The Thing: Remastered Now Nightdive’s Fastest-Selling Launch Game

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Summary

  • The Thing: Remastered has become Nightdive’s fastest-selling title at launch, per Atari.
  • Reviews didn’t impact sales, with a “Fair” rating on Open Critic.
  • The remaster includes upgraded features like character models, new trophies, and 4K visuals.

On December 6, 2024, Nightdive Studios’ remastered version of The Thing titled ‘The Thing: Remastered’, has garnered success as stated by Atari.

Just a heads up, Nightdive Studios happens to be a subsidiary of Atari, and they recently announced their latest sales achievement in Atari’s annual business summary.

The Thing: Remastered Manages To Successfully Revive The Horror Classic

Based on the 2024 year-end report from Atari, as reported by ShackNews, “The Thing: Remastered was warmly received not only by critics but also by players. It turned out to be Nightdive Studios’ quickest-selling title at launch, surpassing sales across all digital PC and console marketplaces.

Since Nightdive Studios has brought back popular titles like Star Wars: Dark Forces, the revamped System Shock, and others, it’s quite an achievement, even if they didn’t disclose specific sales figures.

It appears that the game’s reviews didn’t significantly impact its sales figures. On Open Critic, it currently holds a “Fair” rating, with an average score of 72 from top critics. Surprisingly, despite these mediocre reviews, the game still made enough sales for Atari to highlight it in their recent sales update.

The horror game from the PS2, initially released in 2002, faced criticism for its challenging difficulty level back then. In the updated version, Nightdive Studio incorporated numerous new aspects, such as enhanced character models, compatibility with Trophies/Achievements, and additional improvements, as detailed in the official feature list provided hereafter.

Key Features:

  • Return to U.S. Outpost #31: Continue the story of The Thing and face off against terrifying monsters, from scuttling head-spiders and human-like walkers to gigantic multi-tentacled level bosses
  • Who Goes There?: Command a squad of up to four NPCs from Soldier, Medic, and Engineer character classes through the game’s 11 frightening levels
  • The Warmest Place to Hide: Someone in your squad may not be who they appear to be. The shape-shifting alien hides inside an imitation, so keep a watchful eye
  • Don’t Lose It: Gain the trust of your squad members and minimize their fear levels lest they become defiant or, worse, succumb to paranoia
  • Ultimate Alien Terror: Upgraded models, textures, and animations hand-crafted by Nightdive, plus enhanced lighting and atmospheric effects
  • Stunning Visuals: Up to 4K 120FPS visuals on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S
  • Checkmate: Trophies and Achievements on Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles

With the game’s impressive performance, anticipate further resurrections by Nightdive Studios, and let’s cross our fingers for another timeless masterpiece that could potentially receive a remastering treatment.

You can purchase “The Thing: Remastered” right now at a price of $29.99 across multiple platforms. This includes the PlayStation Store for both PS4 and PS5 consoles, the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, as well as on Steam for PC users. Enjoy the remastered experience!

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2025-01-29 03:38