Doctor Who Game Maker (video game)

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Doctor Who Game Maker was released on the BBC website in 2015. It was produced in collaboration between BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Digital, Aardman Animations, Aerian and BBC Connected Studio.^[1] Aardman's digital team came up with the Digital Makers Kit itself.^[2] As of 2018^[update], the game is no longer available to play. The player could play as the Twelfth Doctor, Clara, or a Judoon.

Like Legacy, the Game Maker was updated every series. Colony Sarff, from The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar, was added 5 days after its release date, forming the first update from series 9. The Mire were also added as an enemy after the airing of the Girl Who Died.

After an official poll on the BBC website, the Silents were added as an enemy — their first appearance since The Time of the Doctor in 2013.

Synopsis

TARDIS systems booting... Game making software initializing...

Plot

A Sontaran shows an unseen person to the Game Maker and sets the person up to make a game through the TARDIS systems for "the glory of the Sontaran Empire". After he has given a tutorial, he gives the person the freedom to create more games.

Cast

Characters

Heroes

Enemies

Vehicles

Tools and weapons

Notes

The characters designated as "villains" can be featured as heroes in your game if the player does not desire to use the Doctor or Clara.

Footnotes

↑ BBC launches Doctor Who Game maker. BBC Media Centre (15 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 October 2016.
↑ Digital Maker Kit 'Doctor Who'. Aardman. Retrieved on 30 October 2016.

Doctor Who video games

The First Adventure • Doctor Who and the Warlord • Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror • Dalek Attack • Destiny of the Doctors • Time Streams • Master of Time · The Saviour of Time • Roblox • Worlds Apart

Console/Mobile

Top Trumps: Doctor Who • Return to Earth • Evacuation Earth • The Mazes of Time (The Christmas Trap • Angels in the Shadows) • The Eternity Clock • Minecraft • Legacy ("Bigger on the Inside" • "Sonic Adventure") • Say What You See • LEGO Dimensions • Battle of Time • Infinity (The Dalek Invasion of Time • The Orphans of the Polyoptra • The Lady of the Lake • The Silent Streets of Barry Island • The Horror of Flat Holm) • The Runaway • The Edge of Time • The Lonely Assassins • The Edge of Reality • Fortnite (Doctor Who Fortnite) • Funko Pop! Blitz • Lost in Time • Hidden Mysteries

The Adventure Games

Series 1	City of the Daleks • Blood of the Cybermen • TARDIS • Shadows of the Vashta Nerada

Series 2	The Gunpowder Plot

DWMI website

Ultimate Match-up • Dalek Supremacy • Escape the Silence • Vortex Run • The Keys of Time • Maze of the Dead

Doctor Who website

Pre-2005	Virtual TARDIS • Who Trumps • TARDIS Tennis

2005	The Last Dalek • Slitheen Surfer • SuDocWho

2006	Attack of the Graske • Help Mickey • Satellites • Defeat Deffry • Clockwork Quest • Cybus Spy • Save Paris • The Wire • Flight Simulator • Ood Escape • Defend This • Art Attack • Ghostwatch • Daleks v Cybermen • Cyber Assault • K9: Deja Who • Secret Santa • Santa Shooter • Monster Match

2007	Sonic De-Cloaker • Eye of the TARDIS • Doctor in a Dash • Into the Vortex • Dalek Breakout

2008	Black Hole • Cosmic Collider • Cyber Quiz • Jobsworth Judoon

2009	Double Decker Desert Wrecker • The Waters of Mars

Post-2010	Amy's History Hunt • The Doctor and the Dalek • Doctor Who Game Maker • Dalek Hack • Time Vortex 360

Other websites

Whodle • Worlds in Time • Land the TARDIS • Comic Creator • BBC Colouring: Doctor Who • Time Streams • Games • Bow Tie Game • TARDIS Game • Alien Game • Don't Blink

Games listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.

