The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Game
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The Dark Eye: Memoria
Developer Daedalic Entertainment
The Dark Eye: Memoria (German: Das Schwarze Auge: Memoria, also known as Memoria) is a 2013 German point-and-click adventure game, developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game is part of the video game series based on The Dark Eye, and is a direct sequel to Chains of Satinav. The game's story takes place after the events of the previous game, and focus upon Geron's quest to find a way to help his… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
280 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
155 positive · 21 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 155 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 20 | 3 | 73 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,028 of 1,156 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 152 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 173 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,248 of 2,518 positive).
Players praise the game's story as layered and captivating, with a rich fantasy world. [1][2][3] Reviewers note improved puzzles that are more intuitive and satisfying than the predecessor. [1][4][5] Some players recommend playing the prequel first for full context. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
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I keep clicking new game and it keeps taking me back to the main menu? anyone else having this issue?
- [1]
This sequel shines with tighter puzzles, richer emotions, and a storyline that weaves past and present into one seamless whole. It still carries that storybook charm, but the design and challenges feel deeper and more mature this time.
- [4]
My favorite point and click games of all time! Was definitely an improvement from Chains of Satinav, as I found the puzzles to be a little more straight forward and enjoyable. Loved the characters and the story, and the ending definitely stuck with me. Would love a third game more than anything!!!
- [11]
Memoria is basically a beautifully illustrated bedtime story that occasionally whacks you over the head with a puzzle just to make sure you’re still awake. The writing is great, the world is rich and the characters have that classic Daedalic energy. A few puzzles feel like they were designed by someone who hasn’t slept since the first Dark Eye rulebook was printed, but overall it’s a lovely, atmospheric adventure. …
- [3]
Memoria is a richly built fantasy adventure that embraces the traditional point-and-click format while telling a story far more layered than most games in the genre. Set in the universe of The Dark Eye, it follows two protagonists separated by centuries: Geron, a young man desperately searching for a way to restore his beloved Nuri, and Sadja, a long-forgotten princess whose quest for glory once led her across a …
Summarised from 34 of the 260 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Dark Eye: Memoria sits at 88% positive across 176 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Eurogamer.de praised the game, calling it "...what Daedalic was striving for all these years: A fantastical, but at the same time mature, Adventure, well thought-out and a personal experience through and through.". While Game Star praised the title's visual design and style calling it an "...atmospherically dense adventure impresses with its beautifully drawn and lovingly detailed game world." The game received generally favourable reviews achieving an average Metascore of 79 out of 100 based on 43 critic reviews. Ryan Bates at Game Revolution was critical of the games puzzles stating "The puzzles don't always make sense in Memoria to the point that it repeatedly made me quit in…
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Reactions
60 of 280 · most liked firstOne of my favourite pieces of music in a game bursting with memorable, atmospheric compositions by Guido Henkel. Third game in the first trilogy of adaptations in the 90s of Germany's Das Schwartze Auge (The Dark Eye) TTRPG and 'Adventuria' campaign setting. 📺: Shadows Over Riva, 1996 (DOS)
positive · AI labelView post →Alrico Fulrani of Taladur: commission for a patron He's a proud mage played in a game of The Dark Eye (Das Schwarze Auge) #art #ttrpg #digitalart #artistsupport #fantasy
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was originally released in Scandinavian countries in Danish. A full English version was produced but never released. Until now this was considered lost media. If you're a sicko who loves The Dark Eye, Cosmology of Kyoto, and Gadget this is a game you can really sink your teeth into.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a bit rough around the edges, but the Rascal Radio Hour is officially live! The who team chats World of Game Design, The Dark Eye, MTG changes and more! I'm wearing the production hat, which I think shows in the final product. Good news: I will only suck less at this as time goes on.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm downloading a pack of what might be every Windows 3.x game, including The Dark Eye, all set up to run in DOSBox. I've been wanting to try that game for ages.
