It's crazy to think but, yes, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins managed to keep my attention for longer than any episode of Series 12.

From the people who made Simulacra, a game I've seen plenty of YouTubers play, this game is essentially a "found footage" game in which you solve a mystery by decrypting files and piecing together context clues from texts and emails.

It's a lot of fun and is genuinely spooky (moreso than the series itself at times), but the problems arise from not being shown things explicitly. I think I spent a few minutes on a timed section trying to figure out what I was trying to do.

It's a short two hour platinum on PS4 and it it's cheap enough I'd highly recommend it if you're a fan of the series.
Don't worry, though, you don't need to watch any of the Chibnall stuff to fully understand the references, I'm pretty sure there's only a reference to the Rosa Parks episode and a sly tease for the Flux series (although I've not yet seen it).

Reviewed on Dec 30, 2023


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