PlayfeedGames like The Council
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The Council is a third-person 3D historical narrative adventure RPG: investigating mysteries, social manipulation and skill development. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments play most like The Council. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its choices matter, detective and mystery.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Sep 29, 2014 · Frogwares
Both: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle
Third-person 3D historical detective adventure mystery, realistic 3D graphics. Investigating cases, interrogating suspects and making deductions.
DetectiveAdventureMysteryInvestigationCrimePuzzleStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerPoint & Click👍 7,140The Wolf Among Us
Oct 11, 2013 · Telltale
Both: Detective · Choices Matter · Episodic
Third-person 2D fantasy episodic adventure thriller, gritty noir comic. Making choices, investigating murders and solving mysteries.
AdventureStory RichDetectiveMultiple EndingsChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelEpisodicActionPoint & Click👍 32,528The Forgotten City
Jul 28, 2021 · Modern Storyteller
Both: Mystery · Choices Matter
First-person 3D historical mystery adventure RPG. Investigating a mystery, exploring an ancient city and making moral choices.
AdventureTime TravelMysteryExplorationChoices MatterInvestigationStory RichIndieFirst-PersonRPG👍 11,176Blacksad: Under the Skin
Nov 14, 2019 · Pendulo Studios, YS Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Choices Matter
Third-person 3D historical investigative narrative adventure, comic book noir. Investigating, solving puzzles and making choices.
ExplorationPuzzlePoint & ClickComic BookNoirDetectiveStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCartoony👍 5,364The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
May 12, 2022 · Square Enix
Both: Historical · Mystery · Choices Matter
2D historical mystery adventure, live-action FMV. Collecting clues, creating hypotheses and solving murders.
FMVChoose Your Own AdventureHistoricalMysteryAdventureChoices MatterStory RichCinematicDetectiveRealistic👍 1,035The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12, 2024 · Color Gray Games
Both: Mystery · Detective · Puzzle
2D detective mystery puzzle adventure, stylized 2D illustration. Investigating crime scenes, collecting clues and solving puzzles.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzleAdventure2DAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,797The Séance of Blake Manor
Oct 27, 2025 · Spooky Doorway
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery
First-person 3D historical supernatural detective mystery adventure, comic-book art style. Investigating, interviewing suspects and solving puzzles.
SupernaturalDetectivePuzzleSingleplayerMysteryAtmosphericAdventureStory RichInvestigationIndie👍 3,713We. The Revolution
Mar 21, 2019 · Polyslash
Both: Historical · Choices Matter
3D historical political simulation adventure, low-poly neoclassical. Passing sentences, weaving political intrigue and questioning witnesses.
HistoricalChoices MatterPolitical SimAdventureSimulationSingleplayerStrategyInvestigationStory RichTurn-Based👍 2,004As Dusk Falls
Jul 19, 2022 · INTERIOR/NIGHT
Both: Choices Matter · Mystery
3D modern-day interactive crime drama, digitally rendered motion graphic. Making choices, driving character relationships and exploring branching storylines.
Choices MatterStory RichCinematicChoose Your Own AdventureCo-opAdventureMultiple EndingsMultiplayerCrimeMystery👍 3,711Life is Strange 2
Sep 26, 2018 · DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Choices Matter · Episodic
Third-person 3D modern-day story-rich adventure, hand-painted textures. Making choices, navigating story and managing brotherhood.
Choices MatterStory RichAdventureSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericEpisodicSexual ContentChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+👍 22,804Tell Me Why
Aug 27, 2020 · DONTNOD Entertainment
Both: Choices Matter · Episodic
Third-person 3D modern-day narrative adventure, cinematic and realistic. Relive memories, solve puzzles and make choices.
Choices MatterStory RichLGBTQ+EpisodicAdventureEmotionalChoose Your Own AdventureCinematicWalking SimulatorSingleplayer👍 3,943