15 Puzzle games like Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth that you should try

Held in common with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. Its own ground is deep simulation and crafting mechanics.

The thread back to Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth runs through visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

It meets Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on adventure storytelling, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel.

Same family as Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and an isometric view.

What carries over from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Held in common with Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings deep simulation.

It meets Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings pixel art.

What carries over from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings pixel art.

With Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth it shares puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is pixel art.

The genre is the same as Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth’s, and with it puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is — puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a first-person view.

Shelved next to Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth for good reason: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a first-person view.

Same family as Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a first-person view.

On paper it is what Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is — puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a first-person view.

It meets Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.