The Thing: Remastered

Buy90%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Nightdive Studios · Action · Dec 5, 2024

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Thing: Remastered?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It starts off quite well, setting the mood by picking up right after the movie and explaining mechanics that made me think I was going to be on edge, not knowing who to trust and having an experience full of surprises.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphically I really liked the look, with not only the dynamic lighting/shadowing put to great use but then the shaders to enhance materials from slimy fleshy thing creatures to metals & snow & bloodpools, visually reminding me of Chronicles of Ridd!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This slight improvement gives the combat a much faster and more fluid pace, which is great because it always felt a bit cumbersome and unsatisfying in the original.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks pretty good, runs very well, controls are fine and didn't have any crashes or major bugs.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It ran well on the Steam Deck, but despite the remaster, this game still looks dated.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The mouse and keyboard controls are fluid and there is zero input lag or mouse smoothing.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Crashes13 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Performance4 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
79% still recommend
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Bugs
77% still recommend
Audio
82% still recommend
Interface
91% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $16.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99