The Thing: Remastered

The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing

The Thing: Remastered is a action, survival horror and sci-fi game developed by Nightdive Studios and Computer Artworks and published by Nightdive Studios.
Released on December 05th 2024 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 670 reviews of which 620 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Thing: Remastered into these genres:

Action Survival Horror Sci-fi Shooter Third Person Third-Person Shooter Horror 3D Aliens Adventure Thriller Blood Combat Singleplayer Choices Matter Movie PvE Psychological Survival FPS

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB) or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card or onboard sound

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

played this game in 2002 when i was 18 years old and i loved it, now its 2024 im 41 years old fat and starting to go bald married and with 2 kids......... anywhoo and now i see this getting remastered and im like i must own! now its a good remaster is it worth the money probably not but if your a fat bald old man like me who wants a bit nostalgia and remember the good old days single with no kids then yeah go for it you wont be disappointed

Dec. 2024

The THING about this game is that it still holds up well but Nightdive could/should have put more effort into it; here are some quick points from someone who played the original. GOOD: - upscaled and clean looking visual overhaul - AA, high FPS options (loved that there are options for 500 and unlimited because after 500fps you REALLY feel the difference), bloom - great atmosphere that you'll rarely find in a game - companions - story is full of mystery and you'll want to see what's next - sense of exploration, secrets, no hand holding BAD: - clunky radial menus interface - missed opportunity to make them work better since you'll have to switch items rather often (single click won't select and item, you have to double click etc.) - could use more Steam achievements - more effort should have been put in sound; there's no fade effect for example in a room where you'll hear the storm in one half and it just cuts out completely and instantly in other half (and the other way around); music sometimes just cuts out - rather unexpectedly high GPU usage (at 1440p/165fps it's 45 to 65% on RTX 4090; fellas, this isn't Cyberpunk 2077) - too short (less than 6h on Normal) It's fairly priced, but then again it's almost 30eur for a 22y old game and I'd expect more, especially in terms of UI and audio mix. I appreciate that Nightdive brough this back but it's also a missed opportunity. With all of that you should absolutely get it as it's very tense and unique but expect some rough edges.

Dec. 2024

Definitely a remaster of a janky cult video game based on arguably one of the best horror films of all time. Way too overpriced, wait for sale.

Dec. 2024

Thank you Nightdive Studios for bringing this back to the modern day. One of my favourite games from my younger years. I have been transported back to 2002. What a lovely surprise!

Dec. 2024

Exactly how I remember this hidden gem just with a nice updated coat of paint and some quality of life improvements. Proof you don't need stupid performance crippling Ray Tracing to have a gorgeous game. Absolutely loving my return to Antarctica.

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28.99€

8.7

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Developer

Nightdive Studios, Computer Artworks

Publisher

Nightdive Studios

Release 05 Dec 2024

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