The Council: Episode 5 – Checkmate is the concluding chapter of the debut season of The Council, an episodic role-playing adventure developed by Big Bad Wolf and released in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The series distinguishes itself within the narrative adventure genre through a skill development system that directly shapes how events unfold, alongside decision-making that carries permanent consequences throughout the story. Unlike titles where choices can be undone or softened, the decisions made across prior episodes carry forward without reversal, making the resolution reached in this finale a product of accumulated choices. As the fifth and final installment of the season, Checkmate brings the overarching narrative to a close, with the player's developed abilities and earlier decisions determining the shape of the ending.
As his assumptions about reality come crashing down around him, Louis de Richet must take the final steps on deciding his path – and the fate of the world. Democracies, monarchies, and the future of nations hang in the balance.
