View Deals

The Council - Complete Season

4.1 out of 5
15 User Ratings
5 Stars
40%
5 Stars
40%
4 Stars
33%
4 Stars
33%
3 Stars
20%
3 Stars
20%
2 Stars
7%
2 Stars
7%
1 Stars
0%
1 Stars
0%
75
OpenCritic
The Council - Complete Season
steam logo
Wishlist
£11.60
£12.99
-11%
Sold out - Sorry, this product is temporarily unavailable.
Payments:
paypal
visa
mastercard
googlepay
american-express

Special Offers

Get a coupon for ...
5% Offyour next order 
when you purchase this product
Exclusions apply. The coupon will be emailed to you.

About The Council - Complete Season

About this game

The Complete Season of The Council grants you access to all 5 episodes.
Receive exclusive access to episodes 2-5 two days before their official release.

The Council is an episodic game like no other. Delivering a fresh new take on the Narrative Adventure, your choices and character growth truly matter. Make hard-hitting decisions, but also develop an array of skills to directly impact how the story unfolds. With permanent, long-lasting consequences, there is no going back. Plunge into a tale of intrigue and manipulation in the style of a classic murder mystery, living with a cast of alluring characters each hiding their own dark secrets. Trust no one while uncovering dire truths – no matter the cost to mind and body.

The Council begins in 1793, with players taking the role of secret society member Louis de Richet after his invitation to a private island off the shores of England by the enigmatic Lord Mortimer. Joining him are a number of high profile guests, including Napoleon Bonaparte and the President of the newly-formed United States of America, George Washington. The strange nature of this private reception goes beyond just the prestigious guests –Richet’s own mother has recently gone missing on the island, while each and every one of the colorful cast seems to have their own hidden agendas.

In a new twist for the genre, the core of The Council’s gameplay comes from manipulating and manoeuvring through character encounters using the unique Social Influence system. During confrontations, skills and limited resources can be used to gain the upper hand and achieve the desired outcome. Players will be rewarded for their knowledge of each character’s psychological vulnerabilities and immunities, as well as their preparations made during prior exploration and investigation. Failing an encounter does not mean ‘game over’, and no action can be taken back. The consequences are permanent, and may result in persistent physical disfigurements or mental traits that help or hinder the rest of the player’s adventure.

Richet’s numerous skills can be developed to align with your chosen approach to the adventure. Solve issues with diplomacy, delve into occultism to expand your historical and scientific knowledge, or play detective and see what others do not perceive. Your skills will have uses that extend far beyond your conversations with fellow guests. With 15 diverse skills to use and invest in, players are free to uncover The Council’s mysteries how they see fit, with wildly varying consequences depending on their methods. The results will forever alter the life of Louis de Richet, of those around him, and shape history as we know it.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)
RAM MEMORY: 4 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: 1 GB, GeForce GTX 750/Radeon R7 360
HARD DISK SPACE: 15 GB
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION AND ONLINE GAME

Recommended:

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-3770 (3.4 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz)
RAM MEMORY: 8 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: 4 MB, GeForce GTX 960/Radeon R9 380
HARD DISK SPACE: 15 GB
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION AND ONLINE GAME

The Council - Complete Season Statistics

Statistics Powered By

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0%
Easy
13.33%
Just Right
73.33%
Tough
11.11%
Unforgiving
2.22%
Relax & enjoy! 73.33%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

Completion Statistics

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%

Play Behaviour

Tried It
2.08%
Played It
10.42%
Halfway
10.42%
Beat It
58.33%
Conquered It
18.75%
Completionist! 18.75%  of players have Conquered It

Play Time Statistics

0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%

Time Played

< 1 Hour
0%
~1 Hour
0%
~2 Hours
0%
~4 Hours
0%
~8 Hours
2.78%
~12 Hours
33.33%
~20 Hours
61.11%
~40 Hours
2.78%
~60 Hours
0%
>= 80 Hours
0%
Achievement Hunter?
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

The Council - Complete Season User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 15 ratings
87% of users would recommend this.
4.1

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
40%
5 Stars
40%
4 Stars
33%
4 Stars
33%
3 Stars
20%
3 Stars
20%
2 Stars
7%
2 Stars
7%
1 Stars
0%
1 Stars
0%

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers.

Very good detective game!!

Nemanski
Verified purchase
The game is very Beautiful, that is if you run it on High or Ultra. The game mechanism works really great, I think its easy to get into the game. It has its very mystical invirment that you feel from the begging. Very fun that it has for exampel Napoleon and George Washington in the game. If you like smart detective games.. Then this is for you!!
Did you find this review helpful?

Recommended

Madmaxilla
Verified purchase
A very ambitious story driven game that may have been great, with a larger budget.
Did you find this review helpful?

Recommended

after.eight88
Verified purchase
This has quickly become one of my favourite games. Once I started I couldn't stop as the exploring system is gratifying once you get used to it (and you will pretty quickly). I'm giving it 4 stars just for the fact it wasn't optimised to it's full potential but otherwise I love it.
Did you find this review helpful?

The game is a about investigation of a murderer.

HILEM
Verified purchase
Interesting French Aristocracy game.
Did you find this review helpful?

Recommended

OtterlyCuri0us
Verified purchase
I loved it! Still haven't finished it, but I adore the story and the historical people in it. Clues and mysteries are well built. Voice acting is really impressive too.
Did you find this review helpful?

Recommended

b
Verified purchase
If you like the occult you gonna like this game.
Did you find this review helpful?

Recommended

Pete Darby
Verified purchase
THE GOOD: Overlay of RPG ability system on adventure bones is interesting and help replayability. Rich environment Multi-threaded plot Interesting set-up for history nerds, BUT... The bad Jarring anachronisms and inaccuracies in setting, plot, costume, characterisation and language break immersion, reducing enjoyment for the kind of history nerds that the set up appeals to.
Did you find this review helpful?

Related games

The Council © 2018 Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive. The Council is developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. The Council and its logo are trademarks of Cyanide Studio. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Less than 1% of orders are flagged for manual authorization. This process can take up to one working day, but orders are normally reviewed within a few hours.