The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
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Developer(s) Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Franziska Reinhard
Composer(s) Dominik Morgenroth
Series The Dark Eye
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, OS X
22 June 2012
Switch, PS4, Xbox One
27 January 2021
Genre(s) Graphic adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav (German : Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten) is a 2012 graphic adventure game developed by the German studio Daedalic Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. Part of The Dark Eye series, the game is set in the fictional place of Aventuria within the Kingdom of Andergast. The player controls the protagonist, Geron, who tries to save the town from disaster.

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Gameplay

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is controlled with a point-and-click interface.

Development

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav was announced in 2010 at a German convention to be released some time in 2012. [1] In February 2012, the release was scheluded for March 23, 2012. [2] In March 2012, the game was delayed to second quarter of 2012. [3] In May 2012, the game was announced for release on 22 June 2012. [4] The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 27 January 2021. [5] [6]

Reception

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [7]

Sequel

Daedalic Entertainment followed The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav with a sequel, The Dark Eye: Memoria .

Notes

  1. ↑ Console ports published by Daedalic Entertainment.

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