The Dark Eye
The Dark Eye is a computer game of the horror genre, released in 1995 for the PC by the now-defunct software company Inscape. Upon its release the game attracted little attention from either critics or…
The Dark Eye is an adventure developed by Inscape, released 31 October 1995 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Dark Eye is
The Dark Eye is an adventure game developed by Inscape and released in 1995. It was published by Expert Software. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The plot principally revolves around "performances" and recitations of Poe's stories, with a new plotline used as a framing device. The game is divided into a "realistic" mode in which the framing plot occurs and a "nightmarish" mode in which Poe's stories are reenacted or narrated. The game does not specify the year in which it is set, but based on clothing and technology it appears to be in the late 1800s. The player character, whose name is never divulged, is visiting his uncle Edwin. The player first meets Edwin's assistant and then Edwin himself. He later meets Henry, the protagonist's brother, a young businessman who desires the hand of Elise, in marriage. Your character then starts…
How it plays
Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Dark Eye holds a critic score of 54 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Dark Eye launched on 31 October 1995, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby and Mission Critical. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Destruction Derby, Mission Critical.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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