Grounded difficulty is the only way to play both The Last of Us games
Grounded difficulty makes for a realistic and grueling gameplay in The Last of Us games.

There’s something oddly cathartic about being thrown to the wolves. In a medium full of hand-holding, generous loot drops, and countless second chances, The Last of Us demands your respect, and Grounded difficulty is its harshest teacher. With no HUD, no Listen Mode to help you know where enemies are, and not enough resources to scour through a map, Grounded mode is the real way to play both The Last of Us Games.