The Council

Buy84%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Big Bad Wolf · Choices Matter · Mar 13, 2018

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy The Council?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 191 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
191 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Council's approach to narrative-adventure gameplay is rather unique for the genre.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of gameplay, the game gives you a lot of freedom and possibilities which only benefit it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting overall was well done as well, french accents could of been done a bit more authentic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each area boasts very detailed graphics with rich details, quality representations of real-world paintings and monuments.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything from the art style, the character design, the setting, the premise of the game, the actual gameplay design, are all fantastic.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story191 reviews
Gameplay104 reviews
Audio59 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Characters36 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
83% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
38% still recommend
Optimization
53% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Interface
38% still recommend
Difficulty
92% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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