Council of Chalcedon

Council of Chalcedon

A Visual Novel Experience

Experience the Fourth Ecumenical Council through the voices of history

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The Year is 451 AD

The Christian world stands divided. Theological disputes over the nature of Christ have torn apart the Church, with bishops excommunicating one another and emperors struggling to maintain unity across a fractured empire.

Emperor Marcian and Empress Pulcheria have called an ecumenical council at Chalcedon, across the Bosporus from Constantinople. Here, over 500 bishops will gather to settle the question once and for all: How can Christ be both fully God and fully man?

This visual novel presents the Council of Chalcedon as a documentary experience. All dialogue is drawn from the historical records, letting you witness the actual words of the bishops, emperors, and papal legates who shaped Christian doctrine for centuries to come.

Game introduction Dioscorus accused

Key Figures

Meet the bishops, emperors, and legates who shaped the Council

Paschasinus

Paschasinus

Roman Legate, Voice of Pope Leo I

Dioscorus

Dioscorus

Patriarch of Alexandria, The Accused

Emperor Marcian

Emperor Marcian

Convener of the Council

Empress Pulcheria

Empress Pulcheria

Champion of Orthodoxy

Anatolius

Anatolius

Patriarch of Constantinople

Features

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15 Sessions

Complete council proceedings

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30 Canons

Church discipline decrees

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Educational Glossary

Theological terms explained

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Verbatim Quotes

Actual words from the records

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Documentary Narration

Historical context throughout

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Kinetic Novel

Focus on the story, no choices needed

Download

Available free for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Windows

Download Installer

Also available as portable .zip

Linux

Download AppImage

Also available as .tar.bz2