Adventure · August 15, 2017

Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth (2017)

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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 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

Adventure releases from 2017

78 Adventure titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Choices Matter · 206
  • Adventure · 190
  • Story Rich · 187
  • Visual Novel · 187
  • Point & Click · 186
  • Medieval · 178
  • Indie · 127
  • Interactive Fiction · 118
  • Casual · 115
  • Based On A Novel · 108
  • Atmospheric · 98
  • Singleplayer · 95
  • Historical · 68
  • Great Soundtrack · 56
  • Violent · 32

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.1k Steam reviewsTop 33% in Adventure
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 40%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 53% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Adventure

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Turkish volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 7.1k reviews

6.6k positive · 496 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

5.7k

Press Quotes

“A beautiful medieval adventure that uses real history and interesting characters to tell a compelling story.” PC Gamer “The Pillars of the Earth has a well crafted story, breathtaking visuals and powerful storytelling that really pushes video games further into the realm of art.” Keengamer “From the natural symphony of the wind, trees and animals to ominous choirs and music that eventually made Pillars of the Earth one of the best games I’ve experienced in a long time.” Gamehype

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

41

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 15, 2017
DeveloperDaedalic Entertainment
Base price$1.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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