The Thing

2002 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1753454
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The Thing

Summary

The Thing is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,445 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Thing was published by Q2264873[4].
  • The Thing's genre is third-person shooter[5].
  • The Thing's based on is recorded as Who Goes There?[6].
  • The Thing's based on is recorded as The Thing[7].
  • The Thing's developer is recorded as Q56329530[8].
  • The Thing's platform is recorded as Q132020[9].
  • The Thing's platform is recorded as Q10680[10].
  • The Thing's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • The Thing's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[12].
  • The Thing was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • The Thing's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[14].
  • The Thing's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • The Thing was published on December 5, 2024[16].
  • The Thing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Thing: Remastered[17].
  • The Thing's distributed by is recorded as Q2264873[18].
  • The Thing's narrative location is recorded as Antarctica[19].
  • The Thing's ESRB rating is recorded as Mature 17+[20].
  • The Thing's official website is recorded as http://www.artworks.co.uk/thing.htm[21].
  • The Thing's official website is recorded as http://www.thethinggames.com[22].
  • The Thing's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 16[23].
  • The Thing's USK rating is recorded as USK 16[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thing was published by Q2264873[4].

Publication

The Thing was released on December 5, 2024[16]. Its genre is third-person shooter[5]. It was distributed by compact disc[13].

Why It Matters

The Thing ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,445 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · BrokenSegue · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Who Goes There?, The Thing
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P144]]: [[Q210756]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  2. 10w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 2255
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 2255, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180132690|The Thing (#180132690)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Thing
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 15w ago · ~2026-33519-54 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Q56329530
    Game mode → single-player video game
    Official website → http://www.artworks.co.uk/thing.htm, http://www.thethinggames.com
    Narrative location → Antarctica
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 5 December 2024"
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