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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

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’.

Released Aug 15, 2017 Developer Daedalic Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Choices MatterAdventureStory RichVisual NovelPoint & Click
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.6%positive7,079 reviews
Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“My mom has read this book (she is an ameteur writer), she is not very good with video games but since she was sick, every afternoon I'd bring my laptop to her and we would play this game for about an hour. There were a lot of saves and re-loads but in the end she loved how the…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“I enjoyed this game so much I read the book afterwards. For once, the game is better than the book. As well as being beautiful to look at and to listen to, the game sticks faithfully to the story of the book while still finding ways to fix some of the less tasteful scenes…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Haven't run into very many games that have affected me emotionally but this had me weirdly invested from the beginning to end. I'm quite impressed with the movie like quality of this game and the heart tugging stories it leaves you with. EDIT: Finally finished and this game…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
2024-hour peak
466all-time peak
0 50 100 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 92 avg · Jun 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

41achievements
11.7%median completion
3.6%rarest: Boy of mystery
33.4% of players 28.1% of players 28.1% of players 27.3% of players 25.0% of players 22.4% of players 20.0% of players 19.9% of players 18.2% of players 17.7% of players 17.3% of players 15.2% of players 15.0% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.8% of players 13.7% of players 13.7% of players 13.6% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 10.9% of players 10.3% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 8.6% of players 8.3% of players 7.6% of players 6.7% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 3.6% of players 33.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
33.4%Tattletale — Report a crime to the monks in Kingsbridge.
28.1%Let there be darkness — Dim the lights in the cathedral.
28.1%Man of politics — Get involved in your brother's politics.
Rarest badges of honor
3.6%Boy of mystery — Keep quiet about your past.
4.6%Care, like a brother cares — Use every opportunity to teach Martha how to use your slingshot.
4.9%A brush with death — Escape the knights.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK17.99 GBP
Australia33.95 AUD
Canada29.99 CAD
Japan2,700 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China90.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$12 China Japan US Canada EU Australia UK≈$24

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 29, 2018
Untitled
Mar 29, 2018
Book Three - The End is here

https://i.imgur.com/5wVBNXQ.jpg 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

Mar 29, 2018
Book Three - The End is here

https://i.imgur.com/5wVBNXQ.jpg 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

Mar 15, 2018
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

Mar 15, 2018
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

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsChoices Matter · Adventure · Story Rich · Visual Novel · Point & Click · Medieval · Indie · Interactive Fiction · Casual · Based On A Novel · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.the-pillars-of-the-earth-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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: 13500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers