The Last of Us is prestige survival horror at its most cinematic and playable. Terrible things happen, and not just at the hands of fungus-infested zombies. If you’ve watched the HBO adaptation but never played the game, or played the game but only years ago and not the PlayStation 5 upgrade, it’s worth discovering where Joel and Ellie’s journey all began. Few games are able to balance profound post-apocalyptic character drama and emotional arcs with punching body-horror abominations in the face as effortlessly as The Last of Us.
Update 10/18/2024 9:20 a.m. ET: Removed Inside, Limbo, Deadlight, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Observation and Little Nightmares since they are no longer on PS Plus. Added Dead Island 2, Dredge, Inscryption, Days Gone, Control, The Last of Us Part 1, Animal Well, Resident Evil 2, Back 4 Blood, and The Evil Within 2.
