The Last of Us Part II Remastered

About The Last of Us Part II Remastered

The Last of Us Part II first came out on PlayStation 4 in 2020. The Remastered edition came to PlayStation 5 on 19 January 2024 and to PC on 3 April 2025, adapted by Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. On PC it sells on Steam and the Epic Games Store, with ultrawide and HDR support, DLSS 3, FSR and XeSS upscaling, DualSense support and full mouse and keyboard mapping.

Five years after their journey across the United States, Ellie and Joel live in the community of Jackson, Wyoming. When a violent event breaks that peace, Ellie sets out for Seattle to find those responsible. The city is flooded and overgrown, split between an armed militia and a religious cult, and full of the Infected: people taken over by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus, from fast runners to clickers that see by sound. The story is told from two sides, Ellie's and Abby's.

It plays as a tense mix of stealth, scavenging and brutal fighting. You crawl prone through tall grass, use Listen Mode to locate enemies, throw bottles and bricks as distractions, and craft health kits, Molotov cocktails and makeshift silencers from scraps. Human enemies call for help and their guard dogs follow your scent, while Infected nests in dark buildings are among the most frightening parts.

The Remastered edition adds No Return, a roguelike mode of randomised encounters and boss fights with playable characters such as Dina, Jesse and Tommy, plus three unfinished Lost Levels from development, developer commentary, Guitar Free Play and a Speedrun Mode. The main story takes about 24 hours. It is very violent and divisive by design, asking hard questions about revenge, and suits players who want tense survival horror inside a long story game, especially those who played Part I.

How to play The Last of Us Part II Remastered

1. Explore each area, searching for supplies and crafting materials.
2. Craft medkits, molotovs and other tools at the right moment; materials are shared between recipes.
3. Use listen mode and cover to track enemies, and go prone in grass to stay hidden.
4. Throw bottles and bricks to distract enemies and slip past or take them down quietly.
5. Try No Return for short roguelike runs once you know the combat.

Tips

• Avoid clickers in the open; distract them and walk around.
• Craft silencers and arrows early; quiet kills keep fights from escalating.
• Dogs follow your scent trail, so keep moving and break their line.

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