Today, Warhorse Studios announced that the first Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 developer stream will air tomorrow at 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET on Twitch from Kuttenberg, one of the two main cities featured in the game. During the stream, the developers will hold a special live Q&A session, during which they will reveal more information about the upcoming game.
Moreover, the studio has announced a four-part live-action video series starring Tom McKay and Luke Dale, who play Henry of Skalitz (the main character) and his noble friend Hans Capon. The debut episode set in Kutná Hora will go live on Thursday, November 7, at 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET on the developer’s YouTube channel.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is now set to launch on February 11, 2025. When the game was first unveiled earlier this year, the goal was to release it before the end of 2024. However, a short delay was announced at Gamescom 2024. That’s where we had the chance to interview Warhorse Executive Producer Martin Klima, who was all too happy to dive into the game’s features for our readers.
By the way, Warhorse also announced today a major milestone for the first installment. It was only this February that Kingdom Come Deliverance reached six million units sold on its sixth anniversary; nine months later, it has surpassed 8 million units. It’s likely due to major discounts ahead of the sequel, but it’s still an impressive accomplishment.
Speaking of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, the developers published a blog post on Steam where Senior Game Designer Ondřej Bittner talked about the inner workings of survival in the game.
The game has survival elements to it because you have to eat and you have to sleep. But that’s for the immersion. It’s not hard to be rested and well fed and so on. The food spoils over time, so if you’re going somewhere far away it’s good to have dried fruit or dried meat jerky because it lasts longer. You can be vulnerable when you’re asleep. You can be robbed, or you can be attacked, depending on the circumstances. We even have it in the executioner’s historical records that someone might rob a house, get drunk, and then pass out on the bed – the perfect crime…
But generally, if you’re found somewhere you’re not supposed to be, you’ll be woken up. Or if someone’s looking for you because you did something wrong and they find you asleep, they’ll wake you up. You’ll need to pay your fine, or you’ll be arrested, whipped, or whatever.
Overall, the design philosophy is said to differ from the average game. Rather than asking players to focus on tasks, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 will encourage players to pay attention to their surroundings.
