A sequel was planned however, the project was cancelled after developer Computer Artworks went into receivership. Related: Stephen King Books That Would Make Great Video Gamesįeaturing cover art that's a callback to the original film's iconic poster, The Thing video game received excellent reviews and sold very well. The Thing featured a trust system and a fear system that determined AI in NPCs, and a probability-based infection system meant NPCs could theoretically turn into a Thing at any given time.
It's a third-person shooter mixed with survival horror, and although players mostly control a man named Blake, the game allows people to control up to four characters at one time. Special Forces team who is sent to the outpost in Antarctica to find out what happened to the researchers from John Carpenter's film. Now, however, would be an ideal time for a remake of The Thing to hit next-gen consoles. The game was a critical and commercial success, but a sequel was cancelled and a remaster or remake has never happened. The Thing was a sequel to John Carpenter's iconic 1982 horror film of the same name. It's been almost twenty years since The Thing video game released on PC, PS2, GameCube, Game Boy Color, and Xbox.
