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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth - Book One

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth - Book One

Released: 3/29/2018

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.

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.

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.

Critics
79
Steam
92

Score Breakdown

79.3

Critic Average

32 reviews

92

Steam User Score

7,429 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-13.1
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-13.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

32 early (100%)0 launch window (0%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Apr 10, 2026

Based on 32 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 79.3/100. Critics score this game 13.1 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 32)+
  1. David BerronesviaAtomix
    Mar 1, 2018·Early review
    69/100View review
    Steam 92.4/100 · -23.4 pts
  2. Josh Di FalcoviaCubed3
    Nov 13, 2017·Early review
    70/100View review
    Steam 92.4/100 · -22.4 pts
  3. Andreas SalmenviaWorth Playing
    Sep 22, 2017·Early review
    86/100View review
    Steam 92.4/100 · -6.4 pts
  4. Brendan QuinnviaCGMagazine
    Sep 18, 2017·Early review
    75/100View review
    Steam 92.4/100 · -17.4 pts
  5. ZEFGame.ru StaffviaZEFGame.ru
    Sep 14, 2017·Early review
    85/100View review
    Steam 92.4/100 · -7.4 pts