Single-player games like The Next BIG Thing
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to The Next BIG Thing, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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A New Beginning - Final Cut
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
- 2
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 3
Armikrog
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Back to the Future: The Game
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Featuring a special appearance by Michael J. Fox!
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Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Yesterday
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
- 9
Runaway VR
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Next BIG Thing.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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SchoolBoy Runaway
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
“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.
- 12
Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
- 13
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Runaway, A Road Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Yesterday Origins
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
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Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
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Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
- 18
Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh
Single-player alternative to The Next BIG Thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.