<P> The Last of Us is an action - adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment . It was released for the PlayStation 3 worldwide on June 14 , 2013 . Players control Joel , a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl named Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States . The Last of Us is played from a third - person perspective ; players use firearms and improvised weapons , and can use stealth to defend against hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus . In the game 's online multiplayer mode , up to eight players engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay . </P>
<P> The Last of Us is an action - adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment . It was released for the PlayStation 3 worldwide on June 14 , 2013 . Players control Joel , a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl named Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States . The Last of Us is played from a third - person perspective ; players use firearms and improvised weapons , and can use stealth to defend against hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus . In the game 's online multiplayer mode , up to eight players engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay . </P>
where does the last of us take place
where does the last of us take place
post-apocalyptic United States
post-apocalyptic United States