Editing Dalek (section)

===Video games===
Licensed ''Doctor Who'' games featuring Daleks include 1984's ''[[The Key to Time]]'', a text adventure game for the [[ZX Spectrum]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Price |first=Richard |date=December 1984 |title=Have Tardis will travel |journal=[[Sinclair User]] |issue=33 |page=38 |publisher=[[EMAP]] |location=London |issn=0262-5458 |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue033/Pages/SinclairUser03300038.jpg |access-date=14 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903221910/http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser%2FIssue033%2FPages%2FSinclairUser03300038.jpg |archive-date=3 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first graphical game to feature daleks was the eponymous, turn-based title released by Johan Strandberg for the Macintosh in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daleks (Mac OS Classic) - The Cutting Room Floor|url=https://tcrf.net/Daleks_(Mac_OS_Classic)|access-date=2021-02-10|website=tcrf.net}}</ref> Daleks also appeared in minor roles or as thinly disguised versions in other, minor games throughout the 80s, but did not feature as central adversaries in a licensed game until 1992, when Admiral Software published ''[[Dalek Attack]]''.<ref name="bingegamer">{{cite web|url=http://www.bingegamer.net/2009/greatest-games-youve-never-played-dalek-attack/ |title=Greatest Games You've Never Played: Dalek Attack |last=Walker |first=James |date=8 July 2009 |work=Binge Gamer |access-date=16 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126001019/http://www.bingegamer.net/2009/greatest-games-youve-never-played-dalek-attack/ |archive-date=26 January 2010 }}</ref> The game allowed the player to play various Doctors or companions, running them through several environments to defeat the Daleks.<ref name="bingegamer"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/dalek-attack |title=Dalek Attack |last1=Stryker |first1=B.L. |last2=Smith |first2=Martin |work=[[MobyGames]] |access-date=16 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407031157/http://www.mobygames.com/game/dalek-attack |archive-date=7 April 2010 |url-status=live }}<br/>{{cite web |url=http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/1017/Dalek+Attack.html |title=Dalek Attack |author=Sebatianos |work=[[Abandonia]] |access-date=16 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529011028/http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/1017/Dalek+Attack.html |archive-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=live }}<br/>{{cite journal |first=Jonathan |last=Nash |date=July 1993 |title=Doctor Who: Dalek Attack |journal=[[Your Sinclair]] |issue=91 |pages=8–9 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue91/Pages/YourSinclair9100008.jpg |access-date=14 January 2010 |issn=0269-6983 }}</ref> In 1997 the BBC released a [[Personal computer|PC]] game entitled ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'' which also featured the Daleks, among other adversaries.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gillatt |first=Gary |date=22 October 1997 |title=The game's up! |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |issue=257 |page=27}}</ref>

One authorised online game is ''The Last Dalek'', a [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] game created by New Media Collective for the BBC. It is based on the 2005 episode "Dalek" and can be played at the official BBC ''Doctor Who'' website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/lastdalek/index.shtml |title=The Last Dalek |access-date=24 March 2010 |format=[[Adobe Flash]] |work=BBC Doctor Who website |publisher=BBC News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823095245/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/lastdalek/index.shtml |archive-date=23 August 2009 }}</ref> The ''Doctor Who'' website also features another game, ''Daleks vs Cybermen'' (also known as ''Cyber Troop Control Interface''), based on the 2006 episode "Doomsday"; in this game, the player controls troops of Cybermen which must fight Daleks as well as [[Torchwood Institute]] members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/game13/index.shtml |title=Cyber Troop Control Interface |access-date=24 March 2010 |format=[[Adobe Flash]] |work=BBC Doctor Who website |publisher=BBC News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926023759/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/game13/index.shtml |archive-date=26 September 2010 }}</ref>

On 5 June 2010, the BBC released the first of four official computer games on its website, ''Doctor Who: The Adventure Games'', which are intended as part of the official TV series adventures. In the first of these, 'The City of the Daleks', the Doctor in his 11th incarnation and Amy Pond must stop the Daleks re-writing time and reviving Skaro, their homeland.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of the Daleks detailed|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/city-of-the-daleks-detailed|first=Tom|last=Bramwell|date=2010-04-22|access-date=2025-04-16|website=Eurogamer}}</ref>

They also appear in the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]] games ''[[Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: Return to Earth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Steve |date=2011-01-03 |title=Review for Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18503 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Adventure Gamers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marsh |first=Michael |title=Doctor Who: Return to Earth Review |url=https://www.impulsegamer.com/wiidoctorwhoreturntoearth.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Impulse Gamer}}</ref>

The Daleks also appear in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' where they ally themselves with Lord Vortech and possess the size-altering scale keystone. When Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle encounter them, they assume that they are allies of the Doctor and attack the trio. The main characters continue to fight the Daleks until they call the Doctor to save them. A Dalek saucer also appears in the level based on [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]], in which the top of it serves as the stage for the boss battle against [[Sauron]] and includes Daleks among the various enemies summoned to attack the player. A Dalek is also among the elements summoned by the player to deal with the obstacles in the ''[[Portal 2]]'' story level of Lego Dimensions.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

The Daleks also appear in ''Doctor Who: The Edge of Time'', a Virtual Reality Game for the [[PlayStation VR]], [[Oculus Rift]], [[Oculus Quest]], [[HTC Vive]], and Vive Cosmos, which was released in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GameCentral |date=2019-11-12 |title=Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time VR game out now, lets you play as a Dalek |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/12/doctor-edge-time-vr-game-now-lets-play-dalek-11083482/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Purslow |first=Matt |date=2019-09-25 |title=Doctor Who: The Edge of Time Puts Puzzles on a Spaceship |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/25/doctor-who-the-edge-of-time-puts-puzzles-on-a-spaceship |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

The Daleks are a licensed costume in ''[[Fall Guys]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comer |first=Tim |date=2022-11-03 |title=How To Get The Dalek Skin in Fall Guys |url=https://screenrant.com/how-to-get-dalek-skin-doctor-who-fall-guys/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>