This game is rated ESRB: Mature 17+ for Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes and Intense Violence.
Released in 2014 by Naughty Dog, Left Behind is a single-player downloadable expansion for the survival horror game The Last of Us, available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is the first DLC offering for the base game, extending the narrative experience in a standalone adventure format. Players engage in the same blend of shooter and adventure gameplay that defined the original title, navigating a post-apocalyptic world that demands both combat and exploration. The expansion delivers story-driven content that complements the events of the main game, offering additional context and emotional depth within the established fiction. As a focused, self-contained chapter rather than a full-length release, Left Behind represents Naughty Dog's approach to expanding the world of The Last of Us through concentrated narrative content.
Set as a prequel to the main game, you take control of Ellie a few weeks before the events of the main story. One night while sleeping, Ellie is awoken and startled by her best friend Riley, a young girl who had left the boarding school a period of time ago after a confrontation with Ellie. To make up for leaving Ellie behind, Riley tells Ellie she has a surprise to show her and the two set off to sneak away from the school. As the two venture into a now abandoned Boston mall, events that will forever change everything for the both of them are set in motion.
