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The Next BIG Thing

Pendulo Studios · Focus Entertainment · 2011-04-21

SteamGOG

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 21, 2011 (Mac), Apr 21, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 $4.99 Adventure game released in 2011, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 724 reviews).

0
playing now
83%
positive of 725 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Next Big Thing is a 2011 comedy graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. The spiritual successor to Pendulo's Hollywood Monsters (1997), it takes place in an alternate-history 1940s Hollywood where real monsters portray themselves in monster movies. The game follows reporters Dan Murray and Liz Allaire as they uncover a conspiracy within the film industry. Assuming control of Dan and Liz, the player navigates the game world, converses with non-player characters and solves puzzles.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 725 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$0.74-85%
Steam$0.74-85%
GOG$0.75-85%
GOG$0.75-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.60 at GameBillet (2025-01-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 113 of 146 observed days · $0.14 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.24$0.622015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.842015-04-01 — best price $9.492015-05-13 — best price $9.492015-07-18 — best price $10.822016-03-25 — best price $2.742016-12-30 — best price $9.992017-09-07 — best price $1.992018-05-10 — best price $2.492018-11-12 — best price $2.492019-08-05 — best price $1.702020-01-24 — best price $1.992020-05-04 — best price $9.992020-08-18 — best price $8.892020-10-15 — best price $9.992020-12-03 — best price $9.992021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-03-26 — best price $9.602021-05-12 — best price $8.192021-08-17 — best price $8.382021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-03-12 — best price $5.452022-07-21 — best price $4.992022-11-16 — best price $1.492023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-08-28 — best price $0.992024-01-18 — best price $0.992024-05-30 — best price $0.992024-09-17 — best price $4.282025-01-20 — best price $0.692025-04-19 — best price $0.632025-07-18 — best price $4.122025-10-25 — best price $0.692026-02-01 — best price $4.992026-05-17 — best price $0.742026-08-23 — best price $0.742026-09-23 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $0.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2432026-06-02 — 7 pageviews2026-06-06 — 11 pageviews2026-06-10 — 12 pageviews2026-06-14 — 11 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 13 pageviews2026-06-26 — 7 pageviews2026-06-30 — 16 pageviews2026-07-04 — 16 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-12 — 5 pageviews2026-07-16 — 5 pageviews2026-07-20 — 13 pageviews2026-07-24 — 15 pageviews2026-07-28 — 9 pageviews2026-08-01 — 12 pageviews2026-08-05 — 10 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 9 pageviews2026-08-17 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 8 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews2026-08-29 — 12 pageviews2026-09-02 — 9 pageviews2026-09-06 — 8 pageviews2026-09-10 — 9 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 12 pageviews2026-09-22 — 13 pageviews2026-09-26 — 11 pageviews2026-09-30 — 11 pageviews2026-10-04 — 10 pageviews2026-10-08 — 9 pageviews2026-10-11 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Player tags

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Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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