neutral · AI labelView post →Done for the adventure “The Curse of Ash’Grabal” for The Dark Eye ttrpg. These serve as game-ready characters to choose from, each coming with a unique backstory, so players can jump right into the game. #dasschwarzeauge #thedarkeye #ttrpg #characterillustration #fantasyart
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Eye is a claymation adventure game based on a handful of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. yeah. it's fucked up and gorgeous and incredibly dark, macabre and well done. the nailed the vibe. if you wanna feel fucking weird, this is your game. it's my game for sure
positive · AI labelView post →Dear narrator, your voice has stolen my heart, I could hear you speak forever ♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never thought in a hundred years this game would come out on Steam. Not sure why they changed the title from "The Dark Eye" to "Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror 1995 Edition" (rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it?) but this will still be worth getting store.steampowered.com/app/4289030/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav adventure game from Daedalic added Linux / Steam Deck support #AdventureGames #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck #SteamOS
neutral · AI labelView post →More folks should check out The Dark Eye, an adventure game from 1995. The game uses stop motion animation to tell stories by Edgar Allen Poe and features narration by William S Burroughs. Playable in ScummVM too!
neutral · AI labelView post →While filling out this survey I noticed this isn't how I run games at all. Or how I experience playing ttrpgs. Each of my games and tables works very differently from a playstyle point of view. Do people run all their games the same usually? Like realism vs drama, that is a system and table question, not a how do you run your games in general question. If you run a Masks game with the same level of realism and drama as you run The Dark Eye, at least one of your games will feel off imo. The…
neutral · AI labelView post →This sequel shines with tighter puzzles, richer emotions, and a storyline that weaves past and present into one seamless whole. It still carries that storybook charm, but the design and challenges feel deeper and more mature this time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sharing a cool game every day until I can talk about mine: a 1995 cult classic, The Dark Eye adapts Edgar Allan Poe's stories with uncanny stop-motion puppetry
neutral · AI labelView post →“While it still has bugs that should have long been put to rest, a surreal cult classic reawakens evermore in this re-release of The Dark Eye”- Sam Amiotte-Beaulieu reviews Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror for AGH adventuregamehotspot.com/review/6045/... #adventuregame #IndieGame
neutral · AI labelView post →TTRPGs I want to run in 2025 First time: Whitehack, Fabula Ultima, Ryuutama, Tagmar, The Dark Eye, D&D 4e, Break!! (still want to punch the authors, thou) Return to: The dead Spanish Adventure Time game, some YZE stuff, ptbas that don't suck Keep running: Pf2e, BtW, my mad BX based experiments
neutral · AI labelView post →I keep clicking new game and it keeps taking me back to the main menu? anyone else having this issue?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Dark Eye actually was good design, the game that came closest to doing the whole simulationism thing. But it never got the appreciation it deserves and now it kinda doesn't deserve it anymore.
neutral · AI labelView post →The 1995 video game adaption of Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and Berenice -The Dark Eye- is apparently getting a remaster! Already wishlisted: store.steampowered.com/app/4289030/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The 90s were wild. I had this PC game, The Dark Eye. You wandered around unlocking pieces of Edgar Allan Poe read by William S Burroughs. I think the game was glitchy and I never had any idea if there was an end or a goal. Wish I could play that again.
positive · AI labelView post →I would be more concerned if Proton wasn't miles better than literally any version of Windows. How is it I can run a Windows 95 game like The Dark Eye with better compatibility than Windows 95???
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Eye - HI KIDS! Ever wanna play an eerie horror game based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe populated by weird claymation puppets and narrated at points by every young person's favorite uxoricidal writer William S. Burroughs? Wait, why are you walking away? This thing's legitimately good!
positive · AI labelView post →Not to mention, if there is an original non-english audio track, I prefer to use that + subs. Example game: Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye): River of Time. The english version of that game SUCKS. And don't get me started on a lot of jRPGs...
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m surprised that I actually enjoyed this game — the story’s pretty interesting too. Kino kino
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring. The Dark Eye Memoria 2/10 Heisen
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔵 Requires light tinkering Game doesn't have controller support. Use community "Daedalic Adventure Controller Configuration": steam://controllerconfig/243200/2922501427 (Cog icon>Manage>Controller layout>Browse Community Layouts>Community Layouts) [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42772030-Handheld-Friendly/] Follow Handheld Friendly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did start in 2013/2014 and my first game was the Dark Eye 5th Edition Beta! However if you want to know the real truth, it was a hack of all of the Dark Eye Editions combined from memory on a week long school trip that a friend had crafted to get us all to start playing... safe to say.. it worked
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is free on GOG www.gog.com/en/game/the_...
