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Wired: The Best Games of 2017 The Guardian Top 5 of 2017 AV Club's Favorite Games of the Year 'It’s the game that finally allowed me to forget what I know about video games' Alphr: Best PS4 Games in 2017 The New Yorker - Best Video Games of 2017 BONUS - John Romero - 'I played the game Everything tonight for a couple hours. Very innovative. The Thing x Shaggy Memes, Perfection. The Thing 2 RPG (v3.0 Update) I’m quite behind on work I have to catch up with currently. Arteaga has been producing tiles faster than I can work them into the game and I haven’t really had much time off work lately so it’s somewhat frustrating. Sep 11, 2015 The Thing is a third person survival horror video game developed by Computer Artworks and published under the Black Label Games banner, a collaboration between Universal Interactive (later Vivendi. Last edited by Solarstrike; Sep 11, 2015 @ 7:58am.
4.52 / 5 - 92 votes
Description of The Thing Windows
The Thing, a really nice action game sold in 2002 for Windows, is available and ready to be played again! Time to play a horror, shooter and licensed title video game title.
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Red Hood2020-10-120 point
I never got to play this game as a kid. I love the original movie and the prequel. They are some of the best psychological horror movies in existence. The game I am told does a helluva job capturing that atmosphere. I can't wait to play it. Thank you so much for putting it up here.
SOLIDG2020-09-01-2 points
This is one of those games I have always heard people say good things about in my PS2 days but for some reason I ended up skipping it back then. I didn't know it had a PC version until know, so I guess I'll give it a try.
yeahSteve72020-08-100 point
I'm running it with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and as the admin but still nothing.
Anyone have a fix??
Anyone have a fix??
Lord Ogrogash 20.000 B.C.2020-07-010 point
I watched first the New Movie, then the Old Movie, it made so much sense, now i plan to play the game, really nice idea, wish they make the third movie and another game, to actually be still made in DirectX 9.0.
Jonny2020-06-190 point
Thank for this
Pope2020-05-24-22 points
What a load of boring bullshit.
Constantly repeating, overwhelming number of opponents, fiddly micromanagement of teammates who are constantly walking in the players fire. And in addition to the shitty micromanagement you are confronted with a shitty UI. The game survived about an hour on my harddrive. Even for free - it's not worth my time.
Constantly repeating, overwhelming number of opponents, fiddly micromanagement of teammates who are constantly walking in the players fire. And in addition to the shitty micromanagement you are confronted with a shitty UI. The game survived about an hour on my harddrive. Even for free - it's not worth my time.
rr92022020-04-301 point
Thanks a lot.
tnoobmaster2020-04-103 points
I need some help. I got the game in a state where I could run it, but every time I try to start it, it tells me I can't because it's not detecting a CD-rom drive. my issue is that my computer doesn't have a CD-rom, it dosne't have any hardware for running CD's or DVD's. is there some work around I could install or can I just not play this?
LoydMongo2020-04-052 points
Seems the file ikernel.exe is named wrong as ikernel.ex_ and thus the install wizard won't work. So what I did was copy all the files from the .ISO to new folder I named TheThing_UK and then renamed the copied ikernel.ex_ to ikernel.exe , after that the installation worked from my new folder. I hope it helps you too!
Ngoma2020-04-020 point
it says install shield wizard could not be installed, what to do?
MILLENNIUM_6662020-03-196 points
guys, girls, thanks for this! i enjoy a lot this game that a saw so many years ago.
ISTALL WIN 10
1)mount iso, istall the game by 'setup exe.'
2) istall the euro pach (download from this site)
3) run with admin privileges and compatibility set on 'windows xp service pack2'
4) enjoy!
ISTALL WIN 10 + RESHADE (post processing for antialiasing and other fun thing and graphics improvments)
1)mount iso, istall the game by 'setup exe.'
2) istall the euro pach (download from this site)
3) download reshade (https://reshade.me/) and also the d3d8to9 (converter for directx8 to direct x9) because reshade dosn't support directx8, so you have to download this dll.file (https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases)
4)istall reshade in your games folder ( tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGNSxGvTFpY ) and select directx9 in the options.
5)copy your d3d8.dll file into the game folder (C:/x86/computer artworks/the thing/bin)
6) run the game WITHOUT admin permission and compatibility options.
7) enjoy. the first video credits doesn't appear but when you are in the main menu all works fine.
ISTALL WIN 10
1)mount iso, istall the game by 'setup exe.'
2) istall the euro pach (download from this site)
3) run with admin privileges and compatibility set on 'windows xp service pack2'
4) enjoy!
ISTALL WIN 10 + RESHADE (post processing for antialiasing and other fun thing and graphics improvments)
1)mount iso, istall the game by 'setup exe.'
2) istall the euro pach (download from this site)
3) download reshade (https://reshade.me/) and also the d3d8to9 (converter for directx8 to direct x9) because reshade dosn't support directx8, so you have to download this dll.file (https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases)
4)istall reshade in your games folder ( tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGNSxGvTFpY ) and select directx9 in the options.
5)copy your d3d8.dll file into the game folder (C:/x86/computer artworks/the thing/bin)
6) run the game WITHOUT admin permission and compatibility options.
7) enjoy. the first video credits doesn't appear but when you are in the main menu all works fine.
mike2020-03-090 point
Doesnt work even with windows xp pack 2
escburn3r2020-02-240 point
Nice C(: :))) Hd video downloader for mac.
ZAZ2019-12-170 point
Run with Administrator privileges and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2) and it WORKS. An awesome game.
ZAZ2019-12-140 point
Not to be a jerk by WHY post games that do not work? Frustrating...
