The Last of Us: Escape the Dark

The Last of Us: Escape the Dark
ManufacturersAsmodee
Designers
  • Thomas Pike
  • Alex Crispin
IllustratorsAlex Crispin
WritersThomas Pike
PublishersThemeborne
PublicationNovember 29, 2024 (2024-11-29)
GenresRole-playing
LanguagesEnglish
SystemsEscape the Dark
SeriesThe Last of Us
Players1–5
Playing time60–120 minutes
ChanceDice rolling, card drawing
Age range14+

The Last of Us: Escape the Dark is a 2024 tabletop role-playing game published by Themeborne. Based on Naughty Dog's video game The Last of Us, the tabletop game was developed in partnership with Naughty Dog as an extension of Themeborne's Escape the Dark games. The 1–2 hour game allows up to five players to control characters from The Last of Us. The goal is to reach safety from enemies while exploring locations from the video game, such as a quarantine zone, sewers, suburbs, and university.

The developers wanted to maintain the atmosphere of previous Escape the Dark games and found the post-apocalyptic setting a suitable match. Their adaptation of The Last of Us's focus on character development led to the implementation of personalities and the combat and crafting systems. The game retains Escape the Dark's monochromatic aesthetic. Themeborne announced the game in November 2022; it was funded through a Kickstarter campaign, and released in November 2024 to positive reviews.