‘The Dark Eye’ (1995) – Poe’s Cult Classic Returns This Month

Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition is launching on Steam this February 15, 2026. The game’s title has been officially rebranded in order to navigate trademark conflicts with The Dark Eye RPG franchise. Despite the new name, this is a faithful restoration of the original 1995 cult classic. It features the uncanny stop-motion puppetry and the iconic, unaltered narration…

Caroline C Ryan

February 3, 2026

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Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition is launching on Steam this February 15, 2026.

The game’s title has been officially rebranded in order to navigate trademark conflicts with The Dark Eye RPG franchise. Despite the new name, this is a faithful restoration of the original 1995 cult classic. It features the uncanny stop-motion puppetry and the iconic, unaltered narration by William S. Burroughs that made the original so disturbing.

Originally released as The Dark Eye, this 1995 cult classic adapts Edgar Allan Poe’s most macabre tales. Navigate a nightmarish world of uncanny stop-motion puppetry narrated by William S. Burroughs. Solve twisted puzzles and experience madness through the eyes of both murderer and victim.