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+'''''Doctor Who Game Maker''''' was released on the [[BBC]] website in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. It was produced in collaboration between [[BBC Cymru Wales]], [[BBC Digital]], [[Aardman Animations]], Aerian and BBC Connected Studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/doctor-who-game-maker|title=BBC launches Doctor Who Game maker|website name=BBC Media Centre|date of source=15 September 2015|accessdate=30 October 2016}}</ref> Aardman's digital team came up with the Digital Makers Kit itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aardman.com/celebrating-40-years/digital-maker-kit-doctor-who/|title=Digital Maker Kit 'Doctor Who'|website name=Aardman|accessdate=30 October 2016}}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, the game is no longer available to play. The player could play as the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], or a [[Judoon]].
+Like ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]'', the ''Game Maker'' was updated every series. [[Colony Sarff]], from ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' and ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', was added [[20 September (releases)|5 days after]] [[15 September (releases)|its release date]], forming the first update from [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]]. The [[Mire]] were also added as an enemy [[17 October (releases)|after the airing]] of ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|the Girl Who Died]]''.
-It featured the first appearance of [[the Master]], now [[Missy (Deep Breath)|Missy]]), in a [[GAME|video game]] since ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]'' in [[1999 (releases)|1999]]. Similarly, the [[Weeping Angel]]s made their second appearance in a video game after ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]'' expansion level ''[[Angels in the Shadows (video game)|Angels in the Shadows]]''. The [[Sontaran]]s, [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Cybermat]]s, and [[Dalek]]s all reappeared from various games, including the immediately previous ''[[The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)|the Doctor and the Dalek]]'' in [[2014 (releases)|2014]].
-The [[Judoon]] also reappeared, but not as an enemy. The player could play as [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], or a [[Judoon]].
+After an official poll on the [[BBC]] website, the [[Silent]]s were added as an enemy — their first appearance since ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' in [[2013 (releases)|2013]].
+== Synopsis ==
-Like ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]'', the ''Game Maker'' was updated every series. [[Colony Sarff]], from ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|the Magician's Apprentice]]'' and [[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|''the Witch's Familiar'']], was added [[20 September (releases)|5 days after]] [[15 September (releases)|its release date]], and was the first update from [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]]. The [[Mire]] were also added as an enemy [[17 October (releases)|after the airing]] of ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|the Girl Who Died]]''. After a poll on the official ''Doctor Who'' website, [[the Silence]] were added as villains. Later, both [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] and [[Children in Need|Pudsey]] were added as heroes.
+[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] systems booting... Game making software initializing...
+== Plot ==
+[[Sontaran (Doctor Who Game Maker)|A Sontaran]] shows an unseen person to the [[Game Maker]] and sets the person up to make a game through the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] systems for "the glory of the [[Sontaran Empire]]". After he has given a tutorial, he gives the person the freedom to create more games.
+== Cast ==
+* [[Sontaran (Doctor Who Game Maker)|Sontaran]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
+* [[Dalek]]s / [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
 == Characters ==
 === Heroes ===
-* The [[Twelfth Doctor]]
+* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
 * [[Clara Oswald]]
 * [[Petronella Osgood]]
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 === Enemies ===
+* [[Silent]]s
 * [[Colony Sarff]]
+* [[Mire|The Mire]]
 * {{Gomez}}
-* [[Weeping Angel]]
+* [[Weeping Angel]]s
-* [[Sontaran]]
+* [[Sontaran]]s
-* [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]]
+* [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
-* [[Cybermat]]
+* [[Cybermat]]s
-* [[Dalek]]
+* [[Black Dalek]]s
-* [[Renegade Dalek]]
+* [[Red Dalek]]s
-* The [[Mire]]
+* [[Dalek|Bronze Daleks]]
-* [[The Silence]]
 == Vehicles ==
-* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]
+* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
+* [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] on the [[Anti-gravity motorbike]]
-* [[Slitheen craft|Slitheen ship]]
-* Clara's [[motorbike]]
+* [[Slitheen craft]]
-* [[Judoon rocket|Judoon ship]]
+* [[Judoon rocket]]
 * [[Dalek saucer]]
-* [[Clonepod]]
+* [[Sontaran scout ship|Clonepod]]
 == Tools and weapons ==
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 == Notes ==
 * The characters designated as "villains" can be featured as heroes in your game if the player does not desire to use the Doctor or Clara.
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+== Footnotes ==
+{{reflist}}
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-[[Category:Non-DWU video games]]
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+[[Category:Non-DWU video games]]
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+[[Category:Web-based games]]

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