Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
A found-phone mystery involving a disappearance and the Weeping Angels
Maze Theory · Released Mar 18, 2021
As of Oct 28, 2026: -60% right now, $2.39
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 653
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Aug 23, 2021
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins?
This single-player adventure centers on a disappearance linked to an apparently abandoned London house. You examine the missing person's phone, searching messages, emails, photos, and videos for clues and solving puzzles with help from scientist Petronella Osgood.
For you if...
- +you enjoy reading-heavy mysteries with a little horror
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign or action-focused gameplay
What players say
91% of 653 reviews are positive
Players praise the continuation of “Blink” and how the story captures the feel of a Doctor Who episode. Complaints center on highlighted clues and heavy guidance leaving little room for independent deduction, with some players also finding the pacing slow.
Screenshots and trailer
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins system requirements
Minimum: HD 2400, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i3, Ryzen 3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT, AMD Radeon HD 2400, Intel HD or any graphics card / APUs released from 2012 onwards
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5, Ryzen 5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX 1060, AMD RX 480 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Headphones recommended.
Does Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Casual
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Interactive Fiction
- Visual Novel
- Psychological Horror
- Horror
- Immersive Sim
- Singleplayer
- Investigation
- Cinematic
- 2D
- FMV
- Text-Based
- Demons
- Detective
Recent updates
- Aug 23, 2021 · Lots and lots of bug fixes!
- May 24, 2021 · May 24th 2021 Update