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The Last of Us™ Part I

Naughty Dog LLC · PlayStation Publishing LLC · 2023-03-28

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: The Last of Us · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 28, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 02, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

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™.

The Last of Us™ Part I is an Action, Adventure title released in 2023, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (84% of 108965 reviews) sentiment.

1,610
playing now
85%
positive of 112k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66
twitch viewers (latest)
3.7
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (804 ratings)
159
Nexus mods (574k downloads)
4.88★
PlayStation Store rating (143,846 ratings)
19h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 21h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

1,610 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Last of Us Part I is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. A remake of the 2013 game The Last of Us, it features revised gameplay, including enhanced combat and exploration, and expanded accessibility options. Players control Joel, who is tasked with escorting the young Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States and defend her against cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. The game includes a remake of the 2014 expansion pack, The Last of Us: Left Behind, which follows Ellie and her best friend Riley.

Trailer

The Last of Us™ Part I trailer thumbnail

The Last of Us Part I - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

≈448,760 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,610 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9,510 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,189/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 2.2M–5.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 111,536 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $22.94 at GameBillet (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 42 of 63 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.7k6.7k20232026Week of 2023-03-01: 4,429 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6,729 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4,747 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,716 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,019 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 356 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 758 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,987 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 903 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,338 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,392 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,264 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,957 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,765 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,674 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,635 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,395 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,894 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,033 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,034 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,561 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,478 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,742 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 801 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 46 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.8k8442026-09-15 11:00 — 1,189 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 1,614 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 869 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,524 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 2,287 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 972 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 901 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 1,522 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 2,443 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 3,897 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 4,774 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 3,068 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 2,549 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 4,456 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 4,432 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 2,386 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 3,575 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 3,104 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2,003 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3,303 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 3,864 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,673 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,570 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 1,610 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.9k687Apr 2023Aug 2026Apr 2023 — avg 4,858 · peak 17,678Jun 2023 — avg 1,127 · peak 2,217Aug 2023 — avg 817 · peak 1,516Oct 2023 — avg 767 · peak 2,033Dec 2023 — avg 1,378 · peak 2,961Feb 2024 — avg 1,144 · peak 2,586Apr 2024 — avg 850 · peak 1,698Jun 2024 — avg 693 · peak 1,956Aug 2024 — avg 819 · peak 1,507Oct 2024 — avg 1,144 · peak 2,177Dec 2024 — avg 2,403 · peak 5,294Feb 2025 — avg 1,336 · peak 2,691Apr 2025 — avg 2,976 · peak 5,727Jun 2025 — avg 3,329 · peak 11,518Aug 2025 — avg 1,585 · peak 4,621Oct 2025 — avg 1,478 · peak 3,692Dec 2025 — avg 2,020 · peak 4,091Feb 2026 — avg 2,153 · peak 4,606Apr 2026 — avg 1,495 · peak 2,992Jun 2026 — avg 1,477 · peak 4,199Aug 2026 — avg 1,527 · peak 2,694
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
2292292026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 22 new positive2026-09-23: 29 new positive2026-09-24: 35 new positive2026-09-26: 68 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 99 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 229 new positive2026-09-28: 7 new negative2026-09-29: 123 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 98 new positive2026-10-01: 97 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 123 new positive2026-10-03: 9 new negative2026-10-04: 150 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new negative2026-10-05: 106 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-06: 105 new positive2026-10-06: 6 new negative2026-10-07: 105 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 81 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new negative2026-10-09: 94 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 85 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 114 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 137 new positive2026-10-13: 10 new negative2026-10-14: 59 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$22.942022-12-092026-08-152022-12-09 — best price $59.992022-12-23 — best price $53.932023-02-23 — best price $51.902023-03-14 — best price $54.832023-04-10 — best price $51.492023-07-01 — best price $59.992023-09-08 — best price $43.792023-11-02 — best price $51.492023-11-29 — best price $39.992023-12-26 — best price $33.902024-01-23 — best price $59.992024-03-08 — best price $45.992024-04-04 — best price $52.152024-05-10 — best price $40.192024-06-11 — best price $52.152024-07-13 — best price $52.152024-08-19 — best price $45.992024-09-15 — best price $52.152024-10-25 — best price $54.992024-11-08 — best price $35.992024-12-04 — best price $36.952024-12-19 — best price $22.942025-01-09 — best price $59.992025-03-18 — best price $59.992025-05-26 — best price $23.302025-06-26 — best price $23.322025-08-25 — best price $23.322025-09-29 — best price $22.992025-11-19 — best price $59.992025-12-18 — best price $23.322026-01-06 — best price $59.992026-02-23 — best price $29.952026-03-26 — best price $30.002026-05-29 — best price $59.992026-07-09 — best price $30.002026-08-08 — best price $52.152026-08-15 — best price $52.15
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6473652026-05-30 — 412 pageviews2026-06-03 — 523 pageviews2026-06-07 — 544 pageviews2026-06-11 — 420 pageviews2026-06-15 — 500 pageviews2026-06-19 — 514 pageviews2026-06-23 — 389 pageviews2026-06-27 — 510 pageviews2026-07-01 — 503 pageviews2026-07-05 — 548 pageviews2026-07-09 — 521 pageviews2026-07-13 — 447 pageviews2026-07-17 — 444 pageviews2026-07-21 — 398 pageviews2026-07-25 — 429 pageviews2026-07-29 — 443 pageviews2026-08-02 — 479 pageviews2026-08-06 — 390 pageviews2026-08-10 — 459 pageviews2026-08-14 — 444 pageviews2026-08-18 — 502 pageviews2026-08-22 — 455 pageviews2026-08-26 — 477 pageviews2026-08-30 — 505 pageviews2026-09-03 — 528 pageviews2026-09-07 — 531 pageviews2026-09-11 — 509 pageviews2026-09-15 — 439 pageviews2026-09-19 — 506 pageviews2026-09-23 — 443 pageviews2026-09-27 — 611 pageviews2026-10-01 — 466 pageviews2026-10-05 — 477 pageviews2026-10-08 — 391 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.1k362026-10-01 10:34 — 235 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 490 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 229 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 339 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 613 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 197 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 82 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 626 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 361 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 1,396 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 302 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 496 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 416 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 201 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 222 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 223 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 420 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 527 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 759 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 385 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 333 viewers2026-10-10 19:35 — 880 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 223 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 253 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 496 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 93 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 284 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 372 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 2,987 viewers2026-10-15 05:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 66 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
74.6%
earned "Fallen Firefly"
20.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad Recommended

24 supported languages: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Greek, French, German, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionHorrorShooterZombiesSurvivalAdventureCinematicEmotionalStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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