The controls for The Last of Us are similar to most action-adventure games, most notably the Uncharted series. If you are familiar with these games, a quick overview should be enough to refresh your memory. If you are unfamiliar with these games, please take a moment to look these over while you try them out on screen.
| L Analog | Move character |
| R Analog | Move camera |
| D-Pad (Up) | Select Health Kit or Nail Bomb |
| D-Pad (Down) | Select Bottle/Brick, Molotov, Smoke Bomb |
| D-Pad (Left) + X | Select long weapon |
| D-Pad (Right)+ X | Select handgun |
| L1 + R1 | Fire Weapon |
| R1 | Reload |
| R2 | Listen Mode |
| L1 | Aim Weapon |
| L2 | Sprint |
| R3 | Flashlight Toggle |
| Triangle | Interact |
| Square | Melee Attack |
| O | Crouch/Stand, Dive underwater |
| X | Action |
| Start | Pause |
| Select | Menu |
