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2018PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable83 % positive14.99 €

An episodic narrative adventure set at a secretive 1793 estate, where dialogue duels, intrigue and a skill system shape how the conspiracy and murder mystery unfold. Choices carry lasting consequences and conversations play out like tense battles of wits.

  • Historical setting
  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Strong character progression
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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Council: a historical setting, choices with consequences and a strong story.

A narrative murder-mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, styled like an illuminated manuscript. Your conversations and choices reshape the fate of a village and its abbey over 25 years.

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Kill The Shadow

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As Detective Lucas you investigate strange cases in an alternate divided post-war city, using persuasion, deduction, time rewinding or violence. In the end you choose between justice and love.

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