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

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

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).

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: 04/08/2026