Emotional story and Joel-Ellie bond
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Real people. Not video game characters. Had me in tears more times that I would like to admit.”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
The Last of Us™ Part I
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios2023Horror · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A masterpiece-level cinematic story about Joel and Ellie with gorgeous visuals, but the PC port still has crashes and stutter, and the gameplay loop is repetitive. Skip it if you want deep gameplay or a stable port.
Great for
Story-driven players who want an emotional, cinematic post-apocalyptic journey
Main risk
Crashes, freezes and stutter on PC can ruin the experience
What changed in the last 30 days
130 recent reviews
Steam's numbers show 95% positive in the last 30 days against 85% overall. Recent praise centers on story and characters, and several say it runs well, but this is from numbers, not one clear patch.
130 recent reviews
What players love
Cinematic, immersive atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“super good game that felt like a movie. I recommend NOT skipping any cut scenes to experience the full game.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Stunning graphics and facial animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You can make out all the subtle face expressions in the cinematics.”
Steam review · 23 h played ↗
Tense survival combat and stealth
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Survival and resource management is fair and doesn't feel like it leans in either too much loot or too little”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Great music, voice acting and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the voice acting is top notch. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker are phenomenal as Ellie and Joel.”
Steam review · 32.6 h played ↗
Runs well for many players
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Very optimised people say it isnt but i get 100-200 fps.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and freezes on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The Crash of Us. 30+ crashes on first playthrough.”
Steam review · 23.5 h played ↗
Poor optimization, stutter and VRAM use
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Still plagued by constant stuttering when you move the camera”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, linear gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Boring and repetitive just hide, stealth kill, hide stealth kill, shoot, hide, stealth kill...”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Visual bugs and progression glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Absolutely ridiculous that this game is still riddled with visual bugs.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Overhyped; better as a movie
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Easily one the most overhyped game I’ve ever experienced.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Long shader compilation
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“most of that time has been waiting for shaders to recompile after tweaking settings.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB)
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i7-8700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (8 GB)
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB)
Storage100 GB available space
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