# Games like The Council

> The closest matches to The Council: The Wolf Among Us, Pentiment, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Expelled!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Episodic and Detective, like The Council. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
2. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Council. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
3. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — A frequent pick in The Council players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
4. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — A frequent pick in The Council players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
5. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — A frequent pick in The Council players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
6. [Blacksad: Under the Skin](https://imho.run/games/1003890/blacksad-under-the-skin) — Also Detective, like The Council. 1,701 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003890/)
7. [Call of Cthulhu®](https://imho.run/games/399810/call-of-cthulhu) — Also Detective, like The Council. 4,768 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399810/)
8. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Also Detective, like The Council. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
9. [Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series](https://imho.run/games/675260/batman-the-enemy-within-the-telltale-series) — Also Episodic and Detective, like The Council. 4,191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/675260/)
10. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Council. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
11. [Life is Strange: Before the Storm](https://imho.run/games/554620/life-is-strange-before-the-storm) — Also Episodic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Council. 13,006 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/554620/)
12. [1979 Revolution: Black Friday](https://imho.run/games/388320/1979-revolution-black-friday) — Also Historical and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Council. 617 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388320/)
13. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Shares puzzle solving with The Council. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
14. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Council. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
15. [The Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — Shares puzzle solving with The Council. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
16. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Council. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
17. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — A frequent pick in The Council players' libraries, and another Action. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
18. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Detective, like The Council. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
19. [Vampyr](https://imho.run/games/427290/vampyr) — Same atmospheric mood as The Council. 8,805 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/)
20. [GreedFall](https://imho.run/games/606880/greedfall) — Same atmospheric mood as The Council. 10,619 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606880/)
21. [The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain](https://imho.run/games/1601680/the-advisor-episode-1-royal-pain) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Council. 549 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601680/)
22. [The Walking Dead: A New Frontier](https://imho.run/games/536220/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier) — Shares dialogue system with The Council. 5,936 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/536220/)
23. [Sovereign Syndicate](https://imho.run/games/1674920/sovereign-syndicate) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Council. 280 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/)
24. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Council. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=287630&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=287630&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=287630
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/287630
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Council

The Council is a narrative-driven adventure game set in 1793 that tasks players with joining a secret society and uncovering the mystery behind their missing mother. Developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Focus Entertainment, the game combines character-politics, dialogue-systems, and puzzle-solving within an episodic structure. Players develop their character through skill-checks that influence how encounters unfold and determine which paths remain accessible. Reviewers highlight that choices carry meaningful weight throughout the experience, with a rich story woven around themes of manipulation and intrigue. The game earned an 80% positive rating from over 2700 Steam reviews and runs as playable on Steam Deck. It is currently free to play.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 287630
- **Developer:** Big Bad Wolf
- **Publisher:** Focus Entertainment
- **Genres:** Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV
- **Released:** Mar 13, 2018
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Metacritic:** 67
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/287630/the-council)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=287630&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/)
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