Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. DarkStation
    Nov 26, 2019
    60
    Doctor Who: The Edge of Time has some fun ideas and offers fans a great opportunity to go on a time-hopping adventure with the greatest alien hero television has ever seen. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite feel ready for prime time nor is it optimized well enough on the PlayStation 4.
  2. Video Chums
    Nov 21, 2019
    60
    Doctor Who: The Edge of Time offers a gripping atmosphere and a great performance from Jodie Whittaker but besides that, it falls flat.
  3. The Digital Fix
    Nov 13, 2019
    60
    The Doctor Who fan in me loved his time with this title. From a non-Who fan, video game standpoint though, its negatives weigh heavy on the overall experience. Its short, too easy and sometimes cumbersome. If your a Who fan though you will love parts of it, as I did. Maybe wait for the title to go on sale.
  5. COGconnected
    Nov 26, 2019
    57
    I wanted to love Doctor Who: The Edge of Time, but I was left feeling let down. The periodic injection of obligatory “cheeky quips” from the disembodied voice of Whittaker’s Doctor just felt like another superficial distraction from the fact that, at its core, this is just an ok VR puzzler that wastes its legendary source material. If you’ve always wanted to take the TARDIS for a spin, by all means check it out — but beyond that, temper your expectations.
  6. Screen Rant
    Dec 9, 2019
    50
    Doctor Who: The Edge of Time doesn’t really feel like a 2019 VR game, with simplistic VR tropes and mostly obvious puzzles. As a result, the quality of the experience relies too heavily on its licensing to communicate any significant quality.
  7. God is a Geek
    Nov 19, 2019
    50
    A Doctor Who game set in a virtual world could have been something really special. Unfortunately, the slow movement and generic puzzles don't do much for Maze Theory's game.
  8. Metro GameCentral
    Nov 19, 2019
    50
    There’s moments of greatness, and genuine terror, in this loving homage to everyone’s favourite double-hearted alien, but time and again it’s dragged down by dull puzzles and drab storytelling.
  9. GameSpew
    Nov 15, 2019
    50
    Doctor Who: The Edge of Time has flashes of excellence and, if you’re a hardcore Doctor Who fan, you’ll get something out of it. But for a show that’s had this long a run, there’s really nothing remarkable about Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.
  10. Push Square
    Nov 22, 2019
    40
    Stepping into the TARDIS is a cool moment, and there are lots of references and encounters that fans will love throughout the short runtime. Unfortunately, that's about as much substance as you'll find. The puzzles themselves are pretty easy, and the environments you find yourself in are underwhelming. Long load times break the flow between each location, movement is slow, and it's not very engaging to play at all. If you're a real Doctor Who aficionado, you may find some enjoyment here, but otherwise, this is a waste of your precious time.

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. QuantumGamer
    Jul 15, 2023
    4
    Everything starts out great. The graphics are great in the first scene, the doctor needs your help. Everything is set up to be a wonderfulEverything starts out great. The graphics are great in the first scene, the doctor needs your help. Everything is set up to be a wonderful adventure...until you realize it is a puzzle solving game where you basically have to solve puzzles, often through trial and error as the clues you get are often very vague. The Doctor is very patronizing, which is fine, because the doctor can be that way with lowly humans, but I really don't need to hear the doctor repeat the same cryptic clue every 30 seconds like I'm some kind of moron or something. LIke, literally, I'm solving one of the puzzles which is taking me a little bit of time and I have to hear her spout the same clue over and over again even though I know what I'm doing and just need a few minutes to do it.
    The Tardis controls are horrific to manage and when you make a mistake the doctor makes some pithy comment. Also, later in the game, the graphics seem to be a little blander and less detailed than in the beginning like they just got lazy when they designed it.
    To be honest, I didn't finish the game because it just plain got very frustrating trying to solve some of the puzzles when what I was looking for was a cool adventure.    … Full Review »
  2. Ali2018k
    May 7, 2020
    10
    Dont understand why this game has so low reviews, i’ve been playing it recently & its really good, great graphics, great full locomotion withDont understand why this game has so low reviews, i’ve been playing it recently & its really good, great graphics, great full locomotion with smooth turning controls, good doctor who story & on psvr, if u are a fan or even not, give this a try, it wont disappoint, really fun for like 3 hours.… Full Review »
  3. Tigers_Boy
    Nov 28, 2019
    10
    I’m a big fan of Doctor Who and have been for a LONG time and this game is great for people who like doctor, people who don’t, and people whoI’m a big fan of Doctor Who and have been for a LONG time and this game is great for people who like doctor, people who don’t, and people who don’t even know what doctor who is! Not only is it a great doctor who game but it is also a GREAT fr game. I recommend it… Full Review »
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