The Thing: Remastered

 PC
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Try Hard Guides
    Dec 16, 2024
    100
    The Thing: Remastered captures the essence of a timeless horror game and gives it a fresh coat of paint alongside some quality-of-life improvements for a modern audience.
  2. Checkpoint Gaming
    Dec 27, 2024
    80
    If you’re reading this and thinking ‘Gee, that sure doesn’t sound like a particularly great game’, well, you’re right, it’s kind of not. The Thing: Remastered so gloriously channels the vibe of something you’d rent from the video store on a Friday night and binge across the weekend that I can’t help but love it anyway. Level layouts are often uninspiring, what few puzzles there are tend to be mildly annoying in their design, companion and enemy A.I. alike are completely wretched, and from start to finish it filled me with childlike delight in a way that no new game has in years. I’ve always had a soft spot for earnest B games, and The Thing: Remastered is the most earnest B one I’ve played in a long time.
  3. The Games Machine
    Dec 19, 2024
    80
    The Thing Remastered is a solid operation that brings attention to a game that, already upon its release, had truly cutting-edge mechanics and solutions. Great to play again today.
  5. GamingBolt
    Dec 11, 2024
    80
    The Thing was worth playing in 2002 and it still holds up today with all the convenient bells and whistles included in this faithful remaster.
  6. GLHF on Sports Illustrated
    Dec 6, 2024
    80
    Nightdive has simply made it look nicer on modern screens, run at approximately a bajillion frames per second, and updated the controls so they don’t make the modern player’s brain fall out of their head. Lovely stuff. I hope Nightdive keeps wearing other game studios’ skins.
  7. Shacknews
    Dec 5, 2024
    80
    Nightdive Studios has tackled this 2002 classic as its latest effort in games restoration and preservation, but more than that, the team actually fixed issues that held this game back when it was first released, making it arguably one of the most fascinating Nightdive remasters yet.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Jan 4, 2025
    The Thing is a great horror movie and it also had a great survival horror game that returns with a fantastic remaster. Even so, it doesn't always resist the test of time.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Dec 5, 2024
    The Thing stays interesting in its foibles even when it’s nowhere close to entertaining. And, on balance, I don’t regret my time with it. It’s a worthwhile bit of in-amber preservation, even if I don’t necessarily want to touch the insect inside if I can help it.