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The Council

The Council

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.

Released Mar 13, 2018 Developer Big Bad Wolf Publisher Focus Entertainment Platforms Windows Choices MatterAdventureRPGStory RichDetective
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

83.9%positive5,715 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I love history, secret societies, political intrigue, and mysteries - and this game brings all of that together in perfect balance. The characters are incredibly well-written and multi-layered. Each one has their own motives, secrets, and hidden agendas. As the story unfolds,…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Alright so this game.... I am barely giving it a thumbs up. It starts off REALLY strong. Lots of mystery. Lots of intrigue. Its got some really nice visuals that I adored. LOVE the dinning hall that opens right to the sky. But here's the thing. The pacing is very, very slow. So…”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This is a very well done game. It's interesting and the choices that are made do matter. I played the last 2 chapters over to get an achievement I had missed by one choice, (not wanting to play through the entire game) and made different choices. The dialogue and people included…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

766all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 166 avg · Dec 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

42achievements
24.9%median completion
8.2%rarest: Starter, main dish and coffee
62.2% of players 49.5% of players 43.6% of players 40.4% of players 38.2% of players 37.4% of players 37.3% of players 36.9% of players 36.2% of players 34.6% of players 33.9% of players 33.7% of players 33.7% of players 31.5% of players 31.5% of players 31.5% of players 31.5% of players 28.7% of players 28.3% of players 27.0% of players 26.7% of players 24.9% of players 23.8% of players 23.3% of players 22.6% of players 22.2% of players 21.1% of players 20.5% of players 20.2% of players 19.7% of players 18.8% of players 18.6% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 16.0% of players 15.9% of players 12.8% of players 11.7% of players 8.2% of players 62.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.2%Fantastic pair — Hidden achievement
49.5%Missi Dominici — Hidden achievement
43.6%Sweet dreams — Complete the first quest
Rarest badges of honor
8.2%Starter, main dish and coffee — Use exactly one consumable of each type during a quest
11.7%Eyes don't lie — Hidden achievement
12.8%Seeker of truth — Hidden achievement

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.

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Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 25, 2020
Episode 1 is now free to play!

https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/915792147220495976/2FF8567723A8D1C123CFAB274E2B3833B147C742/ Hi everyone, The Council’s first episode is now free to play for all players on all platforms!

Dec 04, 2018
The Council - Full Season Out Now!

https://i.imgur.com/3C1rSmU.gif Play the full season of The Council now! The Complete Season including the final episode, Checkmate, is now released. Take the last steps on Louis’ path – and decide th

Nov 29, 2018
Devblog - RPG meets Narrative Adventure

https://i.imgur.com/PwDCJAi.gif We welcome you again to Lord Mortimer’s island. Please, help yourself to some wine. Today, the topic of discussion is the RPG systems of The Council, and how they compl

Nov 27, 2018
Devblog - Confrontations

https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/918045226339079273/4C8A1B11F0784571B6C7091DDE630C34C33200EC/ Welcome, all, to Lord Mortimer's island. Please join us in the small salon for a little more in

Nov 23, 2018
Devblog - Choices

https://i.imgur.com/PwDCJAi.gif Hello, and welcome once again, to Lord Mortimer’s island. Today, we will be taking lunch in the Red Salon, and discussing Choice in The Council, and how your decisions

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tagsChoices Matter · Adventure · RPG · Story Rich · Detective · Mystery · Puzzle · Historical · Singleplayer · Episodic · Atmospheric · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements42
Official sitehttps://www.focus-home.com/games/the-council
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB, GeForce GTX 750/Radeon R7 360 Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION