The Council’s sordid secret society brings Washington in cahoots with Napoleon

The Council is a narrative adventure that features historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington in a murder mystery starring what seems to be an Illuminati-esque secret society. Developer Big Bad Wolf has partnered with publisher Focus Home Interactive to release the first of five episodes in February on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Historical murder mysteries seem to be finding an audience. For instance, Tequila Works’s virtual reality whodunit The Invisible Hours asks you to investigate the death of Nikola Tesla, unraveling his rivalry with fellow inventor Thomas Edison. While The Invisible Hours is a pensive interactive theater piece where you act as a fly on the wall, though, The Council will place you in the midst of the action. You play as Louis de Richet, who arrives at a gathering of secret society members and seeks to uncover the truth behind his mother’s disappearance.