Summary
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2is set to release this year, over 6 years after the highly-acclaimed original medieval RPG title. The scope from the first game is set to increase significantly in the upcoming title while continuing the story of its protagonist, Henry, a blacksmith’s son who sought revenge after the decimation of his hometown and murder of his family in the first game and will be far more involved in Kuttenberg’s politics in the sequel.
The firstKingdom Come: Deliverancewas originally funded through crowdfunding viaKickstarteror Warhorse Studios' website, in which it marketed itself as “Adifferent kind of RPG” due to how it was more focused on historical accuracy and not on fantasy like other medieval-set titles. This proved to be popular, as 35,384 backers pledged £1,106,371, in total, far surpassing the original £300,000 that was requested.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Will Be Free For Some Players
Warhorse Has Already Started Reaching Out To Those Who Are Eligible
RedditorInterinactivetook to the r/pcgaming subreddit to share an image of an email they’d received stating that they would be receiving a free copy of the upcoming sequel on whatever their chosen platform is. This is due to their crowdfunding backer level for the first game, as Warhorse Studios community manager - who goes byDr-Fusselpullion Reddit - revealed thatit is related to the “Act 2” perk for certain pledges.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2will be launching on PC via. Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Warhorse Studios scrapped the “Acts” structure forKingdom Come: Deliverance, as the base game got significantly larger than the 20 hours that was originally intended, with the main campaign coming to approximately 41 hours, and completionists looking at a runtime of 130 Hours. Despite this, Dr-Fusselpulli states that the developers believe thatKingdom Come: Deliverance 2comes close to the initial promise of “Act 2” that was offered to the backers back in 2014.
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Which Tiers Are Eligible For The Free Copy Of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2?
Only Higher-Tier Backers Qualify
Not all backers are eligible to receive a free copy ofKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as only higher-tier backers qualify. The lowest eligible backer level is “DUKE”, which pledged $200 for the Collector’s edition of the first game and Act 2.
A breakdown of tiers, and whether or not they qualify, is as follows:
Cost (USD)
$5
SOLDIER (digital)
$24
KNIGHT (digital)
$32
SOLDIER (physical)
BARON (digital)
$40
KNIGHT (special edition)
BARON (special edition)
$48
VISCOUNT (digital special edition)
$64
EARL (collector’s edition)
$100
DUKE (collector’s edition)
$200
KING (collector’s edition)
$480
EMPEROR (collector’s edition)
$960
WENZEL der FAULE (collector’s edition)
POPE (collector’s edition)
$1,950
ILLUMINATUS (collector’s edition)
$4,800
SAINT (collector’s edition)
$8,000
Yes
It’s great to see that even a decade on, Warhorse Studios has remembered those who were there for its RPG series from the start and are making good on a promise they made in the crowdfunding. It’s always natural for projects to change in scope from their original crowdfunding vision, and it sounds like this was certainly the case with the first game, but a free copy of an even larger title such asKingdom Come: Deliverance 2should certainly be a welcome reward to those who pledged at a higher level originally.
Sources:Interinactive/Reddit,Dr-Fusselpulli/Reddit,Kickstarter
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Set in 15th-century Bohemia, Henry’s quest for justice continues amid civil unrest. The open world doubles in size, introducing new weapons, skills, and dynamic branching quests.
