Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality

Just Add Water · Oct 14, 2021

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · PS4 · Xbox One · Switch

Teen

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Built with current and next-generation consoles in mind, Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality features new worlds to explore, new puzzles, new challenges and new gameplay. Uncover a universe-spanning threat as you seek to save reality from a series of time-breaking glitches. Continue the story that began in The Edge of Time and partner with the Doctor to unearth a greater mystery.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 5.1 (6 critics) · Gamer 5.9

PlayStation 5

Critic 2.0 (1 critics) · No ratings yet

Xbox Series X|S

Critic 5.5 (2 critics) · No ratings yet

PlayStation 4

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 7.3

Xbox One

Critic 4.1 (4 critics) · No ratings yet

Nintendo Switch

Critic 4.2 (5 critics) · No ratings yet

Critic reviews

NintendoLife
Stuart Gipp · Dec 14, 2021
4.0
A bijou Doctor Who experience, Edge of Reality is impressively dedicated to the beloved TV show but unfortunately suffers in its transition from VR exclusive to traditional console game. Limited inputs and fetch-questy scenarios hardly inflame the imagination and it's not until the game's last quarter that things start to feel more tailored for the Switch — because they are.
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Nintendo World Report
John Rairdin · Dec 07, 2021
4.0
Doctor Who: Edge of Reality is a bit like a hastily put together reunion show. They’re hitting all the beats you’d expect, and you’ll see every fan favorite make an appearance, but the story itself feels like cobbled together, mediocre fan-fiction rather than something from one of the most celebrated science fiction shows of all time.
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GameSpace.com
LaSt04Ka · Nov 20, 2021
4.5
The story of Doctor Who: Edge of Reality follows the classic canon of the series, developing very vigorously and featuring interesting plot twists and a stunning end. The game is worth playing through, but the number of bugs and glitches interfere with the enjoyment and can force you to restart your playthrough. The idea and certain features such as the mechanics of riddles, musical accompaniment, the story of a huge universe filled with detailed lore are amazing, but the realization leaves much to be desired.
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NerdBurglars Gaming
Dan Hastings · Nov 09, 2021
2.0
Doctor Who: Edge of Reality had the potential to be a really good game. The actual actors behind the doctors were on board to do the voice work. The story had a strong premise and there are 100s if not 1000s of episodes of Doctor Who to draw inspiration from. What we ended up with was a massively rushed, half baked experience that tried to cram as many classic Doctor Who references into a game that has no mechanics to make any use of it.
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ZTGD
Terrence Johnson · Nov 09, 2021
4.5
I didn’t like Doctor Who: Edge of Reality in this iteration. Had I played this in VR I think some of my issues would have been resolved, but the mistreatment of both Doctors is quite unforgivable and would be a huge issue in either version of the game.
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Push Square
Aaron Potter · Oct 30, 2021
4.0
David Tennant does infuse this story with a lot of life in the short time he’s featured, and a particular end sequence set on a cybership sets the pulse racing by tapping into the show’s mild horror. However, neither detract from the original experience’s flaws. The chief appeal of playing in VR was being able to immerse yourself into an episode, and even that has now been lost in translation.
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