Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Will Fulfill a 10-Year-Old Promise

is 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 first was originally funded through crowdfunding via Kickstarter or Warhorse Studios' website, in which it marketed itself as "" 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.

Many games tell stories of complete fantasy, but these historically educational titles prove that authenticity and fun can go hand in hand.

Redditor Interinactive took 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 by Dr-Fusselpulli on Reddit — revealed that it is related to the "" perk for certain pledges.

will be launching on PC via. Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Warhorse Studios scrapped the "" structure for, 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 that comes close to the initial promise of "" that was offered to the backers back in 2014.

Jump into medieval battles with all the best and worst perks and skills available to conquer the lands of Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Not all backers