What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~36,643
(P10–P90: 14,657 – 80,615)
Gross revenue: ~$901,117
($360,442 – $1,982,468)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 92% positive across 49 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 76 mentions
“It's crazy, I remember when this one came out, never thought I'd be playing it again. Remember the ads on magazines and how they talked about it's very interesting and ambitious "trust system" and such. It was also the game that lead me…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played
Story & writing79% positive · 57 mentions
“It's crazy, I remember when this one came out, never thought I'd be playing it again. Remember the ads on magazines and how they talked about it's very interesting and ambitious "trust system" and such. It was also the game that lead me…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played
Price & value79% positive · 43 mentions
“The Thing is such a classic literally one of my fav games of all time, the first time I saw it I wondered into a game shop back in 2004, I must have been about 7 years old. I remember my dad grabbing the game off the shelf in the store and…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 105 h played
Visuals & audio78% positive · 41 mentions
“It's crazy, I remember when this one came out, never thought I'd be playing it again. Remember the ads on magazines and how they talked about it's very interesting and ambitious "trust system" and such. It was also the game that lead me…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played
Controls & UI70% positive · 30 mentions
“I'm gonna have to give THE THING (remastered) a tentative recommendation. The deal with this game is that you can tell it was made by people who GET what made the movie work. Its especially apparent in the first mission, which is…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 5 h played
Performance & stability62% positive · 26 mentions
“It's crazy, I remember when this one came out, never thought I'd be playing it again. Remember the ads on magazines and how they talked about it's very interesting and ambitious "trust system" and such. It was also the game that lead me…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played
Content & longevity82% positive · 17 mentions
“Every Nightdive Remaster has been awesome so far, but to be honest, The Thing is one of the laziest of them all. This officially canonical continuation of John Carpenter's classic Sci-Fi-Horror flick (one of the best films of the 80s, I…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 4 h played
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 16 mentions
“I'm gonna have to give THE THING (remastered) a tentative recommendation. The deal with this game is that you can tell it was made by people who GET what made the movie work. Its especially apparent in the first mission, which is…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 5 h played
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