The Last of Us

Naughty Dog's narrative survival-action benchmark. Chapter guides, collectible locations, crafting and stealth strategy, and difficulty-mode tips.

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July 2026

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A clicker, the third infected stage in The Last of Us, its face split open by fungal plates that leave it completely blind and force it to hunt by echolocation.

🎮Game GuidesJul 19, 2026·12 min read

The Last of Us Infected Guide: How to Beat Every Type

A clicker cannot see you and cannot be strangled. Those two facts decide more encounters than any gun you own. Here is how all four infected stages actually work, and what to spend on each.

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Joel opening the real-time crafting menu in The Last of Us, showing scavenged components laid out in the backpack view.

🎮Game GuidesJul 19, 2026·12 min read

The Last of Us Crafting and Upgrade Guide: Every Recipe

Alcohol and a rag makes a health kit. Alcohol and a rag also makes a molotov. That one overlap is the entire economy of The Last of Us, and most players never think about it deliberately.

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A derelict lobby crowded with infected in The Last of Us — the kind of room Grounded mode forces you to read without Listen Mode or a HUD.

🧠Advanced StrategyJul 19, 2026·13 min read

The Last of Us Grounded Mode Guide: Survive Triple Damage

On Grounded, every enemy hits three times as hard and your HUD is gone. But your revolver also one-shots unarmoured humans, which is the strangest and most useful fact about the hardest mode in the game.

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