2017 · Spies / Secret Agents

The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

A small Antarctic research station faces an invasive, shape‑shifting organism that imitates crew members. Players take the roles of twelve station personnel and perform investigations through the cramped facility to identify who is human and who is infected. Gameplay centers on hidden identities, resource use and deduction: players move through rooms, spend supplies and equipment to run tests or secure areas, and reveal information that may exonerate or condemn others. Tension and paranoia build as players must decide whom to trust while trying to contain the infection and escape to warn the outside world.

groupPlayers

4–8 best 8

schedulePlaying time

60–120 min

cakeAge

17+

psychologyComplexity

2.3 / 5