Buy The Last of Us Part II Remastered as a Steam gift: Ellie's story finale on PC
The Last of Us Part II Remastered is the remaster of Naughty Dog's dramatic action title that finally reached PC on April 3, 2025. It's the very sequel to the acclaimed first game: a harsh, adult story about revenge and its cost, staged with the cinematic craft and attention to detail the studio is loved for. Here it's sold as a Steam gift โ a full official copy lands in your Steam library, with no third-party launchers or trimmed builds.
What this Remastered version is
The remaster isn't just a fresher picture. Alongside the main campaign following Ellie and Abby, it packs the No Return roguelike mode, a set of Lost Levels cut during development with the authors' commentary, a Guitar Free Play mode, and new outfits and weapon skins for the heroes. All of this content sits in the base version โ nothing is hidden behind a separate charge.
The story it was all built for
The plot continues Ellie's journey and, spoiler-free, let's put it this way: it's a heavy, emotionally dense trip about how revenge hollows a person out. The game deliberately puts you on both sides of the conflict and makes you see events through the eyes of people you first take for enemies. The staging, the acting and the sound design here are the kind you remember years later. If you value story-driven single-player games, this is one of the genre's peaks.
The No Return mode
No Return is a standalone reason to return after the credits. It's a roguelike format: a run of randomized encounters with rising difficulty, various story characters, modifiers and bosses. Every run comes together differently, and Part II's combat โ with dodges, crafting and unforgiving stealth โ shows off in a pure, concentrated form without story breaks.
Lost Levels and free guitar
Lost Levels are small scenes and locations that didn't make the final game, now available with developer commentary: a curious look at how decisions were made while building Part II. And the Guitar Free Play mode is a sweet, optional thing where you can just strum for the fun of it. Little touches, but they're what make the remaster a full edition rather than a cosmetic update.
What the PC port brought
Nixxes and Iron Galaxy assembled the PC version together with Naughty Dog. Inside: HDR support, the fast-loading DirectStorage tech, PC-optimized graphics with flexible settings, full gamepad support with its advanced features, and a PlayStation overlay with Trophies. The port is demanding but tidy: on modern hardware the picture looks exactly as intended on consoles, if not better.
On editions: is it worth paying more
Short answer โ no. All the in-game content (modes, skins, Lost Levels) is already in the base version you get from us as a gift. The separate W.L.F. collector's edition is physical items: a case, pins, patches, collectible cards. They have nothing to do with the digital copy, so there's no point overpaying for a fancy edition to get the game's content.
How the Steam gift is delivered
It all runs through Steam's standard gift mechanism:
- You leave your Steam friend-invite link and your region.
- We send you a friend request or a ready invite link โ you accept it and the gift arrives in your library.
- Steam Guard doesn't have to be on, and other games or account activity make no difference.
For Steam to accept the gift, two things must hold: your account region matches the lot's region, and the game isn't already in that account's library. These are the two most common blockers โ check them before ordering.
Gift region and refund rules
You tell a lot's region by its currency: a ruble price is one region, a different currency is another. Grabbed the wrong lot by mistake and Steam refused โ the money isn't lost, the full amount returns to your site balance. The same goes for the already-owned case: the gift won't be accepted, the funds go to your balance, and you spend them on anything else.
Payment, timing and no needless sign-ups
The purchase runs directly through us, with no accounts on third-party services. A valid promo code goes into the cart before payment and changes the total on the spot. We honestly don't box delivery timing into hard promises โ usually it's quick, but it all depends on how fast you accept the request and the current queue.
Atmosphere, sound and its famous accessibility
A special point of pride in Part II is its sound design and staging. Every shot here carries weight, every step on crunching snow or wet leaves is audible, and the silence between skirmishes ratchets up tension as much as the gunfire itself. The game also became renowned for its accessibility settings: dozens of options for low vision, hearing and motor ability, up to finishing the whole thing without some of the usual skills. It's a case where the tech serves not a checkbox but the goal of letting as many players as possible live the story. On PC all of this pairs with flexible graphics settings, so you can tune the picture for a powerful rig or a more modest system alike. That said, Part II isn't a game for everyone, and that's fair. It's long, emotionally heavy in places, and unafraid to put the player in an uncomfortable spot, making you empathize with people you first just want to hate. If you're after light evening action to switch off your brain, weigh that soberly. But if you're ready for an adult, ambiguous story with strong characters and want a game that stays with you long after the finale, this is one of those things worth living through at least once.
Neighbouring picks on our shelves
If you're drawn to games where story and choices matter most, look at our Baldur's Gate 3 page โ a huge role-playing story where your decisions genuinely reshape events. And when you want to give a gift but can't guess the exact game, a Steam gift card saves the day: you top up the wallet and the person decides what to spend it on.
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