The Thing: Remastered

Released: 12/5/2024

The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

71.7

Critic Average

29 reviews

Steam User Score

1,313 reviews

Metacritic User Score

33 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-18.2

Metacritic Disparity

-2.3

Combined Disparity

-10.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

26 launch window (90%)3 late (10%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 29 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 71.7/100. Critics score this game 18.2 points lower than Steam users and 2.3 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 29)

Coller EntragianviaCubed3
Apr 4, 2025Late review
70/100View review
Steam 89.9/100 · -19.9 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · -4.0 pts
Mehdi KalantariviaCriticLenz
Feb 10, 2025Late review
60/100View review
Steam 89.9/100 · -29.9 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · -14.0 pts
Andrew CamacviaNookGaming
Feb 7, 2025Late review
80/100View review
Steam 89.9/100 · -9.9 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +6.0 pts
Richard WalkerviaXbox Achievements
Jan 27, 2025Launch window
75/100View review
Steam 89.9/100 · -14.9 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +1.0 pts
Jaakko HerranenviaKonsoliFIN
Jan 9, 2025Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 89.9/100 · -29.9 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · -14.0 pts