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The Thing: Remastered

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4.1/5

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4.1

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The Thing: Remastered
Description
No One Survives Alone.   The 2002 third-person survival horror shooter that serves as a sequel to the genre-defining 1982 film is back, remastered by Nightdive Studios to bring this innovative blend of fast paced squad action meets survival horror to the modern era. Including Antialiasing, Per P...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Horror
Tags:
Action, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Classic, First-Person, show 13 more... Horror, Choices Matter, Third Person, Survival, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Retro, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological, Remake, Movie
Critics reviews
42 %
Recommend
GamingBolt
8/10
Shacknews
8/10
TechRaptor
7/10
User reviews

4.1/5

( 54 Reviews )

4.1

54 Reviews

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Product details
Nightdive Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows 10 (64-Bit Required), Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz or better, 2...
Description

No One Survives Alone.

 

The 2002 third-person survival horror shooter that serves as a sequel to the genre-defining 1982 film is back, remastered by Nightdive Studios to bring this innovative blend of fast paced squad action meets survival horror to the modern era. Including Antialiasing, Per Pixel Lighting, 4K Resolution and up to 144 FPS.

 



Where the movie ended, the true terror begins. 

You are Cpt J.F. Blake, leader of a U.S. Special Forces rescue team sent to investigate the blood-curdling events and enigmatic deaths of the American scientific team that transpired at the Outpost 31 research facility located in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica. Within these inhospitable surroundings your team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of people that it kills. Trapped by the elements and infected by this horrific entity, using all your team members is critical if you hope to accomplish your objectives, let alone survive. If you only knew which ones were still human… 

 



The Thing Remastered Key Features:

• In 20 frightening levels, lead your team against terrifying monsters, from the scuttling head-spiders and human-like walkers to gigantic multi-tentacled beasts.

• Advanced trust/fear interface adds a new level of interaction – How you influence your teams psychological state determines whether or not they will co-operate with you. 

• Experience brand new dynamic lighting, specular mapping, shadows, depth of field complemented by improved models, textures and environments to create a deep level of immersion.

• Use awesome firepower like machine guns, explosives and flamethrowers to torch your enemies. 

• Brand new Achievements.

• Quality of Life gameplay enhancements to improve your experience.

• Choose multiple paths to solve problems that lie ahead and accomplish goals. 
 

 

Popular achievements
Ghost From the Past
Play the Tape.
common  ·  54.29%
Let There Be Light
Restore power at Norwegian camp.
common  ·  50.79%
Bad Blood
Administer a Thing test.
common  ·  41.36%
Perfect Trust
Achieve 100% trust with all team members in a single level.
common  ·  42.86%
Out of This World
Find the UFO.
common  ·  60.79%
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
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Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Horror
Tags:
Action, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Classic, First-Person, show 13 more... Horror, Choices Matter, Third Person, Survival, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Retro, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological, Remake, Movie
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Company:
Nightdive Studios / Nightdive Studios
Size:
2.5 GB
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Critics reviews
72
Top Critic Average
42 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
GamingBoltby Matthew Carmosino
8/10
The Thing Remastered is everything one could ask for in a remaster. With graphical improvements that don't sacrifice the original's gritty tone and convenience features smoothing out rough gameplay, this is a must-play for survival horror fans.
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Shacknewsby TJ Denzer
8/10
The Thing, by its very concepts and mechanics, is well worth the price of admission for historians and enthusiasts. There really isn’t much quite like it, and perhaps that’s because it would be difficult to pull off well. For what it’s worth, The Thing was never perfect. It has some weird speed in its overall gameplay and cringy dialogue that detract from its scarier elements, but those elements are still fun, and with the improvements that address a sore spot in its strength, The Thing: Remastered makes an interesting outlier of the horror genre that much more valuable.
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TechRaptorby Austin Suther
7/10
Ported by Nightdive, The Thing: Remastered looks fantastic and has all the bells and whistles you'd want from a remaster. As a follow-up to the cult 1982 movie, the story didn't quite do it for me, and the gameplay, mostly with its AI companions, can be a bit annoying.
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Posted on: December 13, 2024

ROtFlesh

Verified owner

Games: 145 Reviews: 9

Good, needs bug-squashing

Unfortunately, as the title describes, I'm having a lot of problems with bugs. Characters getting stuck in walls/tight spaces mainly, but it's frustrating enough that I've had to reload my save a couple times. I like what I've been able to play, but the minor bugs do need to get fixed before I can fully recommend buying this. I don't blame the devs or anything, they're trying to port a PS2 game onto the PC; from what I understand, this is not exactly an "easy" task, so I'm more than willing to give them the benefit of the doubt they'll do some work on the bugginess in the future.

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Posted on: March 6, 2025

R00T.F

Verified owner

Games: 14 Reviews: 3

Decent and fun.

Game has a few annoying bugs, like team members stucking and making it impossible to progress but overall it's really fun.

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Posted on: December 10, 2024

Mholina

Verified owner

Games: 262 Reviews: 5

Solid action from 2002.

Although the lack of Orthogonal Differantion of Enemies is a blatant mistake, The Thing is a very decent and fun action game, despite the horror and desolate setting you got plenty of trigger time in this game. I wish the devs leaned more into the survival horror setting though. The AI system with its morale and trust system was pretty cool in 2002, but you realize pretty quickly that it's not that deep. The more you play, the more you feel that it's just a proof of concept that maybe couldn't be developed to its fullest potential in the game. The movie is a clear example of Lovecraftian Horror, but the elements the game introduces into the mix moves the story into a more mundane and cheap Sci-Fi flick with your typical evil human villain trying to weaponize The Thing. Leaving things vague is better sometimes. The whole game feels like it had a rushed development due to budget constraints, and maybe didn't had a clear design roadmap. The confusing "Jump Cuts" between cutscenes are a clear example of that. Buy this game if you like video game history and game design.

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Posted on: December 9, 2024

Punkslayer6

Verified owner

Games: 159 Reviews: 1

game crashed the second I shot a barrel

got to the second level, shot an exploding barrel and the game immediately crashed

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Posted on: December 7, 2024

wtrojanowski

Games: 87 Reviews: 3

The price is a joke

This remaster is overpriced. 140 zł for only a remaster of an over two decades classic? You gotta be kidding me... I prefer playing the basic version + free patches, seriously. I'm giving this game one star only because of the price. Once the price is 3x cheaper I will reconsider mys score, but right now, 'Gerara Here'. Btw, I'm very sorry for saying this but I'm so dissapointed with the price. I loved the original version and expected the remaster price to be way lower.

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