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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is Venba — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Chicken Police - Paint it RED! and Retention follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ If you enjoyed Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, crafting mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Released 6 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping vibe casual
MEET THE CHICKEN POLICE Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by.
Released 3 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Don't miss our new games!http://store.steampowered.com/app/448470/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/415960/ About the GameThis game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling
≠ Its own twist: combat magic, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping setting medieval
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting and visuals.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and visual novel storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
Released 6 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: visuals and tone.
It predates Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: visuals and tone.
It predates Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design
Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairytale.
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, deep simulation and deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
Released 4 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design
INTERESTING FEATURES LIKE MOVING CAT EARS! Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
✓ If you enjoyed Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design
Highway Blossoms is a short yuri kinetic novel set in the American Southwest. After an old gold rush miner's journal is discovered, supposedly detailing where he hid parts of his stash, a nationwide craze begins as would-be prospectors try to solve its clues and strike it rich.
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
✓ Like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, visual pixel and free to play, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: visuals.
✓ If you enjoyed Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design
Mission: It’s Complicated is a visual novel about getting superheroes to fall in love, and the shenanigans that happen along the way. Send your heroes out on ridiculous missions at night, and try to keep them from getting hurt -- or they won't be able to go on dates during the day!
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
Released 3 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
✓ Shared with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science.
Where it drifts furthest from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: setting.
Released 6 years after Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
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