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adventure video game
The Next Big Thing
By Pendulo Studios, S.L., released 1 Jan 2011
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
What it is
The Next Big Thing is a 2011 adventure game from Pendulo Studios, set in a version of Hollywood where monsters work in films. Journalist Liz Allaire and actor Dan Murray attend a horror-movie awards ceremony, where the story begins and leads them through mysteries and puzzles. The game’s premise asks what happens when monsters are made to appear in children’s films, romantic comedies and musicals—and eventually rebel. Its cast includes creatures drawn from fantastic movies, while the story moves across different film genres. Steam lists it as a single-player adventure, with Remote Play on Tablet and Family Sharing. The listed platforms are Windows and macOS. The game is described as featuring high-definition presentation, dialogue, soundtrack and artwork, with puzzles and situations to solve. It was published by Focus Entertainment and has a listed Metacritic score of 75.
What players like, and what they don't
- Single-player adventure with mysteries and puzzles
- Features monsters working across movie genres
- Available on Windows and macOS
- Steam lists Remote Play on Tablet
- No multiplayer listed
- Released in 2011
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player adventure built around Hollywood, monsters and puzzles. Its film-industry setting and genre-spanning story may appeal to fans of comic mysteries.
The game centers its adventure on monsters, Hollywood and a pair of distinctive leads. Players looking for multiplayer should note that Steam lists it as single-player.
