The Thing: Remastered Steam Charts & Stats

One of my favorite horror movies, one of my favorite horror games. I never completed this when I was younger on the PS2, but it all came back to me as soon as I started playing. Although it does have a higher price tag, it was worth every penny. Great remaster and it was nice to finally complete what I never did back then.

I watched the movie and theb saw there's a game to it. Really good fun! Can recommend after watching the movie! The game is such a nice extension of the movie experience

Great game, was certainly fun and the story was a good sequel. The world building especially with documents and environmental storytelling was great. Only issues are the extreme darkness in some areas to the point even a flashlight does nothing. Also the ai can be a tad... dated. But, this is a ps2 game, so I won't complain. Visually the remaster still holds up as a modern game, they did very well with the new lighting. I sometimes forgot I was playing a ps2 game until I saw the character faces. I'd say this game is a solid 7.5/10, it's nowhere near perfect and could be better. But it still deserves the title of "Sequel to THE THING" Wish the ending didn't leave on a cliffhanger though, since we know we'll never get a sequel game, show or movie. :')

A nice nostalgia trip. First half of the game is brilliant, second half turns into COD, but overall a solid game. The game does have sudden difficulty spikes, and enemies, especially human enemies spawn out of nowhere to get you with cheap deaths. I would say wait for sale if you are not a fan of the movie and lore. Runs great also. The Thing Remastered would be an 8/10 if not for the second half of the game. and the jank is still there from the original, which is to be expected since this is a PS2/OG Xbox era game. 7/10

Nightdive once again proving why they're the goats. Feels pretty much exactly as it did when I was younger, just with a few creature comforts for the modern day. Highly recommend to new players or people who played the original

I bought the cd on amazon for pc and a cd player for pc March 26 2024 They remade this game and released it Dec 5 2024 lol just my luck! Finally beat it after 20 years lol was worth the buy now i hope they do Constantine next

Great retro game! A little challenging in some areas but overall a pretty good game.

Pretty fun game. It retains all the jank one would expect from a 2002 game, but has a bit of polish to it after the remaster. The game had a lot of unique and ambitious ideas in an era where you weren't afraid to put those ideas out there.

There is something nice about these old style games that is fun and relaxing, Rather play this over a lot of modern games even if it is a little janky sometimes.

As a kid, I loved The Thing. I have to say that it is probably my favourite horror movie of all time. When I was young, I tried to play The cult-classic 2002 - The Thing but sadly... I was terrified of it. No shame, I was only a kid. As I got older I craved more The Thing and I have probably watched the movie more than 1000 times at this point in my life. I bought the game day one on steam, I am sure but sadly... I was swamped with other things at the time. Here I am, finally, almost 5 full months after it's launch playing it to completion. Was it worth the wait? Was it worth the price tag? Is it as good as the movie? Well, usually I do a pro's and con's list but I am just going to express my opinion on the game below, but first a quick disclaimer! [b] This review is MY opinion, MY own personal experience and MY thoughts. I am brutally honest when it comes to reviewing games. If you do not like my opinion, my time or respect my personal experience, please move on. [/b] [h1][b] My frustrations/Things that I didn't like [/b][/h1] ⚫This is a personal con - There is no Steam Points shop items which is disappointing. I would love a little The Thing emoticon or backgrounds. There are also no Steam trading cards, which means no badge sadly. ⚫The game offered to challenge. No difficulty. I was able to play it on hard from start to finish without needing to worry about my health in the slightest. Yes I had to heal, but that's going to happen. More about this point below. ⚫You technically only need 2 weapons. The Flamethrower and the SMG. You get given so many things to use, they are just pointless. At no point did I need to use any other weapon but my Flamethrower and SMG. ⚫The squad system is cool, please don't get me wrong but at times... it's just so finicky. So damn tedious at times and your squad-mates will sometimes not actually respond to what you want them to do, example - the engineer can hack doors, sometimes to get his prompt to appear/work you need to dance around the objective or him. ⚫Another note about the squad system is that in every mission you get a new squad basically making no one remotely memorable or interesting. Compared to the movie, imagine if they replaced the lead actor every single scene and the entire team. ⚫The price. I am truly sorry but I played this to 100% in 2.5 hours... for £25 I feel like I should have gotten more bang for my buck. ⚫The whole gimmick with "The Thing" is to imitate, at no point in the game did I question my own squad-mates. Compare this to the movie too... it just miss's that "horror" element, that constant fear of "Can I trust him" "Is this my friend". That sense of danger was completely removed and replaced with an SMG and Flamethrower. [h1][b] The Thing's that I did like [/b][/h1] ⚫I had no technical or graphical issues while playing the game at all. It is optimised perfectly. ⚫The story of the game, the start was great and resonated with me, the middle dropped off hard (in my own opinion) and the end... the end REALLY got me good. I loved the ending. ⚫The concept of the squads was cool. An engineer to hack/repair doors. A medic that gave you FREE healing. A soldier that... well... he's a soldier. All of which react to your actions. Kill enough "monsters" and they trust you, so long as they see you do it. Give them guns and ammo, they trust you BUT, hurt them, keep them in a room full of blood and viscera and they go insane. This was a neat feature. [h1][b] My Verdict [/b][/h1] I fully understand that this is a remaster of a game that released in 2002. Please don't get me wrong. Its a superb game but, for £25 you really don't get your money's worth. I can buy a AAA title game on sale on Steam which will last me 50+ hours compared to my The Thing Remastered's measily 2.5 hours for 100%. I think I came to the game with my bar set to high, my expectations to high because of The Thing (the movie), which, like I said above, I absolutely adore and it's my favourite horror movie of all time. Given it's age, I do understand why it is like this - 2002 gaming compared to 2025 - I just cannot bring myself to recommend the game at full price. I really hate myself for saying that, I really do... it feels like I am betraying someone but we shouldn't base our reviews and opinions on [b] Nostalgia [/b], should we? If you would like to see more of my reviews, please consider giving me a little follow! https://steamcommunity.com/groups/HonestReviewsbyaCompletionist [h1][b] 4/10 - An overpriced 2002 game "remastered" for modern platforms that falls flat on it's face to keep you interested [/b][/h1]