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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

4.3 out of 5
27 User Ratings
5 Stars
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Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way.
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About Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

About this game

Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way. Play as Jack, Aliena and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making and dialogues.

12th century, England: In a time of great poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and security for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Philip the monk becomes prior of the small abbey of Kingsbridge. At the same time, a boy called Jack is raised in the woods by his outlawed mother. His apprenticeship as a stonemason paves his way to become a gifted master builder. Together with the disgraced noblewoman Aliena, Jack and Philip begin the construction of one of the greatest cathedrals England will ever see.

FEATURES

  • One of the most successful novels of all time, now adapted as a three-part videogame series
  • Change events from the novel and influence the fates of its characters
  • Follow an epic of war, conspiracies and romance spanning over 30 years
  • Three different playable characters: Jack the outsider, Aliena the noblewoman and Philip the monk
  • Brings the 12th century to life with over 200 handpainted backgrounds
  • Fully animated in a unique 2D style
  • Optimized for use with controller and mouse
  • Orchestral Soundtrack by the FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague
  • Full voice over in English and German, featuring Glen McCready as Philip, Naomi Sheldon as Aliena and Cody Molko and Alex Jordan as the young and adult Jack
  • With a special appearance by Ken Follett as the voice of the Cantor

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
August 14, 2017
Developer:
Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher:
Daedalic Entertainment
Supported Languages:
English
Steam Deck Support:
Unsupported
Link:
Genres:
Story Rich
Point & Click

Adventure

Interactive Fiction

Casual

Choose Your Own Adventure
Themes:
Medieval
Based On A Novel

Atmospheric
Play Styles:
Singleplayer
Choices Matter
Features:
Steam Achievements
Full controller support

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Win 7, 8, 10, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

Recommended:

  • OS: Win 7, 8, 10, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD R7 200 series, GeForce GTX 500 series
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mac OSX 10.7
  • Processor: 2,6 Ghz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris 550
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit

Recommended:

  • OS: Mac OSX 10.12
  • Processor: 2,9 Ghz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with at least 1GB
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or newer
  • Processor: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB and proprietary drivers, latest OpenGL driver
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Sound Card with latest drivers

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04
  • Processor: Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD R7 200 series, GeForce GTX 500 series with at least 1GB and proprietary drivers, latest OpenGL driver
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Sound Card with latest drivers

Critic Reviews

78

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
80 / 100
"A beautiful medieval adventure that uses real history and interesting characters to tell a compelling story."

Gameblog.fr

90 / 100
"The pillars of the Earth is a medieval ode. It is a true artistic and narrative success that captivates your attention and immerses you in a truly enchanting Middle Age era."

Adventure Gamers

90 / 100
"The 20-plus hour commitment to The Pillars of the Earth is well worth it to enjoy this interactive towering tale, faithfully adapted to near-perfection by Daedalic. For patient...
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

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Simple
35.85%
Easy
54.72%
Just Right
9.43%
Tough
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Relax & enjoy! 54.72%  of players consider this game to be Easy

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Tried It
12.73%
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Completionist! 20%  of players have Conquered It

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 27 ratings
79% of users would recommend this.
4.3

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
48%
5 Stars
48%
4 Stars
37%
4 Stars
37%
3 Stars
7%
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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2 Stars
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Keith L.
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This game has a very good story line and can't wait until more games like this come out.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Relax and Enjoy! 91% of GameFAQs users said Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is Simple or Easy. 9% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right.
No, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is not currently playable on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is Unsupported on Steam Deck. Some or all of this game currently doesn't function on Steam Deck.
Minimum:
  • OS: Win 7, 8, 10, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
Recommended:
  • OS: Win 7, 8, 10, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD R7 200 series, GeForce GTX 500 series
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OSX 10.7
  • Processor: 2,6 Ghz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris 550
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit
Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OSX 10.12
  • Processor: 2,9 Ghz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with at least 1GB
  • Storage: 11 GB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 15 hours. 86% of users played Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth for over 12 hours.
80% of critics on Metacritic recommend Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. The Metascore is 78 out of 100.
79% of Fanatical users recommend Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. The average review score is 4.3/5
Yes, 79% of Fanatical users and 80% of critics on Metacritic recommend Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth was released on August 14, 2017
Yes, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth supports MacOS.
Yes, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth supports Linux.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is published by Daedalic Entertainment
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth was developed by Daedalic Entertainment
Fanatical users tagged Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth as Story Rich, Point & Click, Adventure, and Interactive Fiction
Fanatical users tagged Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth as Medieval, Based On A Novel, and Atmospheric
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth as Story Rich
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth as Point & Click
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth as Adventure

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