Franchise file / Ulrich Kiesow
The Dark Eye
Aventuria, from the tabletop
The Dark Eye began as a German tabletop RPG in 1984. Its computer games, set in the fantasy world of Aventuria, run from Attic's Realms of Arkania in 1992 to Daedalic's adventures and tactics.
- 1992
- First game
- 3
- Series
- Ulrich Kiesow
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
Attic years. Attic's Realms of Arkania trilogy brought the rules to computers, opening with Blade of Destiny in 1992 and closing with Shadows over Riva.
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The essentials
A legacy worth revisiting
Tabletop rules, told on screen.
These games carry over the tabletop game's detail and world. Realms of Arkania offered party-based depth, Drakensang brought a classic RPG to modern PCs, and Daedalic split the setting between point-and-click adventures and the tactical Blackguards games.
- 1992 to 1996
- Attic years
- 2008 to 2010
- Drakensang
- 2012 to 2015
- Daedalic
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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