The Next BIG Thing similar games & best alternatives

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The Next BIG Thing

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2011

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Humorous and engaging story
  • Well-developed characters
  • Beautiful cartoon-style graphics
  • Intuitive interface with helpful hints
  • Accessible puzzles with logical solutions

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles illogical or frustrating
  • Limited replayability
  • Lack of character customization
  • Minor technical issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry

  • The Inner World

  • Darkestville Castle

  • Perils of Man

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like The Next BIG Thing but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Deponia: The Complete Journey

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • Goodbye Deponia

  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

  • Return to Monkey Island

  • Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

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  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Next BIG Thing. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Next BIG Thing: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026