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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’.

Release DateAug 15, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.9% (very positive) Top 15% / 92.7%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.6% Top 4% / 89.7%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.8K  Top 5% / 6.3K  Top 4%
Curators119 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time16.6 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar50 minutes  Top 30%
Followers37.2K  Top 4%
Owners± 912.5K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 244.7K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.9M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth's Steam rating and reviews between August 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.2% (August 2017) and 92.4% (October 2018), with relatively small variations.

The 6.3K reviews Top 4% suggest that Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is an AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (31%), followed by Simplified Chinese (23%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 26 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 10 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 22 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great story
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Outstanding sound design
  • Choices matter
  • Good voice acting
  • Historically believable
  • Amazing music
  • Realistic character development
  • Emotional journey
  • Good atmosphere
  • None
  • Non-existent puzzles
  • Ill-fitting QTEs
  • Cartoonish visual style
  • Little portrayal of religion

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 92.9%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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