Why Doctor Who Can Never Work As A Video Game

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Despite being one of the longest-running Sci-Fi TV shows and having entrenched itself in British pop culture with a cult following internationally, Doctor Who has an exceptionally difficult time translating itself into video game format. That's not to say that Doctor Who hasn't tried venturing into the gaming scene, but every time it has, it has always been with very mixed results.

Sadly though, despite the earnest efforts of the powers-that-be to successfully marry Doctor Who and video games, there are core challenges that don't just simply complicate this, but they are directly opposed to a successful Doctor Who video game as far as traditional game design goes. From even the earliest days of the classic Doctor Who series to a more informed and experienced industry, there always seems to be an ongoing struggle to create a believable narrative and protagonist or a general inability to fully capture the two hearts and soul of Doctor Who. Unless something radical comes along to reinvent gaming as it exists today, there just doesn't seem to be any time or space for Doctor Who to take.

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Since Doctor Who first came to TV screens in 1963, it's had ample time to dip its toes into the pool of gaming, dating back as early as 1983 with Doctor Who: The First Adventure for the BBC Micro, all the way up to 2021's foray into VR with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, featuring Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant voicing their respective Doctors. There have been a variety of different approaches these games have taken, including both genre and platforms, from puzzle-based games on the Nintendo DS to iOS and Android games with match-three. However, most if not