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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’.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 72 reviews raise this.
30 of the 72 reviews raise this.
20 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“I must confess, I hate the original book with the force of a thousand suns. I started reading it at least three times and couldn't get through it even though I am a historical fiction fiend. However I still opted to buy…”
“Amazing game. Love the voice acting and everything else about it. Totally worth it.”
“Truly surprised. Judged to quick and refunded immediately the first round. HOWEVER- Decided to give it another chance/go. in 2 days, I finished 1st round 15hours ish, 21 chapters, amazing voice acting, beautiful art…”
13 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“I really liked this game. Great story, good visuals and good gameplay.”
“A must for those who read the novel or watched the series. It's very much click and go with simple to not so simple clue trails. You get hints. Most of the characters have voice actors doing their parts. The setting is…”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game overall. I had a great time, although I did start to sense the cracks forming in Book 2 with some minor decision inconsistencies and tunnelled decision trees. Book 3 was where it really started to fall apart…”
“It's true that I haven't played Steam in a long time, but I just finished it for the second time on console. I still believe that it is the most underrated game in the industry. Superbly drawn; Superbly animated;…”
“A beautiful but miserable story with some gameplay elements. It moves at a glacial pace and is not in a hurry to tell the plot, but at the same time seems to skip huge chunks of it whenever it feels like it. I suppose…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Ahistorical modern plot and characters with a medieval background/façade. Not what I was looking for.”
“Great game overall. I had a great time, although I did start to sense the cracks forming in Book 2 with some minor decision inconsistencies and tunnelled decision trees. Book 3 was where it really started to fall apart…”
5 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“[b] "Historical Drama" is like drinking water in the desert of lame, base and superficial stories of this day and age. But for f*** sake, the developers should be hanged in a cathedral for not giving us the ability to…”
3 of the 72 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice game, sometimes I fast-clicked dialogues, but still pretty interesting story. Can't say the same about art, design, music etc. It is way way more than just nice. The artstyle is awesome and nature feels the way it…”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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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
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
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
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Adventure · Story Rich · Visual Novel · Point & Click · Medieval · Indie · Interactive Fiction · Casual · Based On A Novel · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Official site | http://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