Jab2019-12-070 point
![Mac Mac](https://static.gamespot.com/uploads/screen_kubrick/1365/13658182/2665426-trailer_oriandtheblindforest_tgs2014_20140923.jpg)
Had this installed and playing on win 8.1 with large screen.its was great..now no luke with win 10
Alucard30002019-09-030 point
It doesnt work! When i try to unzip it, it says ' No archive found' and when i try to mount it with daemon tools it gives an error
Fredsj2019-03-22-2 points
Both version are ISO
krashd2019-02-280 point
@BENJAMINGRIMM Because games were usually compressed to fit on CD or DVD, they would unpack as they installed making the installation (or 'rip') larger than the disc contents.
Gertold Grecht2019-02-031 point
Die Firma dankt für den Upload
KingsmanTheGreat2019-01-144 points
The game installs via the setup wizard but once you install and click run it does not respond at all. Cisco anyconnect secure client download.
f2018-11-19-1 point
no kurt russell apparently
Quasimojo2018-09-012 points
I just joined the Outpost 31 Facebook group and remembered this game and had to try to find it! Thanks!
BenjaminGrimm2018-02-162 points
How is ISO version smaller than RIP version?
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Genre: Survival Horror
Release Year: 2002
Developer: Computer Artworks
Publisher: Black Label Games
Age Rating: 15+
Playability Status: Perfect
Tested On: Windows 8 x64
Availability: Copyright retained - Out of print/unavailable
Ever notice how some of the best sci-fi horror movies have the least imaginative titles? John Carpenter’s highly regarded movie “The Thing” certainly doesn’t buck this trend. If you hadn’t already guessed, the thing that appears in the titular film and game isn’t in any way pink, fluffy or cute, but rather a grotesque blob of parasitic alien killing machine that can posses you or your fellow team members. The game takes place after the events of the cult movie. You will lead a team into what remains of the base to investigate what happened to the original crew. As well as dealing with the alien, you’ll also have to contend with fear and paranoia amongst your fellow soldiers.
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Installation
The game should install without any issues on a modern PC. Simply insert the DVD into your computers optical drive and follow the on-screen prompts. If the games installer does not start automatically, simply browse to the DVD in Computer/This PC and run the “Setup.exe” program manually.
Patching
Before you start playing the game, we recommend installing the latest patch. Patch 1.2 adds a very handy mouse-look mode, which makes the game play more like a modern PC game. Patching the game can be a little confusing as you need the correct patch for your region of the game, so follow the instructions below carefully.
For the US version of the game, you need two patches, patch 1.1 and patch 1.2. Patch 1.1 can be downloaded here, while patch 1.2 can be downloaded here.
For European versions of the game (excluding the German version) you only require this patch, as the game is pre-patched to version 1.1 already.
The patches will download as zip files. To install the patches, simply run the executable files from inside the zip folders once downloaded, then follow the on-screen prompts. If you accidentally try to apply the wrong patch, the patching programs will warn you, so pay attention to any error messages you see.
Running the game
In order to run The Thing on modern versions of Windows, all that is required is to set the game to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2). If you don’t change this setting, the games video cut-scenes and intro may not work and the game may crash back to the desktop. Simply find the shortcut to the game on your Start menu or Start screen and apply the compatibility mode. If you’re unfamiliar with configuring compatibility options, see this link. After changing this setting, Windows may unfortunately insist on running the game in Administrator mode each time.
Tweaking visual quality
Unlike most PC games, The Thing has almost no user-configurable graphics settings. The only two settings that can be configured are “Resolution” and “Colour Depth”. To access these options, start the game and from the main menu, go to “Options” and then “Audio/Video”. Resolution should be set as high as your monitor will allow. If you installed the latest patch, the game should support widescreen screen modes just fine. Colour depth should always be set to 32 on a modern PC.
Gamers who have Nvidia or AMD graphics cards can squeeze a little more visual quality from the game by using their graphics cards control panel to force antialiasing on for the game. Consult your graphics cards user manual for more details of how to do this. On our Nvidia based rig, we used the NVIDIA control panel and under “Manage 3D settings” we added The Thing as a custom program. We then set “Antialiasing – Mode” to “Override any application setting” and “Antialiasing – Setting” to “32x CSAA”. This significantly improved the visual quality of the edges of objects in the game.
Configuring controls
We strongly recommend using keyboard and mouse for the game. The game does not natively support joypads and there are a number of keyboard commands you will need to learn in order to manage your squad. Remember if you want to use mouse-look mode you need to enable it from the Options menu under “Advanced Controls”.
Other notes
The popular gaming utility XFire supports The Thing, allowing you to take videos and screenshots and chat to your friends while you play.
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Troubleshooting
Problems saving games and configurations – Like many old titles, The Thing saves its game data into the same folder as the game itself. In some instances on more modern versions of Windows, this will mean that save games and configuration files cannot be written. To solve this problem you can either run the game as administrator (right click on the games icon and choose “Run as administrator”) or, better still, set the permissions on your game folder so that your user account has full control/read write permissions. You can find a tutorial on how to configure folder permissions here. The games default installation directory is “C:Program Files (x86)Computer ArtworksThe Thing”. The actual save game files are stored in the “bin” sub directory and are named “slot1.sav”, “slot2.sav” etc. Remember the game doesn’t save your progress automatically, you must get to a tape recorder in order to save.
Screenshots
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Fighting the gruesome thing. This is how the game would have appeared on an older PC.
Reference
Lining up with your squad. Playing the game on a modern PC in 1080p with antialiasing.