The Last of Us fanbase has a weird history when it comes to outrage over the attractiveness of the female characters. That might not be unique to those gamers though, as I've seen similar bad takes over other game's characters attractiveness.
There was a huge pushback when the 2nd game came out because Abby was so buff and "not hot enough". Just take a look over at
r/thelastofus2 for a glimpse of the incel energy surrounding the game and now the show.
It's not fair to say the criticism of the show just stems from the gamers, but there's definitely a big overlap at play.