---
title: "The TARDIS Quest"
subtitle: "The Doctor Who Game Maker has regenerated for Christmas!"
date: 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2015/12/the-tardis-quest
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# The TARDIS Quest

*The Doctor Who Game Maker has regenerated for Christmas!*

![image](the-tardis-quest.png)

"The Doctor Who Game Maker is now packed with festive elements that you can add to your new games… From Daleks in decs to a seasonal TARDIS, you can incorporate loads of Christmassy visuals to ensure yule make the perfect Who Game for Crimbo!

Instead of us describing the kind of thing you can now add, try this great little game so you can see for yourself… It’s called The TARDIS Quest and pits you, as the Doctor, against festive Daleks in a mission to collect presents…

Don’t forget, as well as letting you create games, the Game Maker can be used to simply play and enjoy them! Just visit the Arcade and spend some quality time battling iconic foes from across all of time and space!"

[Read More](http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/59e4151a-8d60-4655-8b2f-1b992d55da0c)

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