The Last of Us has a multiplayer mode that consists of Survivor, Supply Raid, and Interrogation, as die-hard fans are aware. When players launch the game, they can access multiplayer mode from the main menu.
Die-hard fans discovered that the composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed the music for Alejandro González Iárritu's Babel and Biutiful, was given complete creative freedom by the game's developers in a behind-the-scenes video made by PlayStation for The Last of Us.
The first video game's Sam and Henry chapters contain two Easter eggs that can be discovered in the toy store, as die-hard fans are aware. Two board games from Naughty Dog's earlier works.
Most ardent fans were shocked to learn that Nolan North provided the voice for David, a likable survivor Ellie meets who turns out to be a cunning antagonist, in an interview with Nolan North for a PlayStation behind-the-scenes video about The Last of Us.
Die-hard fans discovered that the outbreak was based on a BBC documentary that showed an ant colony infected by a fungus known as Cordyceps that targeted the brain. This information was revealed in Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us.
In both The Last of Us games, dedicated players discovered through trial and error that they didn't always need to rely on stealth or open combat to get through a difficult combat zone.