<s>
Ken	B-Application
Follett	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pillars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Ken	O
Follett	O
’s	O
award-winning	O
1989	O
novel	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
adapted	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
across	O
21	O
playable	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pillars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
:	O
the	O
user	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
highly	O
detailed	O
backgrounds	O
as	O
the	O
plot	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Pillars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
primary	O
in-game	O
characters	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
include	O
:	O
Aliena	O
,	O
Cantor	O
(	O
voice	O
acted	O
by	O
Ken	O
Follett	O
)	O
,	O
Cuthbert	O
,	O
Earl	O
Bartholomew	O
,	O
Jack	O
,	O
Martha	O
,	O
Philip	O
,	O
Richard	O
,	O
"	O
Shovelmonk	O
"	O
,	O
Tom	O
,	O
Waleran	O
,	O
and	O
William	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Pillars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
began	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
publishing	O
company	O
Bastei	O
Lübbe	O
acquired	O
a	O
majority	O
interest	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
resembles	O
similar	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventures	O
released	O
by	O
Daedelic	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Whispered	O
World	O
,	O
A	B-Device
New	I-Device
Beginning	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Deponia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Book	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-August	O
2017	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Book	O
2	O
in	O
mid-December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GOG	O
release	O
of	O
Book	O
2	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
editions	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Visionaire	O
Studio	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
2D	O
scrolling	O
viewport	O
with	O
parallax	B-Device
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pillars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Hester	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
unique	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
critiqued	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
drama	O
or	O
tangible	O
tension	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
snail-paced	O
"	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
slow	O
frame-rates	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
