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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2director and Warhorse Studios co-founder Daniel Vávra has debunked rumors claiming the game’s pre-orders have dropped because of the recent backlash.Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2is a direct sequel to the 2018 game of the same name and is due for release in February 2025. Players will follow protagonist Henry navigating the “turmoil of a civil war” during the Middle Ages, and the new installment will feature a world twice the size of its predecessor.
Vávra recently responded toKingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s backlashagainst the inclusion of LGBTQ+ scenes in the upcoming sequel. The game’s director acknowledged the online discourse and ongoing culture war over inclusivity and stated Warhorse didn’t want to be a part of it. The successor title is considered more inclusive than its predecessor, but Vávra confirmed the series’ authenticity was not compromised.
Posted on Twitter, Vávra shared two screenshots debunking the rumor thatKingdom Come: Deliverance 2pre-orders had tanked. One screenshot highlighted a YouTuber whose title addressed the game as “woke” and alleged “mass pre-order refunds” were being issued. Vávra labeled the YouTuber a “grifter,” and confirmed the game’s pre-orders had not dropped with the sold and returned copies ratio remaining the same. Furthermore, Vávra highlighted waned preview hype and the arrival of nine “massively discounted” games in the chart as potential causes for a drop. The alleged “grifter” in question hit back at Vávra, claiming to have defended the game in their video and highlighted therecent update toKingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Code of Conduct on Steamas a point of contention.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Director Debunks Pre-Order Drop
In a separate Twitter threadposted a few days ago, Vávra discussed many “wild claims” relating to the sequel’s backlash, stating the Warhorse team didn’t want the game to become clickbait, and relayed it was “really sad” to witness the amount of hateful behavior circulating the release, which is doomed to “damage any cause associated with it.” Vávra also confirmed there are no “unskippable” cutscenes in the sequel, accusing anybody who said otherwise to beKingdom Come: Deliverancebeginners.
Furthermore, Vávra addressed recent reports thatKingdom Come: Deliverance 2may be banned in Saudi Arabiabecause of the LGBTQ+ content, confirming the sequel was not banned in any country to the best of Warhorse’s knowledge. The director also reiterated the studio wasn’t forced to do certain things regarding inclusive content and assured players that they were in complete control of any relationship decisions.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is an exhilarating Action RPG, set amidst the chaos of a civil war in 15th Century Bohemia.You are Henry of Skalitz – an ordinary man doing extraordinary things – caught in a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and discovery as he embarks on an epic journey, ‘from a humble blacksmith’s forge to the court of Kings’, searching for purpose in this beautiful but brutal medieval world.From bustling city streets to lush forests, explore this open-world Medieval Europe through an unforgettable adventure filled with action, thrills, and wonder.
