The 2002 video game based on The Thing was a squad based survival-horror that tried to emulate the movie's constant sense of paranoia by letting your teammates, some of which could've been by your side for a very long time, get infected and transform into monsters at the least opportune time. However, while it was quite an exciting and unique concept, the actual execution left a lot to be desired, at this is without even mentioning all of the various bugs that plagued the game.

As such, I'm delighted to say that Nightdive Studios are now working on a remastered version! The appropriately titled The Thing: Remastered will come with a visual overhaul including improved models and textures, new dynamic lighting, support for 4k resolution and 144 FPS, and the part that excites me the most, an assortment of gameplay improvements.

If done well, and Nightdive Studios has a pretty good track record with these things, I can definitely see The Thing becoming a genuinely impressive game. All of the pieces are there after all, it's just that they need some serious work to make them all fit together. Whether that will actually happen, however, I suppose we'll see soon enough as The Thing: Remastered is set to launch onto PC and consoles later this year.

Once it does I'll make sure to let you know as I'm quite curious about its fate myself. Until then, I'll leave you with the most recent gameplay trailer: