The Thing: Remastered
- Developer
- Computer Artworks
- Publisher
- Nightdive Studios
- Released
- 05 December 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Set after the events of the 1982 John Carpenter movie, The Thing: Remastered is a squad based 3rd person shooter, where each member of your team is equipped with a range of weapons and items to help you in your quest to destroy The Thing.
Best gaming PC for The Thing: Remastered in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Thing: Remastered today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Nightdive Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-Bit Required) | Windows 10 (64-Bit Required) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz or better | Intel Core i5-6600k @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or better |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB) or better | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB) or better |
| Storage | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Thing: Remastered?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-6600k @ 3.5 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.