Choose Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Choose Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins launched in 2021.
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins vs Back：Fade
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins and Back：Fade both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) is 4 years older than Back：Fade (2025). Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Back：Fade (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). 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 Back：Fade
Choose Back：Fade if you want a Simulation and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Back：Fade launched in 2025.
Both Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins and Back：Fade sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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 |  Back：Fade | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (293 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Maze Theory | MYSTERY CROWN |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) is 4 years older than Back：Fade (2025).
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Back：Fade (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is Deck Unsupported, Back：Fade is Deck Playable.
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins vs Back：Fade — FAQ
- Should I play Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins or Back：Fade first?
- If you want chronology, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (2021) came out before Back：Fade (2025). 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 Back：Fade similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.