neutral · AI labelView post →Suddenly of a mind to watch this version of Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, read by William S. Burroughs, from the 1995 game The Dark Eye youtu.be/FRZYQsOCLic?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Should have been called "Chains of Satinav 2" This direct Sequel, takes place right after the ending of the original game, newcomers might get confused starting with Memoria. The Dark Eye, the successful German competitor to D&D is known for its high-fantasy setting. One of my grips with "Chains of Satinav" was how the story was surprisingly low-fantasy, following a simple peasant. Memoria on the other hand offers 2 timelines: the magical age of princess Sadja and the current medieval age of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantasy Fridays: The Dark Eye I am concluding Walpurgis Week with the perfect game for both Walpurgis Week and Fantasy Fridays, Germany's own The Dark Eye. theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2025/05/fant...
neutral · AI labelView post →Did anybody else ever play The Dark Eye, the Edgar Allen Poe pc game that featured William S. Burroughs reading some of his poems?
neutral · AI labelView post →Very good. This is a P&C game that is a sequel to The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav. Nice graphics, great music, and an entertaining story. No bugs or crashes. Works fine on Win 7. Overall, a good fairy tale. You really should play Chains of Satinav first. Most of the puzzles are sensical with few head-scratchers. There are clues available if you get lost. Professional voice acting. A great soundtrack. It includes cards. Also includes achievements, but you gonna need to play twice some stuff,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Dark Eye (in general) - You want a fantasy world with wizards, demons, and gods - You want all of those to be strictly above your character's pay grade - You regularly buy the publisher's fake in-world newspaper to keep up with the events of a decades-long play-by-mail campaign that defines the hyper-detailed canon lore for part of the game world - You have opinions on this play-by-mail campaign despite never even having met any of its players The Dark Eye (3rd edition) - You like…
neutral · AI labelView post →DND is nothing, if you've ever played Das Schwarze Auge (DSA, I think they tried to sell it as The Dark Eye in English). It used to be the most played tabletop game in Germany for ages, it still might be. You definitely use the mechanics but the mechanical complexity during creation is just crazy
neutral · AI labelView post →adventuregamehotspot.com/review/6045/... My review is up on @aghotspot.bsky.social for the re-release of The Dark Eye! Is this a worthy resurrection, or is this a title that should have remained entombed beneath the floorboards? 🫀
neutral · AI labelView post →watched a video essay about an old abandonware game called The Dark Eye, which adapted Poe's works in a really incredible way, and told a story of its own as well and tbh? It made me really wanna read Poe's works. Like *actually* read them.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is scarily true. First experience playing a TTRPG was "The Dark Eye" (a very crunchy, German game) in the 90s and it was basically a big "Yike". Would never recommend to start with! I'd probably suggest "Into the Odd", pbta or Mutant Year Zero engine games (Dragonbane f.e) as recommendation.
negative · AI labelView post →Memoria continues shortly after where Chains of Satinav left off with Geron trying to find a way to change Nuri back into her fairy form after she was turned into a raven. He is lead to a merchant that tells him he can provide him the spell to change her back if he solves a riddle for him tied to a 450 year old story about a Princess trying to leave a lasting mark on history by becoming a war hero. The story of the princess forgotten by history, Sadja, is seen through Geron's dreams and she…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →According to this it’s a German game called The Dark Eye diceofdragons.com/blogs/dice/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Eye: Memoria is a great game. Developed by Daedalic when they made quality games versus the junk like Gollum.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨 FREE GAME ALERT Grab a free copy of The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav via GOG DRM Free for a limited time for Windows or on Linux. www.gog.com/en/game/the_... Lutris: lutris.net/games/the-da... Wine: appdb.winehq.org/objectManage... #games #gaming #free #DRMFree #windows #linux
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a very special thing: The Dark Eye. Video game re-telling of 3 Edgar Allan Poe stories, each played once as the victim and once as the murderer? Oh, and it's all stop motion puppets. Weird? Yes! Also unique. No "puzzles" as such, more figuring out where to go and what to click to proceed.
