Set up The Last of Us Part II Remastered for blind players
A practical setup guide to the vision preset, text-to-speech, navigation assistance, audio cues, combat assists, and audio descriptions.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Dark action adventure with strong blind and low-vision support: text-to-speech, audio cues, navigation assistance, high contrast, lock-on aim, combat assists, and audio descriptions.
Short verdict
Blind and low-vision players who want a large story-driven action game and are comfortable with dark, violent real-time action. Can I Play That reports that the original release can be completed from start to finish without sighted assistance.
Facts
- Developer
- Naughty Dog / PlayStation Studios
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Windows PC, PlayStation 4 original release
- Game type
- Action, Adventure, Story-driven
- Language
- Multiple languages. Norwegian screen reader, Norwegian voice, and Norwegian audio descriptions are not confirmed in the checked sources.
- Accessibility rating
- Recommended for blind and low-vision players, with clear setup and platform caveats
- Platform
- PlayStation, Windows
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision, Screen reader, Large text
- Accessibility
- Audio cues, Audio descriptions, Haptics, High contrast, QTE/button assists
- Game type
- Action, Adventure
- Last updated
- 2026-05-18
Where to find the game
- PlayStation Store: The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Covers: PlayStation 5, Windows PC - Steam: The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Covers: Windows PC
Accessibility
- The official vision preset is built for blind and low-vision players and enables text-to-speech, high contrast, large HUD, lock-on aim, navigation and traversal assistance, audio cues, ledge guard, enhanced listen mode, skip puzzle, and combat assists.
- Text-to-speech reads menus, tutorials, and many in-game messages.
- Audio cues and an audio-cue glossary help with navigation, combat, stealth, and interaction.
- Remastered adds cinematic audio descriptions and Speech to Vibrations on PS5.
- Controls can be remapped, and repeated button presses can be changed to hold or toggle actions.
Known limitations
- This is still dark, violent real-time action with stealth, combat, and stressful situations.
- If speech does not start on first launch, Can I Play That describes an original-release workaround: press D-pad down once, then D-pad right to enable text-to-speech before choosing language and the vision preset.
- Audio descriptions in Remastered cover cinematics and may not cover every in-engine moment or free gameplay.
- Norwegian screen reader, Norwegian voice, and Norwegian audio descriptions are not confirmed.
- The PC version is officially available, but the strongest blind-accessibility sources are PlayStation-based. Test the PC version directly if PC is important to you.
Price/status
Paid premium game. Price and subscription availability vary between PlayStation Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store.
Available on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC. The original release is also available on PlayStation 4.