Surprise! Nightdive Studios announced The Thing: Remastered is available now during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted livestream. Gamers can pick it up now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. It is also available to stream in the cloud via NVIDIA GeForce Now for members.
The 2002 shooter is brought to modern consoles with The Thing: Remastered
The Thing: Remastered is a collaborative effort between Nightdive Studios and Universal Products & Experiences to faithfully recreate the 2002 third-person survival horror shooter. Based on the beloved 1982 John Carpenter film The Thing, the game’s plot is essentially a sequel as it takes place after the events that occurred at Outpost #31.
The Thing: Remastered gets several upgrades for modern consoles and PCs. Nightdive Studios modernized the game’s proprietary KEX Engine for current-generation platforms, allowing for resolutions up to 4K, and frame rates up to 120 FPS. Compatible hardware is needed to hit those benchmarks, which means you’ll need a compatible display, and a PC, PS5, or Xbox Series X|S. The studio also made improvements to character models, textures, animation, lighting, and atmospheric effects. Check out the trailer below to see it in action.
“In keeping true to the spirit of one of the most iconic alien organisms in pop culture, The Thing: Remastered has emerged when you’d have least expected it,” said Larry Kuperman, Nightdive Studios’ Director of Business Development. “For the whole Nightdive crew, it has been an honor working with Universal and members of the original development team to not only remaster The Thing video game but deliver on the original vision for the game. We hope fans worldwide enjoy their return to Outpost #31.”
“In the frozen arctic tundra, a mysterious shape-shifting alien has wiped out the crew of the U.S. Outpost #31 research facility. In The Thing: Remastered, players step into the boots of Captain J.F. Blake, the leader of a United States Army Special Forces rescue team sent to investigate the blood-curdling events that transpired in the original The Thing film,” reads the official description. “Trapped by the elements and at risk of infection by a horrific entity, Blake must keep his squad together to survive by gaining their trust and ensuring that their fear and paranoia don’t get the best of them… or himself.”
