Warhorse Studios’ game is likely to be banned in Saudi Arabia, but that doesn’t stop Dan Vavra (who made a name for himself with the first Mafia) from wanting to see Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s sequel.

The first part was criticized for its lack of diversity. Vávra responded to this at the 2018 Reboot Develop conference, saying that his open-world RPG wanted to be a historically accurate portrayal of 15th-century Bohemia (Czech Republic), and that the game was free of any propaganda because it was backed by seven writers with different political views. Six years later, the sequel promised to include more ethnicities. There will also be LGBT scenes, and the game will most likely be banned in Saudi Arabia.

Turns out that we are once again in the middle of a rather bizarre “culture war”, this time from the opposite side than usual 🙂 So here’s a statement, but I’d hate to spoil the plot of the game for the sake of it. pic.twitter.com/MDgbY7WD7A

— Daniel Vávra ⚔ (@DanielVavra) January 17, 2025

Vavra responded with a statement on Twitter: “The game is exactly what I wanted. No one tried to influence me as an artist in any way, and anyone who knows me knows I wouldn’t let them. Every character in the game has a very clear reason for being where they are, which you’ll understand when you play the game. Our goal was and is to show life in medieval Bohemia as it could have been, and to tell an interesting story.

At the same time, it is a ROLE-PLAYING GAME, so it is entirely up to the player what decisions he makes, and for all decisions he makes, he is responsible for the consequences, which correspond to the morals and social norms of the time. I don’t want to spoil the plot, the important events and the roles of some of the characters for anyone, so you’ll have to find out for yourself by playing the game, and then I’m sure you’ll agree with me,” said Vávra.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, for which Warhorse used the CryEngine, will be released on February 4 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC. Henry’s story will conclude after his battle against the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.

Source: GameRant