Pier Solar and the Great Architects
A turn-based RPG originally made for the Sega Genesis
WaterMelon · Released Sep 29, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 86
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- May 13, 2015
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Pier Solar and the Great Architects?
Three friends from the town of Reja set out to find herbs for Hoston's sick father in this party-based RPG. You explore the world, collect treasure, and command up to five characters in turn-based battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy the style of older Japanese RPGs
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action combat without random encounters
What players say
65% of 86 reviews are positive
Players praise the sprite work, environments, and music. Criticism centers on slow battles and story pacing, with some players also reporting awkward menus and controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Pier Solar and the Great Architects system requirements
Minimum: Media Accelerator 945GME, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Pier Solar and the Great Architects?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP with SP2 or later
- Processor
- Intel Atom 1.6 GHz
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 945GME
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Pier Solar and the Great Architects have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Pier Solar and the Great Architects run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Pier Solar and the Great Architects use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- May 13, 2015 · Pier Solar update patch released
- May 13, 2015 · Pier Solar update patch released
1 DLC available.
