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The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!

The Next BIG Thing is a adventure, point & click and puzzle game developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Entertainment.
Released on April 21st 2011 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, French, German and Russian.

It has received 680 reviews of which 572 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.94€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified The Next BIG Thing into these genres:

Adventure Point & Click Puzzle 2D Classic Great Soundtrack Retro Cult Classic 1990's Singleplayer Escape Room

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 or 7
  • Processor: Intel/AMD 2.0GHZ equivalent, or higher
  • Memory: 1GB (XP)/2GB (Vista/7)
  • Hard Disk Space: 8GB
  • Video Card: : 256 MB 100% DirectX 9 compatible, ATI Radeon X800/Intel GMA 3000/Nvidia GeForce 6800 or Higher*
  • DirectX®: 9.0
  • Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
  • Additional: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION. *SIS AND VIA/S3G Graphics Controllers Not Supported
MacOS
  • OS: MAC OS X 10.6.6 or higher
  • Processor: Intel/AMD, 2 GHz or better
  • Memory: 1GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 8GB
  • Video Card: : 256 MB ATI Radeon X800/Intel GMA 3000/NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or higher
  • Additional: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION.

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
It's a good game with a horrible, horrible game breaking rythm puzzle.
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Jan. 2025
I love Pendulo's graphic style! A nice adventure but unfortunately with some illogical puzzles.
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Jan. 2025
Bizzare adventure full of confusing puzzles (characters themselves sometimes comment on that), all kinds of references (bioshock one was my favourite), funny dialogues and fourth wall breaking. All this sprinkled with good acting and art as per usual and we've got ourselves a fine way to spend evening.
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Dec. 2024
I got this game for around sixty cents as part of an adventure bundle, and wasn't expecting much. However, it's surprisingly good -- a funny story with colorful graphics and solid voice acting, much like the Monkey Island games. If you enjoy retro point-and-click adventures, and like zany plot lines, I think you'll enjoy this one. It will probably take around 5-7 hours to play, depending on your puzzle-solving skills (I used a walkthrough at certain points, but there's a built-in hint system). A hidden gem, i give it a 7/10.
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Aug. 2024
Jugado y completado en 7 horas. Los gráficos de escenarios y personajes son muy atractivos y están muy bien animados. Las conversaciones son divertidas. Los puzzles, en general, no son complicados. La historia es ingeniosa y nada convencional, tal vez demasiado extraña, a mi me ha costado entrar. Si hay algo que no me ha gustado demasiado es la manera en que las distintas partes de la aventura se van presentando, recurren a un narrador para llevar la continuidad entre esas partes, y a mi me ha resultado poco simpático. Aún así yo recomendaría el juego.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Next BIG Thing is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Next BIG Thing is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

The Next BIG Thing received 572 positive votes out of a total of 680 achieving a rating of 7.93.
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The Next BIG Thing was developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Entertainment.

The Next BIG Thing is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Next BIG Thing is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Next BIG Thing is not playable on Linux.

The Next BIG Thing is a single-player game.

The Next BIG Thing does not currently offer any DLC.

The Next BIG Thing does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Next BIG Thing supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Next BIG Thing is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Next BIG Thing.

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The Next BIG Thing PEGI 12
4.99€ -62% 4.99€ 1.94€
7.9
572
108
Game modes
Features
Online players
6
Developer
Pendulo Studios
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Release 21 Apr 2011
Platforms
Remote Play
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