Kingdom Come: Deliverance

One of the most realistic medieval RPGs I’ve ever played. No magic, no dragons—just pure history, survival, and swordsmanship. The world feels alive and immersive. A must for RPG fans!

I purchased this game along with its sequel hoping to play through it rather quickly to get to the second game, almost 200 hours later and I'm still on this one. This is one of the most immersive and grounded gaming experiences I've ever had. Kingdom Come: Deliverance forces you to be a part of the world it has built, time always moves onward effecting questlines and NPC routines. There are survival elements like hunger and thirst, sleeping and even appearance makes a difference. The writing is top notch and all the quests are engaging. The game can be brutal and unforgiving if you don't take the time to learn how to survive and do the things needed to thrive in 15th century Bohemia. You are but the son of a blacksmith, not some chosen warrior who was prophesized to save the world... and the game will continually remind you of this and knock you back down if you get too ambitious or careless.
I am late to this party and that is a shame, but I am very much enjoying this title and am in no rush to get through it, even though I have an entire other game to get to afterwards. I highly recommend Kingdom Come: Deliverance, even though navigating through a few bugs will be a part of your journey with Henry of Skalitz, it is totally worth it. Slow down, enjoy the ride, its a slow burn, but its worth it for anyone looking for a immersive RPG to dig into.

One of my favorite games of all time. A little slow and overwhelming at the beginning but after that it just won't stop being good. Heavily recommend.
However, this review is a little bit biased and there's 2 reasons why:
1. I am a huge history nerd.
2. I am literally Czech. The region where this game takes place is not far away from here. I could walk there if I wanted to.
10/10

I got kcd for $3 and felt so bad after some hours of gameplay because I realized it deserves to be purchased full price. I fell in love with this game as it really shows how the devs put their hearts in it. Beautiful art and soundtrack, tons of content, choices really matter in a lot of quests, almost no fantasy elements which is a breath of fresh air for me, excellent voice acting and the freedom of doing things my own way. It has the perfect amount of realism without sacrificing things that make games fun to play. It would be super boring if it was too realistic, as in having no alchemy, no fast travel, no infinite weight capacity (you can carry a ridiculous amount of inventory but you walk very slow), for example. It's fun to talk to npcs because writing is just that good. You can go everywhere and do whatever you like between main quests.
My second favorite game after kcd2 of course. I will never shut up about this game until the day I die!!

The longer you play it, the better you get at playing it.
This is a game where you really have to make an effort to be good at it, and once you are, the experience exponentially increases.
Great game, recommended for those who enjoys a long game and a good story.

The best zero-to-hero RPG on the market.
In other RPGs you're basically destined to become great whereas everything feels earned n grounded in KCD. Combat is time and time again the main critic this game gets and I think once you reach a good level in combat, it becomes rather ''easy'' to win most fights. If you want to get beat up by a old man, this game nails that!

I went into Kingdom Come: Deliverance expecting a medieval Skyrim, but instead I discovered a muddy, grounded, and deeply human RPG that I did not realize I had been craving for years, one that treats the Middle Ages like a place people actually lived, where food spoils, reputations matter, and armor has weight. Bohemia feels like a functioning place with its own rules, routines, and logic rather than a backdrop built solely for quests. The world constantly asks me to think like a person living in it. Quests rarely feel like video game errands, and even simple tasks make me consider who I am, how I look, what I have done before, and how others might react to me. Over time, I naturally started planning my days by washing up before town, repairing gear, and grabbing food, not because the game forced me to, but because it felt right. The realism works as a tone that makes the world feel lived in and believable.
Combat, especially early on, was honestly rough, and that is exactly why it works. The first hours made me feel like I was holding a sword for the first time in my life, which makes sense because Henry basically is. Fights feel awkward, slow, and punishing at first, but as I learned timing, parrying, stamina management, different techniques, and how to properly chain combos, combat gradually became rewarding. Winning a fight felt earned rather than handed to me, and that slow sense of mastery made every improvement satisfying. However, I must say that fighting against multiple enemies can be a real pain, but in those situations… Mutt ;)
The DLCs are relatively short, but I enjoyed them and appreciated how they fit into the existing world instead of pulling me out of it. I especially liked A Woman’s Lot, particularly Johanka’s mission, where decisions mattered a lot and the consequences felt heavy. Before picking any option, I genuinely felt the need to gather as much information as possible so that I did not ♥♥♥♥ up the situation.
By the time I finished Kingdom Come: Deliverance, it felt less like I had played a game and more like I had lived through a long, messy chapter of someone’s life. It is demanding, sometimes unforgiving, and a bit slow, but that is exactly why it left such a strong impression on me. Without exaggeration, this is one of the best RPGs I have ever played.