The Next BIG Thing
Fair · Narrative · 2011
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Fair at $0.74, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since Jan 2013. Buy it now if you want it.
- Length
- 6.1h 7.5h to 100%
- Value
- $0.12/hr
- Reviews
- 83% of 725 positive
Full price
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Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
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About the game
The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 8 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
The lowest price on record is $0.74, set in September 2024. 97 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 10 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 76 percent of its genre. On the same math I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream ($9.99, scores 65) and Thimbleweed Park™ ($19.99, scores 71) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
More about The Next BIG Thing
Critics scored it 75. Players sit 8 points higher at 83 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
This site sampled 242 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
What players say
The Next Big Thing is one of the dumbest adventure games I've played in recent years. So much of the dialogue is obnoxious or dumb or doesn't make sense. Whoever oversaw the English translation needs to figure out the distinction between "closed" and "locked". The "ayo" thing gets old and annoying immediately. Multiple characters exclaiming "What a guy!" is stupid and grating. Discrepancies between voice-overs and...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I really wanted to like this game. Especially since it comes from Pendulo Studios - the minds behind the timeless classic Runaway. Their signature art style is once again on full display here, and honestly, it's stunning. The beautifully detailed, hand-drawn 2.5D aesthetic still works wonders in a modern adventure game. Visually, The Next Big Thing is everything you'd expect from Pendulo: vibrant, stylish, and...
Pretty decent game overall, with the exception of the "get the band to play the tango", which is obtuse and certifiably insane thanks to the randomness and strict timing. (Hit drums, count to eight, hit violin, count to seven, hit bass, count to six, hit piano) It was made worse due to a bug where my cursor would consistently disappear after activating the second instrument, so impossible to trigger the 3rd...
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Cite this score
The Next BIG Thing scores 63/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/58570/the-next-big-thingReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.