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Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Don't know why I took so long to play this. it isn't perfect but it's pretty good. a nice continuation of an amazing Doctor Who episode. the puzzles weren't too hard, the game wasn't overly long, and I only missed a couple of things, and I had a good time overall”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I must say that im not that deep into the Doctor Who lore. I know the tardis and the angels, but thats pretty much all i knew. I didnt knew that the angels have another name. But this wasnt a problem at all. Its a game mostly about reading which isnt that bad. I thought the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“this game is one of my favorites just wished i had fish fingers and custard lol”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
LIMITED-TIME DISCOUNT: Save 75% in the Steam Scream Fest Sale!
Save on scares this Halloween with 75% off The Lonely Assassins! The Weeping Angels are arguably the most terrifying monsters in the Whoniverse and so what better time than Halloween to take them on -
LIMITED-TIME DISCOUNT: Save 45% in the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Sale!
HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY DOCTOR WHO! To celebrate, we've got a special discount live on Steam for The Lonely Assassins ! Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in the thrill
Happy First Anniversary!
It's been a whole year since Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins launched on Steam! Thank you for playing and remember: don't blink!
Lots and lots of bug fixes!
Lots and lots of bug fixes! - Improved stability on older devices - Implemented fix for 'missing contacts' bug - Fixed 'black screen' issue on older devices. Thank you for your help and feedback! :)
LIMITED-TIME DISCOUNT: New Enemies & Familiar Foes
Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality is coming to Steam on 30 September 2021! Watch the teaser trailer revealing a brand-new nemesis: the CyberReaper! Then, if you're up to the challenge, face the Weeping
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Adventure · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror · Immersive Sim · Singleplayer · Investigation · Cinematic · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.doctorwhothelonelyassassins.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3, Ryzen 3 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8800 GT, AMD Radeon HD 2400, Intel HD or any graphics card / APUs released from 2012 onwards DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space