positive · AI labelView post →My favorite point and click games of all time! Was definitely an improvement from Chains of Satinav, as I found the puzzles to be a little more straight forward and enjoyable. Loved the characters and the story, and the ending definitely stuck with me. Would love a third game more than anything!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduce yourself with 1 TTRPG, 1 book, 1 board game, 1 movie and 1 TV show 🎲 The Dark Eye 📖 Red Dwarf (omnibus) ♟️ Mice and Mystics 🎬 Princess Mononoke 📺 Sherlock Holmes (old series with Jeremy Brett)
neutral · AI labelView post →We didn't finish The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav last night, but it's a beautiful game so I'm not complaining! I appreciate the raids from Ashli_Gator @imalittletpat.bsky.social @tawejea.bsky.social & @misswillowfaye.bsky.social--Thank you so much! 💜 We start Alan Wake 2 on PS5 tomorrow night!! 😱✍️
positive · AI labelView post →First playthrough review time. The drawings in this game are detailed and full of color. The characters and the moving parts of the scenes look good and match the backgrounds well. However, some areas are so large that the main character looks very small, which might make it hard to see where you are. The music and the English voices are clear, though the sound sometimes cuts out unless you restart the game. The gameplay involves clicking on objects and talking to people to solve puzzles.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Friday the 13th two months in a row?!? Well, I have the perfect oldie but goodie. Check out my review for Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition (AKA The Dark Eye). #Review #GameReview #pointandclick #horror @playpoe95.bsky.social #TheDarkEye witchsreviewcorner.com/2026/03/11/e...
positive · AI labelView post →Unfortunately going to have to put further playing of The Dark Eye on hold Tried to catch up off stream and game kept crashing randomly, and trying to use save states also caused the program to shut down Will wait for the rerelease later this year to see if it's more stable
negative · AI labelView post →It is time! We're journeying back to 1995 so that we can check out The Dark Eye, a point and click horror game featuring adaptations of tales from Edgar Allan Poe! Come on in for fun and frights! www.twitch.tv/samhainvt
neutral · AI labelView post →… what if I ran a game of The Dark Eye over Roll20? haha jk, jk … unless…?
neutral · AI labelView post →The first thing I made public was a Fiasco playset. So it got me to design, there was a clear structure. I had to put ideas into words to make them playable in a gm less game, so without me running an adventure. The Dark Eye was where I made it into a career for a while.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh my god The Dark Eye gave me NIGHTMARES as a kid. I can't believe someone else remembers this game! Every time I bring it up people insist it doesn't exist and that I have a radon leak in my house
positive · AI labelView post →Can't exactly recall the year, but has to be around 2000. The game was The Dark Eye, Germany's bestselling TTRPG and basically Spreadsheet: the TTRPG. Glad it got me into the hobby, but also glad I didn't stick to that specific game ;D
neutral · AI labelView post →🎄 Merry Christmas, #TTRPGCommunity! 🎄 Here's mine: 🌟 writing about stuff 🎲 either Fallout 4 (video game) or The Dark Eye (ttrpg) 💌 I smile at almost every text message by friends I get, so all of these :3 #TTRPG #CommunityBuilding
neutral · AI labelView post →Going to stream the 1995 adventure game The Dark Eye www.twitch.tv/mikeklam
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a must to play "Chains of Satinav" before starting this game, otherwise you'll miss a lot of depth. I loved the story of this game, the riddles are easy enough most of the time, and the game has interesting mechanics with the magic spells. Overall I really enjoyed this game, it's easily recognisable as a true Daedalic adventure <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Fleeting Crown is a traditional, fantasy themed card deck to add flavour to your tabletop gaming sessions of Dragonbane, Pathfinder, the Dark Eye, Dungeons & Dragons or whatever your game of choice is! preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... #ttrpg #fantasyart #cards #poker #gamenight #noai
neutral · AI labelView post →RPGaDay 2023 - Day 2 The very first game I GM'd was the German TTRPG "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye). I was 10, didn't know what I was doing, and the first game I ran was an absolute disaster :'D It would take 4-5 years for me to give TTRPGs another serious try...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game #26 The Dark Eye Or as its called on Steam, Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition. Not much gameplay per say. But this is the most unnerving game I've played with how these creepy stop motion puppets compliment the retelling of Poe's tales. It also has William S. Burroughs in it!
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