The Thing That Happened

The release date for The Thing That Happened is July 20, 2026, on PC. Developed by a two-person team using Unreal Engine 5, this title blends third-person action with survival systems in a derelict urban environment.

You play as Marcus Draven, a scavenger entering the ruined city of Jericho to navigate its overgrown streets and crumbling infrastructure. The loop focuses on gathering supplies to fuel a crafting system and upgrading close-combat skill trees to handle threats. While it utilizes store assets and AI assistance, the project aims for a scale usually reserved for larger indie teams by offering an open-world sandbox with massively multiplayer elements. The main challenge will be seeing how the survival mechanics hold up against the desolation of its ghost-town setting.

Fans of post-apocalyptic scavenging should wishlist this for its July launch.