List of Doctor Who video games

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Numerous video games based on the popular science-fiction series Doctor Who have been officially released. To date, there have been over 19 Doctor Who video games on various platforms, including mobile games on mobile phones.

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Released games

YearTitlePlatform(s)Notes
1983 Doctor Who: The First Adventure BBC Micro
1985 Doctor Who and the Warlord BBC Micro ZX Spectrum version planned but cancelled. [1]
1985 Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 [2]
1992 Dalek Attack Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
1997 Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors Microsoft Windows
2008 Top Trumps: Doctor Who Java ME, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii
2010–11 Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Microsoft Windows, Mac OS Released episodically with 5 episodes from 2010 to 2011. [3]
2010 Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth Nintendo DS
2010 Doctor Who: Return to Earth Wii
2010–11 Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time Android, iOS
2012 Doctor Who: Worlds in Time Adobe Flash Shutdown on March 3, 2014. [4]
2012 Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
2013 Doctor Who: Legacy Android, iOS
2014The Doctor and the DalekBrowserReleased on the BBC website. [5]
2015Doctor Who Game MakerBrowserReleased on the BBC website. [6]
2015 Lego Dimensions PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U Features the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald and Missy. [7]
2018Doctor Who: Battle of Time Android, iOS Soft-launched on May 30, 2018 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand, later shutdown on 26 November of that same year. [8]
2019–20Doctor Who: The Runaway Microsoft Windows VR game released for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in 2019, [9] and via Steam in 2020. [10]
2019–20Doctor Who: The Edge of Time Microsoft Windows, Oculus Quest 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 [11] Available on Playstation 5 on April 23, 2024 [12]
2021Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2022Doctor Who: Lost in Time Android, iOS
TBA Doctor Who: Worlds Apart Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Cancelled games

YearTitlePlatform(s)Notes
2008 PlayStation Home PlayStation 3 A Doctor Who world along with environment and customisable options were added with a first wave on March 27, 2013 [15] and a second wave in August, 2013. [16]
2012 The Pinball Arcade Android, iOS, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch The 1992 Doctor Who pinball machine by Bally was released for the game on October 1, 2016, with an original table Master of Time released for Steam and iOS on December 24, 2016. On June 30, 2018, all Bally pinball tables were removed from the game due to the Williams/Bally license holder not wanting to renew the license with FarSight Studios. [17]
2014 LittleBigPlanet 3 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Four costume packs based around Doctor Who were released through December 2015. [18]
2015 Lego Dimensions PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One Doctor Who featured as part of a level pack. [19]
2020 Fall Guys Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Costumes featuring the Fourth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Doctors and a Dalek were available from November 1, 2022 to November 6, 2022. [20] with costumes featuring the Tenth Doctor, a Cyberman and The TARDIS available from August 15, 2023 to August 20, 2023. [21]

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