6 Games with a historical setting like The Council that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to The Council down to the 6 that fit the “Historical” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Return of the Obra Dinn and Onimusha 3: Demon Siege top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Council.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best games with a historical setting like The Council

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Council. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#2Return of the Obra Dinn

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#3Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 60%· 99IGDB82· 3

Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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#4The Case of the Golden Idol

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 92IGDB89· 3OC88· 32

Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#5Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52

Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHistoricalThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54

Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

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