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The Council

83% positive of 5,740 Steam reviews

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To finish
14 h
To 100%
13 h
Released
2018
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Big Bad Wolf. Published by Focus Entertainment.

About the game

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Tagged by players

  • Detective
  • Choices Matter
  • Episodic
  • RPG
  • Historical
  • Story Rich
  • Adventure
  • Mystery
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Conspiracy
  • Puzzle
  • Multiple Endings

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What players say

  • Recommended
    The Council starts out as a genuinely intriguing historical mystery. I started with the first free chapter and was really hooked so I bought the rest. The first three episodes are easily the highlight - navigating political intrigue, investigating the island, and chatting with figures like Napoleon and Washington felt fresh, and turning dialogue and observation into the core "combat" system is a great concept. The…

    22 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Nothing about this game aged well. Not the highly-textured graphics that are paired with incredibly clumsy animations, nor the story or the politics. For instance, there are four female characters in the main cast, all of which are exposed to excessive violence compared to their male peers. Two of them always appear bloodied and bruised on screen from episode 1 onwards, one of the remaining two dies and the other…

    16 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.

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