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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’.
- Last tracked players
- 11
- Recorded peak
- 35
- 24-hour change
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- Steam reviews
- 92.3% positive 5,946 reviews · via SteamSpy
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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
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Windows
Minimum
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
Recommended
Recommended:- 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
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- 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
Recommended
Recommended:- 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
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- 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
Recommended
Recommended:- 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
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment
- USK rating
- 12
- Brazilian rating
- 14
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 41
- Controller support
- full
- Metacritic
- 78
- 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
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (10)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
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