Seven years after the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance launched, players will finally be able to continue Henry of Skalitz, the son of a blacksmith who went on a quest for revenge after his hometown was raided and his loved ones were slain. Throughout the first game, Henry went from being a relatively unskilled underdog to ultimately ing forces with nobles such as Sir Hans Capon. By the end of the game, Henry ed Sir Hans and his squad to deliver a letter to Otto von Bergow to inquire whether he intends to continue ing King Sigismund after his acts in the first game in an attempt to achieve peace.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 picks up right where the first game left off, with Henry and Hans traveling across the Bohemian Paradise to reach Bergow at Trosky Castle, and it's been confirmed that at some point, Henry's journey will take him to Kuttenberg - or Kutná Hora as it is in Czech - with the city being faithfully recreated in its Medieval style by Warhorse Studios with the aid of historians and resources city officials. It's also been confirmed that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be almost twice the size of the original, with 80 to 100 hours of playtime in the base game alone.

The story naturally catches those who haven't played the first game through organic dialogue with Sir Hans and his men, and a dream-like sequence, making Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 accessible to newcomers.

What Is Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Release Date?

The Title Has Been Delayed Into 2025

While Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was originally slated for a 2024 release window, Warhorse Studios' PR Manager, Tobias Stolz-Zwilling (aka. Sir Tobi), took to the studio's social media the week before the game's appearance at Gamescom 2024 to announce that it had been delayed until February 11, 2025. This date has some significance as it is the anniversary week of the original Kingdom Come Deliverance, which launched on February 13, 2018.

Following the Opening Night Live showcase on August 20, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 became available for pre-order.

What Platforms Will Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Be On?

The Title Is A Current-Gen Exclusive

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be a current-gen exclusive, coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. As shown in the gameplay reveal at Opening Night Live and at a press event Screen Rant attended, the graphics, lighting, and performance capture are far more detailed than those of the original game, and it is far greater in scale, so this decision makes sense.

The original Kingdom Come: Deliverance, while backwards compatible and playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, hasn't received a next-gen update, which Stolz-Zwilling noted was due to the studio focusing entirely on the sequel in an interview with Vortex, which gave them time to develop a truly next-gen experience there.

What Editions Of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Are There?

A Collector's Edition Was Revealed At Gamescom 2024

Accompanying the Gamescom 2024 appearance, a Collector's Edition of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been revealed in an official press release by PLAION. Whereas the Gold Edition of the game contains digital bonuses, the Collector's Edition has several physical items, such as a 12 inch statue of Henry and his trusty steed, Pebbles, and the iconic Letter of Hope that Sir Hans Capon was entrusted with at the end of the first game.

A breakdown of each version is as follows:

Those who pre-order Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will also unlock The Lion's Crest bonus quest at launch. Upon completion, this quest will reward them with the legendary armor and weapon set of the famous Knight Brunswick.

An expansion pack is also available to upgrade the Standard Edition of the game, containing the three expansions and Shields of Seasons ing, but not the Gallant Huntsman's kit.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Gameplay Changes

The Game Has Refined Combat And Ranged Weapons Such As Crossbows

From the 20-minute preview at Gamescom and the 4 hours of gameplay at the aforementioned press event, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's combat feels like an improvement over the original, making it easier to get to grips with the melee combat sooner while introducing even more weapons. While melee still features the same overall approach, with a reticle showing the different directions Henry can attack from, the game seems to have more fluid, varied animations for each weapon - a result of Warhorse's expansion as a studio over the years to have more people working on the animations - that makes them act more like their real world counterpart, with maces being weightier than swords, for example. It also makes it clearer when to prepare for a block, dodge, or counter with icons appearing at key points to warn players of specific windows.

Aside from the melee weapons that many will be familiar with from the first game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 also features ranged weaponry such as crossbows, bows and arrows, and gunpowder weapons to fend off foes from afar rather than getting into close-quarter combat with each of them. This essentially works the same as one would expect from a first-person shooter, as it involves pointing and firing the right trigger on the controller to shoot. However, it should be noted that the crossbow can take some time to reload - as is accurate to the weapon designs of the time - so shooting from a place of cover, being aware of the surroundings, and being prepared to switch to melee combat to attack nearby foes will be imperative to survival.

It should be noted that players can still build their version of Henry to suit their playstyle - it is an RPG after all - and the game still features minigames for Alchemy from the first, along with new skills such as blacksmithing. However, Henry only carries over skills he learned in the main story, and players do have to start from scratch as their builds from Kingdom Come: Deliverance aren't carried over to the sequel. In an interview with Screen Rant at the press event in early August, Stolz-Zwilling had the following to say about this decision:

Tobias Stolz-Zwilling: KCD1 is really like rural areas and villages, and you deal with bandits most of the time. In KCD2, now you're being dragged among kings and armies, and you're part of a partisan group, and you have to do sabotages and there's gunpowder weapons, and so it's huge, way bigger stages now, and I sometimes say that Henry was the champion the Sunday league, and now he's invited to play in the Premier League, and he will quickly find out that the Premier League is a totally different challenge that he needs to hone his skills.

He knows how to play football, but he needs to get way better in that to be able to keep up with the other guys. So some stats will stay the same, so Henry will be able to read. He learned it in the first game, and it would be absurd if he forgot that. These stay, but for the other ones, the weapons and, of course, the new skills and new minigames that are coming, like blacksmithing. Those are, of course, something you have to either hone or learn anew.

With Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 including the historical storytelling and gameplay elements of the original on a grander scale while being accessible to newcomers, there's plenty of reason for RPG fans to pick up Henry of Skalitz's story on February 11, 2025. The title is now available for pre-order on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

Sources: Warhorse Studios/X, PLAION, Vortex