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The Dark Eye: Memoria

The Dark Eye: Memoria

In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.

Released Aug 29, 2013 Developer Daedalic Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleStory RichSingleplayer
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.

89.5%positive2,360 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“First playthrough review time. The drawings in this game are detailed and full of color. The characters and the moving parts of the scenes look good and match the backgrounds well. However, some areas are so large that the main character looks very small, which might make it…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Memoria is basically a beautifully illustrated bedtime story that occasionally whacks you over the head with a puzzle just to make sure you’re still awake. The writing is great, the world is rich and the characters have that classic Daedalic energy. A few puzzles feel like they…”

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

“Memoria is a richly built fantasy adventure that embraces the traditional point-and-click format while telling a story far more layered than most games in the genre. Set in the universe of The Dark Eye, it follows two protagonists separated by centuries: Geron, a young man…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:47 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

20playing at last check
12624-hour peak
2,051all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 186 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.

31achievements
16.7%median completion
5.3%rarest: Seek And Ye Shall Find
27.1% of players 22.9% of players 22.5% of players 22.1% of players 21.7% of players 21.6% of players 21.3% of players 20.8% of players 20.5% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 18.6% of players 18.4% of players 18.0% of players 17.9% of players 16.7% of players 16.7% of players 16.5% of players 16.3% of players 14.7% of players 13.2% of players 11.7% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 27.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
27.1%Chapter One Complete — Complete Chapter One.
22.9%Crispy — Turn the pig on the grill.
22.5%Causing tremors — Try to tear down the wall with the golem.
Rarest badges of honor
5.3%Seek And Ye Shall Find — Find the Caverns of Fail.
5.7%Sadist — Stone, dust, stone, dust.
5.8%Masterful Sneaker — Tread lightly.

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%
UK1.69 GBP−90%
Australia2.99 AUD−90%
Canada2.19 CAD−90%
Japan198 JPY−90%
Brazil2.49 BRL−90%
China7.90 CNY−90%

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

Brazil≈$0.5 China Japan 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 28, 2014
Demo now available!

Aventuria is waiting for you! There is now a demo version of our award-winning point&click adventure ‘The Dark Eye: Memoria’ available featuring the whole first chapter of the game. Your biggest adven

Feb 28, 2014
Demo now available!

Aventuria is waiting for you! There is now a demo version of our award-winning point&click adventure ‘The Dark Eye: Memoria’ available featuring the whole first chapter of the game. Your biggest adven

Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013
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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 · Puzzle · Story Rich · Singleplayer · 2D · Classic · Fantasy · Retro · 1990's · Indie · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , Russian *
Achievements31
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8 Processor: 2.5 GHz Single Core Processor or 2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2500 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible