Felt in your hands

    DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers on PS5: every weapon has its own resistance.

  4. Built to be played by everyone

    More than sixty accessibility options, including audio description of cinematics and haptics for dialogue.

  5. Left Behind included

    The prequel chapter about Ellie and Riley is part of the package, along with Permadeath and Speedrun modes.

Words that stay

When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light.

The Fireflies

Endure and survive.

Ellie's favourite comic

After all we've been through. Everything that I've done. It can't be for nothing.

Ellie

Swear to me.

Ellie, in Jackson
Giraffes walking through ruined buildings overgrown with vegetation in spring
Spring. Even here, there is still beauty.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before setting off.

On which platforms can I play The Last of Us Part I?

On PlayStation 5 since 2 September 2022, and on PC since 28 March 2023.

What is the difference with the original game?

Part I tells the same story as the 2013 game, but everything has been rebuilt: graphics, animations, artificial intelligence, controls and accessibility.

Is Left Behind included?

Yes. The Left Behind chapter, centred on Ellie and her friend Riley, is included in Part I.

Is the game suitable for children?

No. It is rated PEGI 18 because of its violence, horror and language.

Is there a TV series?

Yes. HBO adapted the story into a series, first broadcast in 2023.

Is this the official website?

No. This is an unofficial fan showcase. For the official page, visit PlayStation.com.

Look for the light.

Discover the game on its official page.

Official page on PlayStation.com