Kingdom Come: Deliverance
A medieval open-world RPG set in 1403 Bohemia.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a 2018 action role-playing video game developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is the first entry in the Kingdom Come series, set in the late medieval Kingdom of Bohemia during a war in 1403. The game follows commoner Henry as he joins Lord Radzig Kobyla's resistance against the invading Hungarian king Sigismund, pursuing justice and seeking to restore King Wenceslaus IV to the throne.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Developer
- Warhorse StudiosNintendo Switch port by Saber Interactive
- Publisher
- Deep SilverWarhorse Studios self-published the Microsoft Windows version for digital release.
- Director
- Daniel Vávra
- Producer
- Martin Klíma · Prokop Jirsa · Kateřina Matějíčková
- Designer
- Viktor Bocan
- Programmer
- Tomáš Blaho
- Artist
- Mikuláš Podprocký
- Composer
- Jan Valta · Adam Sporka
- Engine
- CryEngine
- Series
- Kingdom Come
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S
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Lore & Background
Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes place in the early 15th century in the Kingdom of Bohemia, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, in what is now the Czech Republic. The accessible area lies between Sázava and Rattay, featuring real-world settlements such as Ledečko, Mrchojedy, Přibyslavice, Samopše, Sázava Monastery, Stříbrná Skalice, Talmberk, Úžice, and Vraník. Before the game's events, Bohemia was ruled by Charles IV, who was also Holy Roman Emperor, and experienced a golden age. After Charles' death in 1378, his eldest son Wenceslaus IV inherited the throne but proved an idle and frivolous ruler, leading nobles to turn to his half-brother Sigismund, King of Hungary and Croatia. Sigismund kidnapped Wenceslaus to force his abdication and pillaged Bohemian lands.
Reader's Guide
Kingdom Come: Deliverance received generally positive reviews for PC and mixed reviews for consoles. Critics praised the story and characters but were divided over its attention to detail and focus on realism, and criticised its technical bugs and save system. Some commentators, historians, and scholars criticised the game's portrayal of some ethnic groups and its lack of racial diversity. The game sold over 10 million units by May 2025. A sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, was released in February 2025, and a third game in the franchise is set to be released during Warhorse's 2027 fiscal year. The game's focus on period-accurate content, classless role-playing system, and nonlinear quests with multiple completion methods contributed to its distinct place in the 2010s RPG landscape.
Did You Know?
- The protagonist Henry of Skalitz is a fictional character, while many other characters are based on historical people.
- The game features a needs system requiring the player to sleep and eat to stay healthy.
- Horses have their own AI and can fight from horseback, with five slots for armor and attachments.
- The game uses a physics-based combat system with inverse kinematics to determine reactions based on blow speed and weight.
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