In a shock, Nightdive Studios has introduced that “The Thing: Remastered” online game is on the market now on the market on numerous platforms.
Though teased earlier this yr, no date was ever introduced for the title past a hopeful ‘late 2024’ window – that modified at the moment when the abrupt launch was introduced in the course of the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted livestream.
This replace of the acclaimed cult hit 2002 traditional online game releases later this yr and contains upgraded character fashions, up to date lighting and atmospheric results, hand-crafted animations, and elevated decision as much as 4K/144fps.
The sport serves as a direct sequel to the 1982 horror movie by John Carpenter. In the frozen Antarctic tundra, a mysterious shape-shifting alien has worn out the crew of the U.S. Outpost #31 analysis facility.
Players will play as U.S. Army Special Forces Captain J.F. Blake as they’re despatched out to rescue the staff on the analysis facility. Trapped by the weather and vulnerable to an infection by a horrific entity, Blake should hold his squad collectively to outlive by gaining their belief and guaranteeing that their concern and paranoia don’t get the most effective of them… or himself.
Players will command as much as 4 characters as they undergo eleven ranges. Made with the developer’s proprietary KEX Engine, the sport contains a sophisticated ‘concern/belief’ interface the place your affect in your staff’s psychological state immediately impacts whether or not or not they cooperate with you.
“The Thing: Remastered” is on the market on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.