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16 August, 2017

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth Now Available!

One of the most beloved novels has been adapted into a game thanks to Daedalic Entertainment. Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a fun interactive way, play as a group of heroes and change the course of the book itself as you make tough decisions and explore the world around you. Described as an interactive novel, Pillars...

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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. This interactive novel is released in three 'books', containing 7 chapters each. This season pass includes access to all three books, which will be automatically added to your Steam library on the date of release.

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.

A full season of content spanning over 3 parts:
Book 1, Book 2, Book 3 (all fullly available)

Features

  • 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

As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. Source: Steam

System Requirements Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

Windows Minimal

OS: Win 7, 8, 10, 32/64-bit
CPU: Intel Dual Core @ 2.8 GHz | AMD Dual Core @ 2.8 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 @ 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 6670 @ 1 GB
Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
HDD: 11 GB

Windows Recommended

OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
CPU: Intel Quad Core | AMD Quad Core
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 | AMD Radeon R7 200
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
HDD: 14 GB

Mac OS Minimal

OS: Mac OSX 10.7
CPU: 2,6 Ghz Intel Core i5
Graphics: Intel Iris 550
Audio: 16 bit
HDD: 11 GB

Linux Minimal

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or newer
CPU: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB and proprietary drivers, latest OpenGL driver
Audio: Sound Card with latest drivers
HDD: 11 GB

Critics Read more: Opencritic.com

"The Pillars of the Earth tells a gripping story of personal and political drama, but its slow pace may not make it a good fit for everyone."

"Ken Follet's The Pillars of the Earth is a surprisingly well grounded game. As mundane as the subject matter may seem at first, it's incredibly absorbing as you follow the lives of..."

"Only the first of three episodes has been released, and if the other two carry on in the same tune, there are more good things on the horizon for both diehard Pillars of the Earth..."

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Steam Deck: Unsupported

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  • Single-Player
  • Full Controller Support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
PEGI16

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