Drakensang: The Dark Eye cover
FranchiseThe Dark EyeSeriesDrakensang

Drakensang: The Dark Eye

Critic score4 critics
First release
Aug 01, 2008
Developer
Radon Labs
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Open world, Fantasy, Historical

Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0. The developers have optimized the rulebook specially for the PC realization in order to make the game more accessible. But the essential qualities and the depth of the original rules have not been compromised.

Also known as Drakensang, L'Oeil Noir: Drakensang, 巨龍之歌, Das Schwarze Auge: Drakensang
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Storyline
The main character receives a letter asking for assistant from an old friend named Ardo, now living in Ferdok. On the way, the character arrives at the hamlet of Avestrue and finds that the word of two notables persons are needed to proceed to the city. The characters Rhulana the amazon and Dranor the thief are met here. Upon reaching Ferdok, the character learns of the reason for the access restrictions. Recently, Ferdok is shaken by a series of gruesome deaths, and Ardo is one of the victims. Thus begins a lengthy investigation to find the connection and put a stop to the murders. They turns out to be the work of the Dragon cultists, an ancient cult which serve Ardakor, an ancient evil dragon.Read more

The main character receives a letter asking for assistant from an old friend named Ardo, now living in Ferdok. On the way, the character arrives at the hamlet of Avestrue and finds that the word of two notables persons are needed to proceed to the city. The characters Rhulana the amazon and Dranor the thief are met here. Upon reaching Ferdok, the character learns of the reason for the access restrictions. Recently, Ferdok is shaken by a series of gruesome deaths, and Ardo is one of the victims. Thus begins a lengthy investigation to find the connection and put a stop to the murders. They turns out to be the work of the Dragon cultists, an ancient cult which serve Ardakor, an ancient evil dragon.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 01, 2008
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 24, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 09, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
40h
Main + Extras
50h
Completionist
70h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
medieval, amazon, crafting, elves, real-time
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At a Glance

Critic Score
70
Main Story (IGDB)
40h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
50h
Completionist (IGDB)
70h

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 668 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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