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

Release DateApr 21, 2011
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.1% (positive) / 84.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79% Top 25% / 79.6%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)566  Top 20% / 615  Top 20%
Curators28 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time7.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers1.6K  Top 30%
Owners± 93.4K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 43.8K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 169K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Next BIG Thing steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Next BIG Thing's Steam rating and reviews from April 2011 to November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (January 2012) to 84% (September 2022).

With 615 reviews Top 20%, The Next BIG Thing could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Next BIG Thing and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Next BIG Thing's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (44%), followed by Russian (18%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 22 languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Next BIG Thing percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Next BIG Thing, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that The Next BIG Thing crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Nice art style
  • Entertaining puzzles
  • Good UI
  • Decent story
  • Witty banter
  • High-quality voice acting
  • Great animation
  • Linear gameplay
  • Short game
  • One hard puzzle
  • Lack of tutorial
  • No replayability
  • Requires pixel-hunting
  • Lack of background information
  • Issues with cursor
  • Short story

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 84.1% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Next BIG Thing's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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