Last Updated on July 28, 2025 by Angel Melanson
The scripts for game-changing post-apocalyptic video game duology The Last Of Us: Part I and Part II are heading to bookstore shelves, as PlayStation-owned video game developer Naughty Dog and Dark Horse Books are teaming up for a 618-page hardcover book.
Per Variety, who exclusively revealed the news earlier today, the book, titled The Last of Us: Part I and Part II Scripts, will feature the scripts for the first two games, released in 2013 and 2020, respectively, as well as the 2014 standalone expansion “Left Behind.”
Variety also that the will also feature a foreword written by Troy Baker (Joel's voice actor), an art gallery with work by developer Naughty Dog’s principal character concept artist Hyoung Nam, as well as a “buckram-textured cover with new art and block printing along the pages’ edges that evokes the franchise’s iconic Cordyceps fungus.”
The Last of Us: Part I and “Left Behind” were written by Naughty Dog studio chief and head of creative Neil Druckmann, who co-created (and recently stepped down from) HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation with Craig Mazin, while Part II was written by Druckmann and screenwriter Halley Gross (Westworld).
In a joint statement from Naughty Dog and Dark Horse:
“Relive every climactic moment in The Last of Us: Part I and Part II Scripts, from Joel and Ellie’s time with Tess in Boston, to Ellie’s joy while petting giraffes, to Joel’s heart-wrenching decision at the Fireflies’ hospital in The Last of Us Part I. Then, dive into The Last of Us Part II’s dual-perspective story, including Abby’s shocking introduction, Ellie and Dina forging a bond together, an enthralling encounter with the Rat King, and the final showdown between Ellie and Abby.”
Season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning show is currently in the works, and is set to be led by previously supporting star Kaitlyn Dever who will move to the forefront in her role as vengeful soldier Abby.
The Last of Us: Part I and Part II Scripts is currently available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and local comic shops and bookstores, and will be released in bookstores on December 16 and comic shops on December 17.
