Lest there be any doubt, the medieval RPG is a hit, selling more than one million copies in its first day of release.
"Over a million of you have stepped into our world," developer Warhorse Studios posted on X. "We're beyond grateful for your support—thank you [[link]] for making KCD2 a triumph!"
By way of comparison, the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance took to break a million copies sold, which in itself is quite good for a game that, as we said at the time, was "buggy as hell [and] demands high-end hardware to run properly." Because despite its issues, Kingdom Come: Deliverance was a really good RPG, and its successor is even better: PC Gamer's Joshua Wolens called it "a new RPG classic" in his , while hardware guru Nick Evanson found it a far smoother, more stable, and .
Reflecting its sales success, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is also seeing some enviable player numbers on Steam. At this very moment—mid-day on a Wednesday, to be specific—more than 166,000 people are playing it on Steam alone, good enough to put it amongst the top five on the and the top 100 . That's a big jump over the first game,which peaked at around 96,000.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 also holds a "very positive" rating on —92% of the more than 6,100 user reviews posted [[link]] so far are positive—and over on Metacritic, it's sitting pretty with an 88 aggregate rating, giving it the amongst games released in 2025.
February is a , and stiff competition is on the way from anticipated games including Civilization 7 (February 11), Avowed (February 18), and (February 27), which promises to be a very big deal. But, with all due respect to all the other games on the verge of launch, that's [[link]] a full week before the next heavyweight contender arrives—I don't think we'll see those Steam player numbers tailing off meaningfully anytime soon, especially with a weekend coming.
If you're just getting started in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, or are planning to soon, PC Gamer's crack editorial staff has some helpful hints for getting off on the right foot: Fraser Brown advises that "chivalry is overrated, ," Morgan Park explains how a life of crime might have some , and Joshua Wolens has a hard-learned lesson on how to avoid screwing up alchemy after . You can also dive into a bunch of somewhat more practical tips below.