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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

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App ID 234270
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Franchise Daedalic Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 29407785
Last Record Update 6 June 2025 – 00:58:17 UTC ()
Release Date 15 August 2017 – 15:58:42 UTC ()
😎 89.68%
7k reviews
26
In-Game

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’.

Additional Information

Developer Daedalic Entertainment
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Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Store Release Date 15 August 2017 – 15:59:38 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 August 2017 – 15:58:42 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 April 2022 – 13:41:14 UTC () (1650980474)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
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  • SteamOS:
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  • category: Unsupported
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  • test_timestamp: 23 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 21:13:38 UTC (), in changelist #192765
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🧞 Choices Matter 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Story Rich 📚 Visual Novel 🔎 Point & Click 🏰 Medieval 🌱 Indie 📚 Interactive Fiction 😌 Casual 📔 Based On A Novel 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 📜 Historical 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👊 Violent 🎨 Hand-drawn 👩 Female Protagonist 🎲 RPG 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🏽 2D

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

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Steam charts

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  • 26 players right now
  • 28 24-hour peak
  • 476 all-time peak 5 November 2022
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Store data

  • 37,627 followers
  • #8016 in top sellers
  • 6,592 positive reviews
  • 524 negative reviews
  • 92.64% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 26,188 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,592 92.6% positive reviews
  • 524 7.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 August 2017 – 15:58 Steam Release -
4 May 2018 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: June 2018 Humble Monthly #32 -
22 January 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Caffeine Bundle -
26 March 2020 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Mar 2020) -
21 July 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Daedalic Bundle 2020 -
27 August 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Omega Bundle -
19 November 2021 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 3 -
1 April 2022 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Hidden Gems Bundle 2 -
13 June 2022 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Sizzling Bundle -
17 March 2025 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Adventure Bundle (Spring 2025) -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 26 players live playing Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on Steam.

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth had an all-time peak of 476 concurrent players on 5 November 2022.

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