Choose Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Choose Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 42% cheaper on the Steam Store. Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins launched in 2021.
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins vs Heart of the Forest
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins and Heart of the Forest both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) is 5 years older than Heart of the Forest (2026). Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than Heart of the Forest (72.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Heart of the Forest
Choose Heart of the Forest if you want the Subtitle Options, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heart of the Forest launched in 2026.
Both Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins and Heart of the Forest sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins |  Heart of the Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 10.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (293 reviews) | 72.4% positive (58 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Maze Theory | Trapped Predator |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) is 5 years older than Heart of the Forest (2026).
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than Heart of the Forest (72.4% positive).
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Heart of the Forest (5.99 USD vs. 10.39 USD).
- Steam Deck: Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is Deck Unsupported, Heart of the Forest is Deck Verified.
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins vs Heart of the Forest — FAQ
- Should I play Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins or Heart of the Forest first?
- If you want chronology, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) came out before Heart of the Forest (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins and Heart of the Forest similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.