Naughty Dog has announced that the upcoming PC release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered will be officially Steam Deck Verified at launch. This means the game is fully supported on the platform. The Last of Us Part II will launch on April 3, 2025. The game will have “a host of graphical improvements that bring the beautiful-yet-dangerous world to life” on PC. It will also launch with two new playable characters and four new maps for the No Return mode. The characters are Bill and Marlene and the new maps are Overlook, School, Streets, and Nest. The new content will also be added with the 2.0 update of the PlayStation 5 version.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PC is officially Steam Deck Verified ahead of its release on April 3! 🎮✅
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— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) March 31, 2025
The game’s details:
Ellie and 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:
- A host of graphical improvements bring the beautiful-yet-dangerous world to life.
- Full PlayStation DualSense controller integration.
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.
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 Mode² and post your best times.
- Descriptive Audio³ and Speech to Vibrations 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.
- Account for PlayStation Network required.
- Game progression required to unlock.
- Only available for audio supported languages.
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