Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth - PC (Steam)
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth - PC (Steam)
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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. 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...
- Platform
- Steam (PC)
- Developer
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Release date
- 15 Aug, 2017
- Languages
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Product type
- Digital key / activates on Steam
Supported languages
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Description
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.
- 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
System Requirements
- 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
- 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
- 13500 MB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
- 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
- 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
- 13500 MB available space
- Sound Card
- Sound Card with latest drivers
- 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
- 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
- 13500 MB available space
- Sound Card
- 16 bit
News
8 years ago
Untitled
8 years ago
Book Three - The End is here
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/5wVBNXQ.jpg" /><br><br>Our work is done. The cathedral is built. The game is complete! It was a pleasure and an honor for us to be able to work on such an epic project with our great team! We hope you will enjoy
8 years ago
Book Three - The End is near... very near!
Will Aliena and Jack be reunited? Will Kingsbridge be restored to its former glory? Will Shiring be freed from the tyranny of William Hamleigh? And will Philip survive Bishops Waleran’s final attempt to wipe him and his friends off the face of the earth?<br><br
Best Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 11 Jul 2026
a well-written visual novel, granted the choices matter probably isn't as impactful but i still think it is a good read. i loved it. the voice acting, the art, and the overall storytelling is aligned with what i enjoy. the only cons i had playing the game as i felt like the villains were a bit one dimensional, and the ending was a bit abrupt. the protagonists are all really interesting and fun to play as tho.
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👍 Recommended · Steam player · 2 Jul 2026
Good game. had a blank screen bug on opening after i reached 70% of the story. after poking with game save files... issue solved
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👍 Recommended · Steam player · 19 Jul 2026
good graphics, good storyline
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Recent Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 19 Jul 2026
good graphics, good storyline
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👍 Recommended · Steam player · 11 Jul 2026
a well-written visual novel, granted the choices matter probably isn't as impactful but i still think it is a good read. i loved it. the voice acting, the art, and the overall storytelling is aligned with what i enjoy. the only cons i had playing the game as i felt like the villains were a bit one dimensional, and the ending was a bit abrupt. the protagonists are all really interesting and fun to play as tho.
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👍 Recommended · Steam player · 4 Jul 2026
This game is great. I'm not even done yet and already love it. It's a visual novel, but feels more like an interactive movie thanks to the art, voice acting and music. The story grabbed me more than expected and I just want to protect all (well, most) of these people. Works well on Steam Deck, but you'll need to change the controller configuration to use the touchpads as mouse and face buttons/trigger as mouse buttons.
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