The Thing: Remastered

The Thing: Remastered

Steam Deck Verified

Nightdive Studios · Action · Dec 5, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $16.49.

90%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
27% of themes are praise46% are divided27% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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!
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay overall is responsive and feels good for a third-person shooter.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The controls now also work perfectly with the gamepad or keyboard and mouse.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics67 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters71 reviews
82%
Difficulty24 reviews
71%
Audio17 reviews
88%
Interface13 reviews
92%
Performance8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat43 reviews
79%
Bugs22 reviews
82%
Crashes15 reviews
87%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $16.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.