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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 16 July 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, see the tier picks above.