The Dark Eye is a 1995 first-person psychological horror adventure game developed by Inscape and published by Warner Interactive Entertainment for Windows and Mac.

Structurally, the game is a point-and-click adventure fueled by the macabre stories of Edgar Allan Poe.

The player can experience three of the stories ("The Cask of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "Berenice") from the perspectives of both murderer and victim.

Much of the animation in The Dark Eye consists of QuickTime movies, either full-screen or smaller looping segments, framed by a static background.

[3] The plot principally revolves around "performances" and recitations of Poe's stories, with a new plotline used as a framing device.

After the protagonist wakes, Henry relates his desperate situation: Edwin deeply disapproves of his love for Elise.

Watching from afar, the player can see that he is unharmed, although Edwin's assistant approaches Henry and starts a scuffle.

Upon returning to reality, the protagonist discovers that Elise, still alive, has broken out of her coffin and gouged out her own eyes.

"[9] Conversely, Patrick Arellano of Blasting News hailed it as one of the best obscure horror games of all time.