Games like The Next BIG Thing
If The Next BIG Thing is your kind of game, the closest matches are A New Beginning - Final Cut, Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes and Armikrog — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hint system prevents frustration, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Next BIG Thing: The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!
Players who liked The Next BIG Thing also play
Steam players who put hours into The Next BIG Thing also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
A New Beginning - Final Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Top pick for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Second-strongest match for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.
Armikrog
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Third-strongest match for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak captive through exploration and puzzle solving!
Back to the Future: The Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Featuring a special appearance by Michael J. Fox!
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Ranked #5 for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
The Book of Unwritten Tales
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Ranked #6 for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Yesterday
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Ranked #7 for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
The Curse of Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Ranked #8 for The Next BIG Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
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Yesterday
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Reviewers of The Next BIG Thing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Runaway VR
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Next BIG Thing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
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Return to Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Reviewers of The Next BIG Thing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
SchoolBoy Runaway
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Reviewers of The Next BIG Thing cross-mention this title as a similar play.
“You little rascal! Go study your lessons right now!” said the angry parents, grounding you. Try to outsmart them and find a way to have fun with your friends.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Next BIG Thing at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Next BIG Thing on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from Pendulo Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Pendulo Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blacksad: Under the Skin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Yesterday
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Runaway, A Road Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.
Yesterday Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...
Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Travel to the four corners of the world with Brian and Gina in a crazy story packed full of surprises. Pirates, spies, surfers, soldiers, and even aliens get in on the act - all combining to create a wonderfully rewarding experience to savour and remember forever!
Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Next BIG Thing.
Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind The Next BIG Thing. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Tintin and his faithful companion Snowy are going to experience some extraordinary adventures…After meeting Professor Sarcophagus whilst cruising the Mediterranean Sea, the famous reporter sets out in search of the tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh.
Frequently asked about The Next BIG Thing
- Does The Next BIG Thing run on Steam Deck?
- The Next BIG Thing is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Next BIG Thing cost?
- The Next BIG Thing is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Next BIG Thing?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Next BIG Thing are A New Beginning - Final Cut, Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes, Armikrog.
- Who developed The Next BIG Thing?
- The Next BIG Thing was developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Entertainment.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Next BIG Thing.
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