Kingdom Come: Deliverance
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a 2018 action role-playing video game developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver. The game is set in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire, and takes place during a war in Bohemia in 1403, during the time of King Wenceslaus IV. After mercenaries raid his village, commoner Henry joins the service of Lord Radzig Kobyla, who leads a resistance movement against the invading Hungarian king Sigismund. As Henry pursues justice, he becomes involved in an effort to restore Wenceslaus to the throne. The game features branching quest lines in an open world environment, and focuses on period-accurate content. Kingdom Come: Deliverance was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 13 February 2018, and on 15 March 2024 for Nintendo Switch. The game 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 criticized its technical bugs and save system. Some commentators, historians, and scholars criticized the game's portrayal of some ethnic groups, as well as the game's lack of racial diversity. It sold over 8 million units by November 2024. A sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, was released in February 2025.
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (PC) 76/100(PS4) 69/100(XONE) 68/100(NS) 69/100 |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 7.5/10 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3.5/10 |
| Game Informer | 5.75/10 |
| GameRevolution | 4.5/5 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| GameStar | 77/100 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5 |
| HobbyConsolas | 82/100 |
| IGN | 8/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | 70/100 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 84/100 |
| Push Square | 7/10 |
| RPGFan | 75/100 |
| Shacknews | 7/10 |
| The Guardian | 3/5 |
| VideoGamer.com | 4/10 |
| List of awards and nominations for Kingdom Come: Deliverance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Award / Venue Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. 2017 Game Critics Awards Best RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance Nominated Gamescom Best PC Game Won 2018 Golden Joystick Awards PC Game of the Year Nominated International Festival of Film Music and Multimedia Soundtrack Poděbrady Special Achievement in Multimedia Award Jan Valta and Adam Sporka Won Central and Eastern European Game Awards Best Game Kingdom Come: Deliverance Nominated Technology Nominated Narrative Won Gamers' Choice Awards Fan Favorite Role Playing Game Kingdom Come: Deliverance Nominated Titanium Awards Best Role-Playing Game Nominated Australian Games Awards RPG of the Year Nominated MundoBSO Mejor BSO Juego o Videojuego Jan Valta and Adam Sporka Nominated 2019 Player's Awards Game of the Year Warhorse Studios Nominated Game Story of the Year Nominated RPG Game of the Year Won PC Game of the Year Won Czech-Slovak Game of the Year Won Game Soundtrack of the Year Nominated Czech Game of the Year Awards Developer's Award - Main Award Nominated Game Journalists Award Nominated YouTuber's Award Won Audiovisual Execution Nominated Best Game Design Won Best Technological Solution Won 2020 Czech game of the Decade Won
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| Year | Award / Venue | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Game Critics Awards | Best RPG | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Nominated | |
| Gamescom | Best PC Game | Won | |||
| 2018 | Golden Joystick Awards | PC Game of the Year | Nominated | ||
| International Festival of Film Music and Multimedia Soundtrack Poděbrady | Special Achievement in Multimedia Award | Jan Valta and Adam Sporka | Won | ||
| Central and Eastern European Game Awards | Best Game | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Nominated | ||
| Technology | Nominated | ||||
| Narrative | Won | ||||
| Gamers' Choice Awards | Fan Favorite Role Playing Game | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Nominated | ||
| Titanium Awards | Best Role-Playing Game | Nominated | |||
| Australian Games Awards | RPG of the Year | Nominated | |||
| MundoBSO | Mejor BSO Juego o Videojuego | Jan Valta and Adam Sporka | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Player's Awards | Game of the Year | Warhorse Studios | Nominated | |
| Game Story of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| RPG Game of the Year | Won | ||||
| PC Game of the Year | Won | ||||
| Czech-Slovak Game of the Year | Won | ||||
| Game Soundtrack of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Czech Game of the Year Awards | Developer's Award - Main Award | Nominated | |||
| Game Journalists Award | Nominated | ||||
| YouTuber's Award | Won | ||||
| Audiovisual Execution | Nominated | ||||
| Best Game Design | Won | ||||
| Best Technological Solution | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Czech game of the Decade | Won |
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