Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a choices matter, adventure and visual novel game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on August 15th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 7,035 reviews of which 6,517 were positive and 518 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.23€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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: 13500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OSX 10.7
  • Processor: 2,6 Ghz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris 550
  • Storage: 13500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit
Linux
  • 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: 13500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Sound Card with latest drivers

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April 2025
A quite solid and entertaining game! The gameplay is very interactive, yet doesn't include any difficult puzzles or mechanisms (with the exception of a few tricky QTEs), hence it's pretty chill altogether. I really like the medieval setting and find the world-building to be very well-done; it made it simple for me to get immersed in the setting. The plot itself is certainly decent too, it includes a variety of story-aspects that get beautifully connected with each other. I especially loved the main reveal, as well as the epic & brutal moments and honestly wish that the game showed more of the horror and anguish. Meanwhile I perceived the less serious scenes to be frequently too long in comparison to scenes of high plot relevance, I still liked to get more insight into the daily life and such (though that whole romance arc was actually incredibly unnecessary, in my opinion). Another thing I'd like to mention is that the game is straight-up hilarious like 80% of the time, I admittedly couldn't take plenty of scenes seriously because they got that hyperbolic drama element, however I was captivated by the story regardless, additionally the actual comedy scenes were simply extra funny to me. Overall this was a very pleasant experience and I had plenty of fun exploring the worldsetting and watching the events unfold. I personally perceived some pacing issues, due to some events/chapters being either too brief or too extensive, but besides that the plot is great!
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April 2025
🌟 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45575657]Follow Ainsel Reviews - Curator for the weird & lovely. 🌟 Not gonna lie: I read the books back in the day, listened to the (German) audiobook at some point – and still wouldn’t call myself a fan of the original. But this game? This game dragged me into 12th century England like it was the hottest drama of the decade. The adaptation is stunning. Emotional, beautifully paced, and visually rich without ever feeling over-the-top. Characters you actually care about, choices that hit you right in the chest, and a soundtrack that whispers “just one more chapter” until it’s 3AM and your soul is in medieval turmoil. Daedalic Entertainment once again proving they know how to tell stories that matter. Honestly, if you don’t fall for their work just a little, are you even human? Also yes: I cried. Fight me.
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Dec. 2024
I am speecless, such amazing experience, story is just substantial, in my completely blind playtrough i got amazing ending, i dont knw what to say, i almoust cryed multiple times, better then any TV show 10/10
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Dec. 2024
Overall: Story: 9/10 – Story is actually very good Music: 9/10 – Good for an indie game Voice Acting: 10/10 Gameplay: 8/10 – Not too difficult; QTE's are hard to fail, almost baby like Character Design/Visuals: 10/10 I bought this game on sale, I was looking for something fresh, and was surprised, as it turned out to be a hidden gem. I heard this is based on a book too, so I might grab that as well.
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Nov. 2024
This is a game based on a book. That being said , the story was top notch. I liked the hand drawn style and voice acting a lot. Honestly this game was a very big surprise I did not expect to get involved in the story as much as I did. Lately i prefer playing games that aren't adrenaline packed and yet keep me interested. I highly recommend this.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth received 6,517 positive votes out of a total of 7,035 achieving a rating of 8.97.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth was developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. Explore additional content available for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on Steam.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
9.0
6,517
518
Game modes
Features
Online players
19
Developer
Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Release 15 Aug 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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