Warhorse Studios has delayed medieval open world role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 from 2024 to February 11, 2025, though will release 25 minutes of gameplay later in August.
No explicit reason for the delay was given, with Warhorse public relations manager Tobias Stolz-Zwilling merely saying on X/Twitter that "we slipped to 2025." A three minute video was shared to announce the delay, release date, and Warhorese's plans for the coming months.
“We aimed for the end of the year and almost made it," Stolz-Zwilling said. "Almost is not good enough though, so unfortunately we slipped to 2025."
A message from Warhorse Studios! The official release date for #KCD2 is 11 February 2025.
— Warhorse Studios (@WarhorseStudios) August 15, 2024
It's a long wait, but we have a lot to show you between now and release, starting with:
⚔️ 20+ min gameplay showcase at #Gamescom2024
⚔️ Collectors Edition Reveal
⚔️ Previews from Press and… pic.twitter.com/YSJrxdZZZT
He then said a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer will be released during Gamescom 2024's Opening Night Live showcase on August 20, the 25 minute gameplay video will be released on August 21, and that a Collector's Edition will also be revealed during the event. Those attending Gamescom in Cologne, Germany can play a demo too.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is promised to be a "behemoth" of a game featuring a map twice the size of the 2018 original, new weapons, a "much more epic" story," reputation system, and more.
“What we are making now is what it was supposed to be in the beginning, but we weren’t able to do it because we didn’t have enough resources and experiences and all that stuff,” Warhorse creative director Daniel Vavra said in April. “We’ve proven the concept works, so now we can take it to another level, which is what we always wanted.”
In IGN's 8/10 review of the original, we said: "Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an RPG that does the medieval era right with a refreshingly small-scale story and strong realistic combat."
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