Can I Run Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth?
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is an adventure casual game from Daedalic Entertainment, released in 2017. Daedalic Entertainment both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. Its 9 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. It carries 41 achievements. Its Metacritic score stands at 78. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. With more than 5 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 13.18 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Quad Core CPU |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD R7 200 series, GeForce GTX 500 series |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 13.18 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 |
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Setting and environment
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth places its action in a medieval setting, and the player works through scenes presented as illustrated text. The publisher supplies 17 storefront screenshots of these environments. The view is through a point and click interface.
Why Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is demanding
It targets DirectX 9.0, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. Disk footprint is light, near 13 GB. Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth needs only 4 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth?
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth targets a mainstream modern PC: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to AMD R7 200 series, GeForce GTX 500 series for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: RAM
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Can my PC run Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU; GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 200 series with at least 1GB; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth need?
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth needs about 13.18 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is the RAM.