When Doctor Who Legacy was originally released to coincide with the show's 50th anniversary last year, it initially went by unnoticed but over the last year it has firmly established itself as a comprehensive and fully immersive Doctor Who experience, and definitely as the frontrunner for the title of one of the best Doctor Who games of all time. Pretty impressive. This is no doubt largely down to its loyal creators, Tiny Rebel Games, who are just as enthusiastic and excited about the show - and subsequently the game - as its ever growing legion of dedicated players. Although the concept of the game is fundamentally simple, it's the execution and overall quality of its lovingly-crafted presentation that makes Doctor Who Legacy stand out against its competitors. Once again it's a Doctor Who puzzle game but, unlike its predecessors (and yes, Evacuation Earth, that's, once again, aimed at you...), it doesn't pretend that it's anything but. In the past, Doctor Who games have boasted false promises and raised fan expectations to the point of ultimately falling at the first hurdle after they failed to live up to their own preconceived notions. There's nothing wrong with that per say - it's great that Doctor Who games are being approached with this level of enthusiasm and ambition, but Doctor Who Legacy has opted to take a different approach and has ultimately reached new levels of success and fan admiration as a result. Launching as a small offering in November 2013, it has quickly grown into one of the biggest celebrations of the show's mythology currently on the market with an impressive archive of characters and monsters from throughout Doctor Who's 51 year history. Not to mention it's bloody addictive, which always helps. At its heart though, it's all about the community, one of the biggest driving forces of the Doctor Who fandom. The free-to-play Doctor Who Legacy has gone from strength to strength since its inception and, with its future being continuously adapted by the fans for the fans, there are no signs of it slowing down.
Dan Butler is the Doctor Who Editor at WhatCulture.com. When he isn't writing his own articles or editing other people's, he can be found trawling the internet for gifs of Steven Moffat laughing. Contact him via dan.butler@whatculture.co.uk.
