The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Released Apr 2025

Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.

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Evaluation

The Last of Us Part II Remastered launched on PC on April 3, 2025. Since launch, Naughty Dog and port studio Nixxes have been actively supporting the release with patches. The most substantive post-launch addition was Patch 1.5 on July 8, 2025, which introduced a new Chronological mode — a fully rearranged way to experience the game's story — along with Uncharted-themed character skins unlocked by completing that mode. This represents the most meaningful content addition since launch. Following Patch 1.5, the studio shipped Patch 1.6 on July 22, 2025, which was focused entirely on bug fixes. The September 26, 2025 "The Last of Us Day" post celebrated the franchise with merchandise announcements, a Steam sale, and new Steam Points Shop cosmetics, but contained no announcements of new game content or future updates. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store, no developer roadmap pointing to future content, and no explicit developer statement indicating further content is planned. The game is a remastered edition of a previously complete title. The last substantive developer communication was on September 26, 2025, and no content commitments remain outstanding. The game appears to have shipped as a complete package, with post-launch work focused on technical improvements and one meaningful feature addition that has now been delivered.
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Patch 1.5 introduced a new Chronological mode, rearranging the story's timeline, and added Uncharted-themed character skins as a reward for completing it — the most significant new content addition since launch.
news post · Jul 8, 2025 source content shipped
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The Last of Us Part II Remastered launched on PC on April 3, 2025, bringing the full game and No Return roguelike mode to PC players.
news post · Apr 3, 2025 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Publisher
PlayStation Publishing LLC
Achievements
45
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Edition includes:

  • The Last of Us Part II Remastered

ELLIE & ABBY’S JOURNEY NOW ON PC

Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards now with an array of technical enhancements that make The Last of Us Part II Remastered the definitive way to play Ellie and Abby’s critically acclaimed story.

Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure.

Added features

The Last of Us Part II Remastered enhances the original game in ways not possible before, including key PC features:

  • A host of graphical improvements bring the beautiful-yet-dangerous world to life.

  • Full PlayStation® DualSense controller integration with adaptive trigger and haptic feedback functionality.¹

  • Earn and collect exciting achievements on Steam as you progress through the game.

  • Widescreen and Ultrawide support.²

  • HDR support.³

  • PC Display and Graphics Menu for scalability.

  • DirectStorage support.

  • PC Optimized graphics

    Performance enhancing technologies including NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3.1, and AMD FSR 4.0 with upscaling and frame generation. Intel XeSS is also supported⁴

  • Full gamepad support

    Adjust the controls to suit your preferences for a smooth and intuitive experience throughout the game.

  • Mouse and keyboard mapping

    Take full control and ensure personalized gameplay experience by tailoring mouse and keyboard mapping to suit your playstyle.

  • PlayStation® overlay and Trophy support

    The PlayStation overlay is available for Windows PC players with an account for PlayStation Network to earn PlayStation Trophies and access Friends lists, settings, and player profile.

No Return – A Roguelike Survival Mode

Experience The Last of Us Part II’s deep combat via an entirely new mode! Survive as long as you can in each run, as you choose your path through a series of randomized encounters. Play as a host of different unlockable characters, each with unique gameplay traits. The variety of challenges features different foes and memorable locations from throughout Part II, all culminating in tense boss battles.

  • Two new unlockable No Return characters are included

  • Four new unlockable maps to challenge

More ways to play

  • Delve deeper into this beloved adventure and learn how the original game was created.

  • Lost Levels lets you explore early-development versions of three levels not seen in the original.

  • Enjoy hours of developer commentary to hear insights into Part II’s development as you experience the game.

  • Live up to your musical potential with Guitar Free Play, which includes unlockable instruments, or take on the Speedrun Mode⁵ and post your best times.

  • Descriptive Audio⁶ and Speech to Vibrations¹ have also been added to Part II's suite of accessibility features.

  • The Last of Us Part II Remastered also features unlockable character and weapon skins for players to use for both Ellie and Abby.

¹ Wired connection required to experience the full range of in-game DualSense controller features.

²Compatible PC and display device required.

³Compatible PC and HDR display device required.

⁴Compatible PC and graphics card required.

⁵Game progression required to unlock.

⁶Only available for audio supported languages.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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