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The Thing That Happened

Thing That Happened is an Openworld Third Person - Action Adventure Survial game. You can use multiple weapons, attachments, close combat skills tree's and crafting to break through your enemies.

20 July 2026

The Thing That Happened is an adventure, released 20 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Thing That Happened is

The Thing That Happened was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Thing That Happened is an Openworld Third Person - Action Adventure Survial game. You can use multiple weapons, attachments, close combat skills tree's and crafting to break through your enemies.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

The Thing That Happened launched on 20 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.

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When did The Thing That Happened come out?
The Thing That Happened was released on 20 July 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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