Games like Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
If Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is your kind of game, the closest matches are Red Balloon, Heart of the Forest and Back：Fade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Red Balloon
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Top pick for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions as you descend through 66 levels to save your little brother. How far are you willing to descend for him?
Heart of the Forest
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Second-strongest match for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Back：Fade
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Third-strongest match for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
The Sin
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Ranked #4 for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Road to Empress Ⅱ
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Ranked #5 for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Play as the protagonist in this live-action interactive palace survival drama! Take a dynasty's fate into your own hands in Road to Empress II, the new content of the global hit. Defy fate, navigate intrigue, and claim the throne of power. You decide it all!
French Crime Detective Game
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Ranked #6 for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The French government entrusts citizens to solve criminal cases over the internet. French Crime is a realistic and immersive criminal investigation game.
Her Story
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Shares a mysterious mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Ranked #7 for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
规则怪谈：盛崖小区
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Ranked #8 for Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
Reviewers mention these as similar to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
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SIMULACRA
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Reviewers of Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Doctor Who Infinity
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Reviewers of Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Brought to you by the teams behind the award-winning Doctor Who: Legacy game. This is an innovative new platform for telling original Doctor Who stories. Written, drawn, and narrated by incredible talent mixed with a unique take on tile puzzle gameplay.
SIMULACRA 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Reviewers of Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~50% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~75% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~83% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~50% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~67% under Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Another title from Maze Theory, the studio behind Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Step into the shadows in Thief VR. You are Magpie, a cunning thief orphaned by Baron Northcrest and shaped by the streets. Use VR mechanics to steal, evade, and outsmart the City's forces. Your goal? A relic in Northcrest's vault, which uncovers a far greater artifact with a powerful legacy.
Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Another title from Maze Theory, the studio behind Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.
Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom Complete Edition
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Another title from Maze Theory, the studio behind Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Prove you have what it takes to join the Peaky Blinders in The King's Ransom, a narrative VR game inspired by the epic gangster drama. Complete with all DLC included – including 7 additional missions and challenges!
Infinite Inside
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Another title from Maze Theory, the studio behind Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Explore an enchanting and mysterious world, collect shards, solve intricate puzzles, and assemble keys to unlock the mysteries of a secret society.
Frequently asked about Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
- Does Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins work on Steam Deck?
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins cost?
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins are Red Balloon, Heart of the Forest, Back：Fade.
- Who developed Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins?
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins was developed by Maze Theory.
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