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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.

Released Jun 22, 2012 Developer Daedalic Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventurePoint & ClickSingleplayerFantasyPuzzle
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.8%positive2,353 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“First playthrough review time. This game is a traditional adventure where you move through different screens to progress. The art is very detailed and makes every area look unique, which helps the world come across as a real place. Most of the tasks are based on logic, but some…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A good point and click game with an equally good story to go with it. The only thing I wish it had was a setting to lock your inventory so it is always visible. If you care about getting 100% of the achievements, do keep in mind that you need to beat the game at least twice from…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“As some others have said. It's not a BAD game, but it's also not all that good; it's just a bit sh$% in some regards. I feel like I could perhaps best explain the issue through this: Supposedly there is a romance in this story? It is forced, undeveloped, shallow at best, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

28playing at last check
9124-hour peak
1,106all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 200 avg · Mar 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

36achievements
14.3%median completion
3.4%rarest: Endurance
54.1% of players 34.8% of players 31.7% of players 30.4% of players 27.6% of players 26.7% of players 25.1% of players 24.5% of players 22.8% of players 22.8% of players 22.8% of players 21.9% of players 19.2% of players 19.1% of players 17.8% of players 16.8% of players 15.3% of players 14.8% of players 14.3% of players 13.9% of players 12.1% of players 11.0% of players 10.6% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 3.4% of players 54.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
54.1%Rise from the dirt — Let me go!
34.8%Into the big, wide world — The journey begins …
31.7%On the run — Fast! Let's get away from here!
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Endurance — Hidden achievement
4.4%Healer — Hidden achievement
4.4%Destroyer — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US1.99 USD−90%
EU1.99 EUR−90%
UK1.59 GBP−90%
Australia2.99 AUD−90%
Canada2.19 CAD−90%
Japan198 JPY−90%
Brazil2.49 BRL−90%
China9.00 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.5 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 25, 2025
Patch 3.0.351.5517

Fixed inventory not working with native linux player Fixed missing cursor on fight scene near end Fixed spanish subtitles not shown in videos Fixed syncing achievements with steam - this will hopefull

Jan 10, 2025
Hotfix #1 for Patch 3.0.351.5509

Fixed unlocking extras picture 6 and 7 when loading a late game savefile Hopefully fixed an issue near the end of the game

Jan 10, 2025
Patch 3.0.351.5509

Fixed videos on linux Fixed videos on mac Fixed a rare crash when loading an old savegame Fixed a rare crash when starting the game Fixed an issue that caused flickering fonts on steamdeck Fixed an is

Dec 30, 2024
Patch 3.0.351 - MacOS

Updated MacOS version

Dec 25, 2024
Hotfix #3 for Patch 3.0.351

Fixed wrong background music loop Fixed rare black screen (maybe you have to restart twice until fix is working)

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Puzzle · Story Rich · Indie · Great Soundtrack · 2D · Hand-drawn · Escape Room · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German * , Italian, Russian, Polish, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.satinavs-ketten.de/?lang_new=de
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows VISTA/7TM Processor: 2.5 GHz Single-Core-Processor or 2 GHz Dual-Core-Processor Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 6 GB Video Card: OpenGL2.0-compatible Graphic Card with 512 MB RAM (Shared-Memory is not recommended) DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX9.0c-compatible Sound Card Additional: Broadband Internet Connection, Mouse (third mouse button and Scroll-wheel recommended)